Somali Pirates Hijack: Why Does This Keep on Happening?

" On Feb. 24, the Danish Naval Command received a distress signal from a vessel in the Indian Ocean. Not long thereafter, Danish officials confirmed that the yacht of a Danish family had been hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew of seven, including three teenagers, their...

Suspicious packages found at 3 embassies in Rome

" Italian police were called to the Greek, Venezuelan and Danish embassies in Rome on Monday after suspicious packages were found there, authorities said. The parcel found at the Greek Embassy contained an explosive, said Francesco Tagliente, the chief of police in Rome....

Haiti: Danish UN Worker Pulled Alive from Rubble

Each amazing rescue is a miracle, and this continues today with the dramatic rescue of a Danish UN worker, Jens Kristensen, who was retreived from the rubble on a stretcher, but with barely a scratch. This raises...

UK and France propose climate fund for poor

Britain has always kept its pledges when it offer aid to the poorer nations however many other countries have made pledges and have not paid the amount promised. I think France's history about honoring pledges is...

Lighning Claims Danish Soccer Player Jonathan Richter's Leg

Jonathan Richter, 24, was struck by lightning during a practice game between his team FC Nordsjaelland and Hvidovre on July 20, 2009. The lightning bolt hit his leg and caused him to go into cardiac arrest. ...

Wrong Anthem Played For Alberto Contador, History of Mishaps

The victory of this year's Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was marred when the wrong anthem was played at the celebration ceremony in Paris today; but, history shows that anthem mishaps in the sports...

Plane with Danish crown prince couple evacuated after bomb threat

Update from the International Herald Tribune." COPENHAGEN: Police evacuated a plane carrying Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Mary, because of a bomb threat Saturday at Copenhagen's international...

Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

So we should drink coffee to be mentallyalert in old age.  I can live with that. "Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later...

Denmark: Three Danish soldiers die in Afghanistan

Updated at: 0804 PST, Saturday, December 20, 2008 COPENHAGEN: Three Danish soldiers serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed and one was injured Friday when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in southern Helmand province, the Danish military said. "Three...

Architect of Sydney Opera House dies

Jorn Utzon, the architect behind the famous Sydney Opera House, has died at the age of 90 after a heart attack."Mr Utzon, an award-winning architect, put "Denmark on the world map with his great talent," said...

British and Russia warships repel pirates

A couple of days agao it was Indian Navy that repeled attacks from pirates off the cost of Somalia in the gulf of aden and today it was the turn of British and Russian Navy to get into action to save a danish vessel from the clutches of Pirates.CUrrently there are more than a...

Al-Qaida releases video of Danish embassy attack in Pakistan

Demonstrations erupted across the world after some  Danish newspapers printed Cartoons depicting Mohammad wearing a bomb in his turban, which Muslim consider an insult to their prophet. Danish embassies in...

Denmark's central bank to back banks until guarantee passes

Denmark's central bank is to tackle problems with any individual banks until the country's parliament approves a scheme to guarantee deposits. ""Until the bill has been passed, Denmark's Nationalbank will take...

Champions League, Group E, Man United v Aalborg

"Manchester United are traveling to Denmark to face AaB Aalborg, where they hope to lead Group E with a convincing first win over the Champions League first timers. Aalborg could quit their first European battle with a goalless draw against Glasgow Celtic in Scotland and...

Danes who raised money for FARC convicted

" 2008-09-18 13:15:05 - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Danish court has convicted six people of violating an anti-terror law by raising money for Colombian guerrillas and Palestinian militants.  The...

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