1.
Prodigy, 21, about to become doctor
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The editor of the Danish newspaper that sparked an uproar in the Muslim world by publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed has taken a leave of absence.
The Danish daily Politiken reports Flemming Rose took his leave from Jyllands-Posten after the editor in chief forbade him from running cartoons ridiculing Judaism and Christianity.
Jyllands-Posten ran a series of cartoons in September portraying Mohammed as a terrorist. The cartoons were reprinted in recent weeks by other publications, prompting deadly protests across the Muslim world.
The Copenhagen Post reports Editor in Chief Carsten Juste said the staff urged Rose to go on leave.
"No one can imagine the incredible amount of pressure he has been under," Juste said.
Earlier this week, Rose told CNN and Danish television he planned to run satirical cartoons on Christianity and Judaism to show his newspaper doesn't have an anti-Islamic bent.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
CHICAGO, June 4 (UPI) --
A 21-year-old Chicago-area man is about to become the youngest person ever to receive a medical degree from the University of Chicago, officials say.
|
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 4 (UPI) --
The young-adult survival picture "The Hunger Games" won four Golden Popcorns at the MTV Movie Awards ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
|
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 4 (UPI) --
An oil discovery in the Texas Panhandle could be one of the better performing wells drilled in the Lower 48, the top executive at Chesapeake Energy said.
|
Students get city to allow chickens ... Waitress gets half-million-dollar refund ... Italy introduces ice cream for dogs ... High school junior brings 'Bieber' to prom ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
