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Somali Ax Man Gets 9 Years for Cartoonist Attack

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A Somali man convicted of terrorism for breaking into the home of a Danish cartoonist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has been sentenced to nine years in prison. The Aarhus city court ruled Friday that Muhideen Mohammed Geelle should be expelled from Denmark after serving the sentence. The...

Danish Crown Princess Gives Birth to Twins

The Danish royal family has two new members. And one of them is apparently being called after The King. Not the king of Denmark, which has a reigning queen, but the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Crown Princess Mary, the 38-year-old wife of the heir to the throne, gave birth Saturday to twins -- a boy and a girl. The boy was...

Oops! Royal Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction

Sometimes, even an HRH needs to XYZ. Prince Henrik of Denmark suffered an embarrassing wardrobe function when he appeared with his wife, Queen Margrethe II, at the royals' gala New Year's party Saturday night at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. The 76-year-old prince consort was resplendent in formal dress and medals --...

5 Held in Alleged Terror Plot Against Danish Newspaper

Police arrested today five people in Denmark and Sweden who are suspected of plotting what authorities called "an imminent terror attack" against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Danish intelligence chief Jakob Scharf said in a statement that the suspects "must be considered...

WikiLeaks Shadow Creeps Over Climate Talks

CANCUN, Mexico (Dec. 8) -- Diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks indicating a desire by the United States to "co-opt or marginalize" countries holding opposing views on climate change have cast a shadow over an already difficult international conference on global warming wrapping up here this week. "We have always...

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A Compact Copenhagen Guide Book: Recommendations From The 'World's Best' Restaurant (PHOTOS)

For the third year running, an international panel has just named Copenhagen's Noma the best restaurant in the world.

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Corbin Hiar: 'Island President' Sheds Harsh New Light on Copenhagen Climate Deal

It's been over two years since the hope and expectation of the Copenhagen Climate Summit gave way to the sobering reality that the best, near-unanimous agreement negotiators could reach was a non-binding promise to merely "take note of" the targets and principles laid out in the Copenhagen Accord.

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Denmark Terrorism Trial: 4 Accused Of Targeting Crown Prince

Danish prosecutors accused four alleged terrorists on Friday of targeting the country's crown prince as part of a revenge attack on a Danish newspaper that printed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Charles And Camilla, Prince Of Wales And Duchess Of Cornwall, Attend Church In Copenhagen (PHOTOS)

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall stepped out in the Copenhagen sunshine today to attend a church service at the city's English church.

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05/28/12 Wild Card debut for Peterborough star rider Source: East Anglian Daily Times - Ipswich - Suffolk - UK MICHAEL Jepsen Jensen will make his World Championship debut as the wild card for the Danish Grand Prix in Copenhagen on June 9.
05/25/12 Short cuts Source: FT.com Brussels A new report on the quality of bathing water at European beaches, lakes and rivers has identified the Netherlands as having the worst standards of any EU country.
05/24/12 Pirate attack foiled on US ship in Gulf of Oman Source: TheShowBuzz COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish shipper A.P. Moller-Maersk says armed guards have thwarted a pirate attack on one of its U.S.-flagged cargo ships in the Gulf of Oman. The Copenhagen-headquartered company says "multiple pirate skiffs" headed toward the 488-feet (148-meter) long Maersk Texas on Wednesday, despite receiving "clear warning signals" from guards onboard.
05/23/12 What Lies Ahead For International Action On Global... Source: Climate Progress With the haze of the Durban climate negotiations finally lifting, the climate negotiations in Germany at the midway point, and one month before Rio+20 it is time to reflect on the path that lies ahead for the rest of this year.
05/23/12 Copenhagen announces ambitious climate plan Source: The Copenhagen Post - Denmark By 2025 Copenhagen hopes to become one of the world's first fully carbon neutral cities, according to the ambitious plan released yesterday by the City Council.

Background on Copenhagen

Copenhagen ( or ; , ) is the capital of Denmark and its most populous city, with an urban population of 1,213,822 () and a metropolitan population of 1,931,467 ().

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