Three children have been taken hostage by Somali pirates, the first time youngsters have been caught up in the continuing run of high seas hijacks.

European leaders have urged Egyptian authorities to protect reporters covering the country’s crisis.

Denmark’s tourism agency has removed an advertisement from YouTube after complaints that it promoted promiscuity in the liberal Scandinavian country.

Denmark’s intelligence service arrested eight Islamic militants linked to leading al-Qaida figures in anti-terror raids in the Danish capital, the head of the agency said today.

EUROPEAN Union justice ministers yesterday agreed to sign a landmark extradition deal with the United States after a year of talks, despite criticism from human rights campaigners and fears over the death penalty.