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Two Danish newspapers have agreed to publish a political ad from the national-conservative party the New Right that will feature a depiction of the Islamic prophet Mohammed. President and founder of New Right Pernille Vermund said she was pleased that the tabloid Berlingske and weekly newspaper Weekendavisen agreed to publish the political ads, saying: “I’m happy about that. Of course, I expected that most media would publish it and take advantage of the freedom of the press we have in Denmark.”

Opposition politicians in Germany have voiced alarm at the amount of alcohol being consumed by Bundeswehr soldiers.Opposition politicians voiced concern Wednesday following the disclosure that more than a million litres of alcohol were sent to camps in Afghanistan over just one year. German soldiers received about 990,000 litres of beer and 69,000 litres of wine and sparkling wine in 2007.And this year the total is on track to rise, with some 512,000 litres of beer and 42,000 litres of wine being sent out in the first six months of 2008. When the drinks arrrive, they are put up for sale...

Quebec swears by its English curses But church-related expletives spoken in French not accepted on TV Toronto red Star December 12, 2006 SEAN GORDON QUEBEC BUREAU CHIEF MONTREAL - In English Canada it is among the baddest of the bad words, a wash-your-mouth-out-with-soap, four-letter epithet considered unsuitable for polite company, never mind broadcast. And yet, it is heard almost daily on Quebec's f-bomb friendly airwaves, where French-speaking hosts — and their guests — cheerfully throw the word around as a colourful alternative to "heck." The 1.6 million viewers of Tout le monde en parle, Radio-Canada's top-rated Sunday evening television...