THE Danish navy says it has captured a suspected pirate mothership off the Horn of Africa and rescued 14 people who were being held hostage on it. The navy says …

Denmark, the first country in the world to allow gay couples to enter into civil unions in 1989, will soon allow them to marry in the state Evangelical Lutheran Church, …

The country of Denmark is known for its bicycle sharing programs, pedestrian-friendly city centers, $10 a gallon gasoline and 180 percent tax on automobile purchases. Sounds like the perfect place …

A tasteless stage play in which a terrified boy had his face smeared with avacado and was forced to drink a “disgusting concoction” was what finally convinced the two former …

Children born in Sweden of immigrants parents, enjoy as good mental health as children with Swedish-born parents, a new study shows. “Our thesis I would say was in line with …

Two Swedish women who accused Julian Assange of rape and sexual assault are “relieved” by a London court ruling Wednesday ordering the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to Sweden for questioning, their lawyer …

You need not go to Stockholm in Sweden for the Nobel prize banquet. For 163 US$ a head, you can do it right here in Delhi. The Swedish Embassy will present …

An elephant polo tournament due to take place in India on Sunday was canceled after sponsor Carlsberg beer withdrew because of complaints from animal rights activists. Elephant polo world championships …

An officer with the Swedish border police in Västra Götaland was convicted Wednesday for offering a female asylum seeker to ”forget about her case” in return for sex and drugs. …

In a few years, when Denmark will be short of highly qualified workers – up to 30,000 in 2030 – the prospects of supplementing Danish engineers, IT specialists and economists …

This morning many people in the country woke up to look out on a frosty landscape outside. This was the first real frost night in Sweden which is a clear …

China invested more than $18 million in HIV vaccine research and development in 2010, becoming the third largest contributor globally, after the United States and the European Union, according to …

Oslo District Court has ruled Anders Behring Breivik’s forthcoming remand hearing must be open for the aggrieved and Press.In the ruling, the Court stipulated that only those with an appointed …

The award-winning but controversial Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was supposed to speak in Oslo on Tuesday but police reportedly sent him home. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that police feared …

Lindholm received his penalty at Solna District Court in Stockholm on Monday where his conviction for minor drugs offences was announced. The case dates backs to April when Lindholm, then …

Three of Sweden’s biggest newspapers are changing their websites to monitor instant, anonymous comments from readers – a move designed to crackdown on Internet expressions of racism and hatred. The …

Denmark’s Prime Minister announced Friday that the country will hold general elections on Sept. 15, 2011, by which it will elect members to the Folketing, the Danish national parliament.The coming …

Danish Prince Joachim and his French-born wife, Princess Marie, are expecting their second child, the royal court announced on Wednesday. “The birth is expected to take place at the national …

A red-faced restaurant owner in southern Germany admitted on Sunday she had turned away Sweden’s king and queen when they asked for a table after failing to recognise them. Nadine …

The Swedish Royal Court says Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are expecting their first child. Royal Court spokesman Annika Sonnerberg said on Wednesday that 34-year-old Victoria and Prince Daniel …

A Swedish mother has been accused of child abuse in the United States for leaving her one-year-old in a pram outside a restaurant. The incident took place last Friday outside …

The Danish people is the richest among Nordic nations. Danes are even richer than the Swedes and not to forget Norway. This shows a study by bank Nordea published today. The survey …

The number of psychiatric patients who, after psychiatric treatment, end up killing themselves is 18 times higher in Denmark than in Sweden.This is evident from a new study of psychiatry …

On July 1 the government made it even more expensive and difficult for couples with one Dane and one non-EU partner to live together in Denmark.Among other changes, the fee …

Environmentalists have voiced concern over the development of an open-pit lignite coal mine and power plant in Mong Kok, eastern Shan State, to import coal and power to Thailand. Large …

“It’s not every day we get that kind of money,” said Birgit Dam of the Red Cross i Denmark. An anonymous donor in Denmark has left nearly $200,000 (£120,000) in …

Royal Theatre leader criticised for protecting ballet dancers by brushing drug problem under rug. An internal report on the Royal Danish Ballet leaked to the press last week alleges that …

Some Norwegian embassies in countries popular with vacationing Norwegians have been dealing with a thorny problem of late: Drunken adults who forget their children while on holiday in foreign countries. …

A Swedish woman who went berserk after being groped in the underground station will not be charged with assault, according to Swedish newspaper Metro. The woman was paying for her …

Yingluck Shinawatra was poised to become Thailand’s first female prime minister Sunday after her party won a majority of parliamentary seats in the nation’s general elections. The official tally had …

Unidentifed woman falls to her death from zip-line tower Tragedy has unfortunately struck the Roskilde Festival. Politiken newspaper has reported that an unidentified woman has died following a fall from …

The Danish pharmaceuticals company Lundbeck is one step closer to releasing a pill that it claims is an effective treatment for alcoholism, after the drug passed phase III clinical trials …

A lottery player from western Sweden is set to receive a payday of more than 105 million kronor ($16 million), Swedish lottery officials announced on Saturday.The Drömvinsten (‘Dream Prize’) winning …

“The Norwegian economy is fuelling a broad increase in demand. I expect growth will be strongest in the private sector. Investments in the oil industry, commercial and private property, hydropower, …

More and more Danes live a life in poverty. In seven years the number of persons with an income below OECD’ poverty line has increased by 55 per cent.In 2009, …

The Swedish government has rejected calls for the establishment of a truth commission to investigate the King, his friends and their alleged contacts with the criminal underworld.The government had been …

Although the school lunch program started by netizens has helped improve some rural students’ nutrition, concerns over food safety and other factors still threaten the grassroots campaign. “I am worried …

Almost every company in Beijing – Chinese and foreign-owned – have or will hike monthly salaries for workers during 2011, a survey has found. More than half of 500 enterprises …

A 17-year old boy from China has made headlines for what he did just to be able to get his hands on an iPad 2. The boy, identified as Xiao …

Three Ikea stores in the Netherlands, Belgium and France were evacuated on Monday following explosions, with police suspecting a connection between the suspected bomb attacks.The first explosion occurred at an …

The Swedish press has reacted critically to King Carl XVI Gustaf’s denials of strip-club visits and had indirect contact with organised crime, arguing that he acted too late to quell …

Support for Sweden’s king has dropped rapidly in the wake of recent scandals, with a new poll indicating that less than half the population wants King Carl XVI Gustaf to …

Every fifth business leader in Sweden could consider paying a bribe to win advantages in business and to retain clients, a new survey by Ernst & Young shows.Furthermore every fourth …

Thai Airways International (THAI) is planning to add more destinations in Europe in a move to increase revenue as it gets ready to receive 23 new planes by 2013. Airline …

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has to move his fledgling Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights out of its fashionable headquarters, after losing financial support from his …

The threat of ash from an Icelandic volcano shutting European airspace hit airline shares on Monday. Shares in German airline Lufthansa plunged by 4.56 percent while the DAX slid 1.5 …

A close friend of Sweden King Carl XVI has confirmed and assumed full responsibility for contacts with criminals with the purpose of silencing sensitive material.“With this statement I want to …

As more reports of womanising and shady connections continue to emerge, most Swedes think King Carl XVI Gustaf should relinquish the throne to Crown Princess Victoria in the next decade, …

The royal court confirmed Friday that it was King Carl XVI Gustaf’s friend that can be heard on a tape negotiating with major criminals, reported news agency TT. But a …