Danes Want to Penalize Migrant-Smuggling NGOs

African migrants transferred to a Maltese patrol vessel
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 17, 2013) Distressed persons are transferred from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) to Armed Forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel P52. San Antonio provided food, water, medical attention, and temporary shelter to the rescued. San Antonio rescued 128 men adrift in an inflatable raft after responding to a call by the Maltese Government. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) 131017-N-ZZ999-009.

Denmark’s ruling Liberal Party wants to penalize NGOs rescuing migrants and refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean by boat. While the Liberals’ stance has been [Read More…]

Police shoot dead suspect in Copenhagen attacks

Krudttonden Copenhagen shootings
Krudttonden Copenhagen shootings. Cultural centre Krudttønden behind the cordon, 14 February 2015, after the initial shooting. Photo: The Press @ Krudttønden -cphshootings. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Police in Denmark have shot dead a man they believe was responsible for two gun attacks that killed two people in Copenhagen yesterday. Police had [Read More…]

SAS to end flights to Thailand on April 1

Picturesque houses in Nyhavn District of Copenhagen, Denmark
Picturesque houses in Nyhavn District of Copenhagen, Denmark. Image: skeeze (Pixabay).

Scandinavian Airlines from April 1 will stop flying to Thailand, after 64 years of uninterrupted service. Global sales director, Elisabeth Milton Hemmingsen, confirms the shutdown [Read More…]