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May 13, 2019 at 12:26 am

Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Assange VIEW

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will seek his extradition from Britain....

May 7, 2019 at 5:30 am

Denmark to hold election June 5; immigration a major issue

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will hold a general election on June 5, the prime minister announced Tuesday, with immigration a hot-button issue for voters....

Joergen Ree Wiig tries to reach the harness attached to a beluga whale before the Norwegian fishermen were able to removed the tight harness, off the northern Norwegian coast Friday, April 26, 2019. The harness strap which features a mount for an action camera, says “Equipment St. Petersburg” which has prompted speculation that the animal may have escaped from a Russian military facility. (Joergen Ree Wiig/Norwegian Direcorate of Fisheries Sea Surveillance Unit via AP) LON804 LON804

April 30, 2019 at 4:48 am

Enigmatic Beluga whale off Norway so tame people can pet it VIEW

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A beluga whale found in Arctic Norway wearing a harness that suggests links to a military facility in Russia is so tame...

April 30, 2019 at 1:38 am

Charity: Iraq excludes 45,000 children born under IS rule

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An estimated 45,000 children in Iraq who were born under the rule of the Islamic State group are being excluded from...

April 29, 2019 at 6:13 am

Nationalist party enters Estonia’s government

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The father-and-son leaders of a divisive anti-immigrant party were sworn in Monday as Estonia's interior and finance minister. Prime Minister Juri...

April 26, 2019 at 5:36 am

Danish lawmaker: euroskeptic EU alliance can have influence

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior member of a Danish anti-immigration party said Friday he hopes a new right-wing alliance "can have real influence on...

April 24, 2019 at 2:03 am

Food makers in Europe get letters with poisoning threats

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Major food companies in Italy and Denmark have received letters containing an unidentified powder and written threats requesting they pay money...

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March 28, 2019 at 11:28 am

Russian diplomat accused of espionage quietly leaves Sweden

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian diplomat quietly left Sweden following the arrest of a computer specialist he allegedly handled as a spy and met...

March 28, 2019 at 2:35 am

Another Nordic bank CEO falls over money laundering scandal

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The chief executive of one of Sweden's largest banks was fired Thursday in the wake of allegations that the bank was...

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The cruise ship Viking Sky arrives at port off Molde, Norway, Sunday March 24, 2019, after the problems in heavy seas off Norway’s western coast. Rescue helicopters took more than 475 passengers from a cruise ship that got stranded off Norway’s western coast in bad weather before the vessel departed for a nearby port under escort and with nearly 900 people still on board, the ship’s owner said Sunday. (Svein Ove Ekornesvag/NTB scanpix via AP) LON831 LON831

March 27, 2019 at 8:30 am

Official: Norway cruise ship engines failed from lack of oil VIEW

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A cruise ship that was the focus of a daring rescue operation off Norway's frigid North Sea coast became disabled because...

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