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Kennedy joins Iranian exiles protesting in Sweden
Hundreds of supporters of an Iranian opposition group have rallied in Stockholm, denouncing the Islamic Republic's regime and urging the U.N.
Pork found in Ikea's moose lasagna
Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch ...
NKorea warns embassies it can't guarantee safety
North Korea has warned diplomats in Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want ...
Olympic champion Anette Norberg quits curling
One of the most accomplished players in women's curling, Sweden's Anette Norberg, is retiring from the sport and won't compete in the Sochi Olympics ...
Argentine illustrator wins child literature prize
Argentine illustrator and writer Marisol Misenta, better known as Isol, won the 5 million kronor ($780,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for ...
Google clashes with Swedes over 'ungoogleable'
Sweden's language watchdog has accused Google of trying to control the Swedish language in a dispute over the definition of the colloquial term ...
Northug clinches overall cross-country WCup title
Petter Northug of Norway clinched the overall cross-country World Cup title Sunday with a convincing victory in the final race of the season.
Northug closes in on cross-country World Cup title
Petter Northug closed in on the overall cross-country World Cup title Saturday by finishing fourth in a 15-kilometer mass start race won by fellow ...
Spain, Portugal slump to draws in WCup qualifying
Spain and Portugal left themselves in dangerous territory in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by slumping to disappointing draws on an otherwise ...
Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94
Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana ...
Northug, Bjoergen win at cross-country World Cup
Norway dominated at the cross-country skiing World Cup finals on Friday, with Petter Northug winning the men's 2.5-kilometer freestyle prologue and ...
Bjoergen wins prologue in x-country World Cup
Marit Bjoergen of Norway won the 2.5-kilometer freestyle prologue at the cross-country skiing World Cup finals on Friday. The prologue and a sprint ...
H&M profits fall amid tough economy, bad weather
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB reported Thursday a 10 percent fall in its first-quarter net profit, to 2.46 billion kronar ($380 ...
Ericsson, STMicroelectronics to cut 1,600 jobs
Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson and Switzerland's STMicroelectronics say they will lay off up to 1,600 workers globally as part of a plan ...
China becomes world's fifth largest arms exporter
China has bypassed Britain as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, a Swedish think tank said Monday. The volume of Chinese weapons exports rose ...
Bilodeau tops Kingsbury for 2nd straight day
Dual moguls world champion Alex Bilodeau beat Canadian teammate Mikael Kingsbury in the freestyle World Cup on Saturday. Bilodeau also beat Kingsbury ...
Sumann, Soukalova win biathlon World Cup races
Austrian veteran Christoph Sumann won the men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit Saturday for his first biathlon World Cup victory of the season, while Gabriela ...
Elmander out for Sweden vs Ireland
Sweden will be without forward Johan Elmander for its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Ireland, while Celtic defender Mikael Lustig is in the ...
Princess whose forbidden love gripped Sweden dies
She was one of the better kept secrets of Sweden's royal household: a commoner and divorcee whose relationship with Prince Bertil was seen as a threat ...
SAS airline three-month loss down to $100 million
Scandinavian airline group SAS says it narrowed its net loss in the November-January period to 630 million kronor ($100 million) from 2.5 billion ...
Vattenfall cuts 2,500 jobs, most in Germany
Swedish power company Vattenfall says it will slash nearly 2,500 jobs, most of them in Germany, in an effort to cut costs by 4.5 billion kronor ($700 ...
Sweden: vandalism of Jewish center not hate crime
Swedish authorities have dropped an investigation into the vandalism of a Jewish center in the southern city of Malmo, saying it was probably a ...
IIHF to revamp European hockey championships
The head of Finland's ice hockey association says the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour will be replaced by a new series of championships across Europe ...