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Do Denmark's immigration laws breach human rights?

Critics of Denmark's tightening rules on immigration and integration say the country is violating European norms, including human rights legislation. How much has Denmark's approach to these issues been transformed under pressure from a right-wing populist party?

Scuse me officer - my hash is laced

A Swedish man went into a police station to lodge a complaint that his hash turned his girlfriend into a dolphin.

Death penalty may stop DK-US cooperation

The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) may be prevented from supplying information about an alleged terrorist plot against the Danish Jyllands-Posten newspaper to American prosecutors in an ongoing U.S. case.

Dead Sea Scroll dating now possible

After a decade of intense laboratory tests, a Danish archaeochemist has found a way to enable scientists to precisely date the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ownership of which is currently a bone of contention between Israel and Jordan, according to videnskab.dk.

The Haitian Earthquake: Made In U.S.A.

As grim accounts of the earthquake in Haiti came in, the accounts in U.S.-controlled state media all carried the same descriptive sentence: "Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere..." Gee, I wonder how that happened?

Do Clouds Come From Outer Space?

Most of Earth's clouds get their start in deep space. That's the surprising conclusion from a team of researchers who argue that interstellar cosmic rays collide with water molecules in our atmosphere to form overcast skies.

Vatican teaching Hezbollah how to kill Jews, says pamphlet for IDF troops

The Pope and the cardinals of the Vatican help organize tours of Auschwitz for Hezbollah members to teach them how to wipe out Jews, according to a booklet being distributed to Israel Defense Forces soldiers.

Missing link urchin found

Danish scientists are in festive mood after a Danish fossil hunter found the remains of a 65 million year-old sea urchin said to be the 'missing link' in the world of echinoideans.

MP to sue State to stop registers

The Unity List MP Per Clausen and two other former left-wing activists are to sue the state claiming the domestic intelligence service PET illegally registered them during the 1980s.

The World from Berlin: Situation in Honduras 'Cannot Be Justified'

This weekend's coup in Honduras has been met with general international condemnation. Criticism of the putsch is coming from all sides of the political spectrum.

The End of the Beginning

Iran's popular uprising, which began after the June 12 election, may be heading for a premature ending. In many ways, the Ahmadinejad government has succeeded in transforming what was a mass movement into dispersed pockets of unrest.

Caeserian section changes DNA of newborns

Children who are born by Caesarian section may have an increased risk of immune deficiency-related illnesses later in life compared to those who are born by natural birth, according to new research from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

UN public hearing in Gaza broadcasts accounts of war victims

The UN has held an unprecedented public hearing in Gaza to broadcast live witness accounts from Palestinians who described seeing their relatives killed and injured during Israel's January war.

From Mossadegh to Ahmadinejad: The CIA and the Iranian experiment

In March 2000, the Secretary of State Madeleine Albright admitted that the Eisenhower administration organized a regime change in 1953 in Iran and that this historical event explained the current hostility of Iranians towards the United States.

NANO-particles may affect DNA

Danish research suggests that some nano-particles may cause cancer, arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.

Le Mans champion car theft

Tom Kristensen, who won his eighth Le Mans in 2008 – six of them in an Audi – is two Audis poorer this morning.

Fed contractor, cell phone maker sold spy system to Iran

Two European companies — a major contractor to the U.S. government and a top cell-phone equipment maker — last year installed an electronic surveillance system for Iran that human rights advocates and intelligence experts say can help Iran target dissidents.

Proof: Israeli Effort to Destabilize Iran Via Twitter

Right-wing Israeli interests are engaged in an all out Twitter attack with hopes of delegitimizing the Iranian election and causing political instability within Iran.

New Revelations about Stasi Spy Kurras: Soviets Had Help during Checkpoint Charlie Standoff

In recent weeks, Germany has been taking a hard look at its Cold War history after it was revealed that a Stasi spy shot and killed student demonstrator Benno Ohnesorg in 1967.

Far right make gains in 10 member states

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Across Europe, the far right is on the march, claiming increased numbers of seats in ten different member states. However, in Belgium, France and Poland, the far right saw some significant losses as well.

Is the US Really a Nation of God-Fearing Darwin-Haters?

Is it only Europeans who want to save the environment and only Americans who discount Darwin? In the final part of his series on trans-Atlantic differences, American historian Peter Baldwin explains why these stereotypes don't work - and what the real differences between Old Euro …

Officials shun central Iraq

Central Iraq is so dangerous that Danish and Norwegian officials studying the threat level in the region in March remained in the northern provinces of the country.

Amnesty criticises Denmark

Amnesty International 's annual report on the state of human rights in 157 countries, criticises Denmark on several issues and calls for a global deal for human rights.

New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder

The United Nations special tribunal investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri has reached surprising new conclusions -- and it is keeping them secret.

A Curious Case of Genetic Resurrection

Some genes just won't stay dead. Between 40 million and 50 million years ago, a slice of DNA called IRGM stopped functioning in the ancestors of modern-day monkeys.

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