Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal
Stockholm, Sweden Reuters Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there. The prisoner swap was mediated by Oman, the country’s foreign ministry said in a […]
Denmark to look for “legal tool” to prevent Quran burnings
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters The Danish Government will seek to “find a legal tool” that would enable authorities to prevent the burning of copies of the Quran in front of other countries’ embassies in Denmark, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told the national broadcaster DR on Sunday. “The burnings are deeply offensive and reckless acts committed […]