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Four people have been charged with terrorism for allegedly planning a shooting attack on a newspaper that had printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, the prosecutor's office said Friday. The top state prosecutor, Svend Ulrik Larsen, said that the men, Swedes living in Denmark, were planning a shooting spree inside the Copenhagen offices of the newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published 12 of the cartoons in 2005. The four men, who were not identified, were arrested in Copenhagen and one in Stockholm in December 2010. One of them was later released. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Three men arrested Wednesday in Denmarkon suspicion of planning an imminent attack on a newspaper that published satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad five years ago appeared in court on terrorism and weapons charges in Copenhagen on Thursday, and a fourth appeared in Sweden. A fifth man was released, but is still considered a suspect. The men in Denmark were accused of being in possession of a machine pistol, a 9-millimeter pistol and a silencer. The three men will be held in custody for four weeks, according to the Danish security police. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A group of men arrested in Denmark on Wednesday were about to mount a ''Mumbai style'' attack on the Danish newspaper that ignited Muslim fury around the world by publishing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service said. Several European countries have been on high alert for months over the possibility of an attack modeled on the 2008 assault on Mumbai, India, in which 10 highly trained and heavily armed men stormed hotels, train stations, restaurants, a Jewish center and other sites, in a bloodbath that left 163 dead. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the controversy surrounding political cartoons published in the Danish newspaper "Jyllands-Posten," which featured the prophet Muhammad. The author reviews how the paper's cultural editor Flemming Rose has received death threats and now travels with security force after the cartoons were met with outrage throughout the Muslim world. The author suggests that Denmark has been hit with tsunami of rage. Mobs of demonstrators have attacked Danish embassies in Iran and diplomatic missions in Syria and Lebanon as a result of the cartoons.

A review is offered for museums in Denmark including ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Skagens Museum and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

GLOSTRUP, Denmark -- A court here convicted four men on Monday of planning a terrorist attack in December 2010 against the offices of a Danish newspaper. The four men, who denied the charges, were sentenced to 12 years in prison. The planned attack was intended as revenge for the publication of 12 cartoons, many of them depicting the Prophet Muhammad, in 2005, prosecutors said; Jyllands-Posten, the paper that published the cartoons, was the target. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at a conference sponsored by the United Nations on steps to combat global warming is presented. Topics include the significant programs of climate aid to poorer nations. The conference also discusses the Copenhagen Accord which is adjudged by Caritas Internationalis as a weak and morally reprehensible deal.

The article reflects on the report published in the British newspaper "The Guardian" on the United Nations (UN) climate change conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to the paper, climate scientists are saying that they have little time left to limit the damage, and they think that the change has become irreversible. It is opined that scientists are right in saying that it is too late to save the planet, and recycling and reducing carbon dioxide would not make any difference.

Presents business news briefs on January 30, 2000. Japanese Labor Ministry to take action to prevent the death of employees from overwork; Efforts of workers at the Lacey, Washington-based Giles Paper & Packaging and Carman Manufacturing plants to use rain gear against seagull droppings; Dispute over a proposal to require showers for workers at pig farms in Denmark.

Describes a visit made by the author to Copenhagen, Denmark. Attempt at eating local food; Effort to immerse oneself in the local culture; Tourist attractions; Quality of Danish food.

The article informs that three years ago researchers in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University discovered a genetic test to predict the susceptibility of pigs to Escherichia coli, which kills as many as 450,000 piglets in the country a year. In a country where agriculture remains a strong part of the national economy, and where pigs outnumber people five to one, the test should have been a cause for celebration. Instead it became a source of continuing tension between the university and one of Denmark's most important industries, thanks to a relatively new law that requires the country's 11 universities to exploit the commercial potential of academic discoveries.

Discusses a debate in Denmark over whether the country should join the European Monetary Union (EMU) by adopting the euro. Reservations of many Danes; Fear that adoption of the European currency will signal the decline of Danish tradition; Political parties in Denmark, such as the Danish People's Party, and their positions on the matter; Relations between Denmark and the rest of Europe.