Bob Dylan, considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, will be exhibiting his recent paintings at Denmark's National Gallery.

This year's Africa Day celebration in Copenhagen marked the inauguration of the "Right to Play Cup," a human rights soccer championship co-organized by the Danish African Soccer Academy (DASAC) and Youth for Human Rights Denmark". DASAC is the creation of former professional soccer player Hamid Faiz Junior and the event sought to encourage young African children in the city to become involved in sports, not drugs and crime.

Iranian lawmakers have condemned Danish and Dutch newspapers for reprinting a satirical cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.

"Immigrant" youths are torching cars and schools. An elementary school was torched in the violence.

In response to the arrest on Tuesday of three people who allegedly were planning to kill the artist who drew the cartoon, Kurt Westergaard. five major newspapers in Denmark have reprinted the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban.

Country profile:

Size: 43 098 km².
5.4 million inhabitants; 53% live in rural areas.
Unemployment rate of 3.5% is among the lowest by EU standards.

A referendum on whether to adopt the euro and drop other exemptions to European Union cooperation will be held in Denmark, the premier said Thursday.

An appreciative Ayaan Hirsi Ali has declined Denmark’s offer of asylum.

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, comes second in a survey of the world's Top 20 liveable cities by Monocle magazine. Munich comes first.

In 2005 the government of Denmark established the Globalisation Council, whose task was to advise the government on a strategy for developing Denmark into a leading society for growth, knowledge and entrepreneurship. The aim was to ensure that Denmark continues to rank among the best in the global economy.

TDC Mobil and Research In Motion today launched the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone in Denmark, expanding the portfolio of BlackBerry models available to TDC customers.