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UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:13 -0400

LONDON - Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland.

Danish teenager makes rare Viking find

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:29:33 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins.

30 dead dogs found in Danish man's freezer

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:44:05 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danish police say they found 30 dead dogs, including 25 puppies, in a freezer while investigating complaints of loud barking.

Danish philosopher's tough ideas adapted for kids

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:37:14 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danish philosopher Soeren Kierkegaard's work is so dense that he himself lamented: "People understand me so little that they do not even understand when I complain of being misunderstood." So it's something of a surprise that a Danish director has turned his most famous book into a musical for schoolchildren.

Danes, Finns upgrade Palestinian diplomatic status

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:20:44 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Finland and Denmark have become the latest European countries to upgrade the status of Palestinian diplomatic missions.

Afghanistan's Karzai urges closure of Guantanamo

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:31:24 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday pressed for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama mulls a renewed push before a reluctant U.S. Congress.

Danish, Filipino hostages freed in Somalia

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:04:24 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates were released Tuesday, the Danish government said.

Fire destroys Danish museum, collection saved

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:30:42 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A fire blazed through The Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen on Sunday, destroying large parts of the building but most of the collection was saved, museum officials said.