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Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark


A group of Iraqi civilians are to sue the Danish Army for damages, after new evidence suggests that they were handed over to Iraqi forces following their arrests in south Basra and subsequently tortured. Read the full story

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50-year smoker loses cigarette company case


A Danish man who encountered health problems after 50 years of smoking has lost his legal fight against the tobacco company he favoured. Read the full story

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Banana attack woman in slip-up appeal


A Swedish woman has been fined after injuring a bus driver with a half-eaten banana. Read the full story

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Ethiopia drops Swedish journalist terror charges


Terrorism charges against two Swedish journalists have been dropped by an Ethiopian court due to a lack of evidence. Read the full story

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Order of priority claims under the Emergency Act deemed valid by Icelandic court


The Supreme Court of Iceland today ruled in a case concerning the Emergency Act of October 6th 2008. The ruling entails that the law and associated acts stands undisputed. Read the full story

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Breivik released from solitary confinement


Anders Behring Breivik, who admits killing 77 people in twin Norwegian terror attacks on 22nd July, is to be released from solitary confinement while he awaits his trial. Read the full story

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Danish court rules for drug lord deportation


A notorious Palestinian gang member and drug dealer will be deported from Denmark, despite his bid to remain in the country with his wife and eight children. Read the full story

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Norway charges ‘Mohammed cartoon terrorists’


Norwegian prosecutors have decided to charge three men in connection with a plot against a cartoonist who drew controversial pictures of the Prophet Mohammed for a Danish newspaper in 2005. Read the full story

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Mystic killer released after ‘mental recovery’


An Indian man, who stabbed Finnish mystic Lor Bock to death while working as his personal assistant, has been released from jail after just 10 months due to an apparent recovery from psychotic delusions. Read the full story

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Greenpeace palace gatecrashers spared jail


Three Greenpeace activists, who gatecrashed a dinner of world leaders at the 2009 COP-15 climate conference by passing themselves off as a head of state, his wife and their bodyguard, have been spared jail. Read the full story

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