Greenland says ‘yes’ to self-rule

A total of 75.54 percent voted "yes" to greater autonomy, while 23.

A self-rule proposal hammered out with Denmark earlier this year gives Greenland, which was granted semi-autonomy from Copenhagen in 1979, rights to potentially lucrative Arctic resources, as well as control over justice and police affairs and, to a certain extent, foreign affairs.

The local government said 71.96 percent of the island's 39,000 eligible voters had cast ballots.