Anti-NATO protesters clashed with police during a demonstration on Saturday in Strasbourg, France. Axel Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDenmark's Rasmussen To Be Next NATO Chief-Diplomats -- AP
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — NATO leaders appointed Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO's new secretary-general Saturday after overcoming Turkish objections to a leader who angered Muslims around the world by supporting the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad.
NATO's outgoing head, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said NATO's 28 member nations reached unanimity after a series of Turkish "concerns" were addressed.
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