Stockholm

Stockholm

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  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 ... 

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  Kennedy Center opens Nordic Cool cultural festival

  For the next month, the Kennedy Center will glow each night with blue light and shimmers of green, depicting the northern lights and signaling what ... 

• Arms vendors turn to cyber security as sales drop

  The world's largest arms vendors are expanding in the cybersecurity sector as austerity measures weigh on sales of traditional weapons, a Swedish ... 

• Sweden suspends wolf hunt after protests

  Sweden has suspended a controversial wolf cull after a legal challenge by animal rights activists. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency had ... 

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  Volvo truck sales and profits plunge in Q4

  Swedish truck maker AB Volvo saw profits tumble in the fourth quarter as sales slumped 17 percent on weakening demand in key markets, the company said ... 

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  Messi-Ibra showdown as Sweden hosts Argentina

  The much-anticipated showdown between Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Argentina's friendly against Sweden on Wednesday may not last more than ... 

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  Sweden orders retrial for convicted serial killer

  Once considered Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall confessed to more than 30 murders over three decades, and was convicted of eight of them. 

• Electrolux earnings up a third on strong sales

  Sweden-based Electrolux's fourth-quarter earnings rose by a third compared to a year earlier and full-year income in 2012 was up by 25 percent despite ... 

• Ericsson posts Q4 loss, but sales up

  Wireless equipment maker Ericsson posted a 6.46 billion kronor ($1.02 billion) loss in the fourth quarter due to a massive one-time charge, but said ... 

• New brand costs dent H&M's Q4 profits

  Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB is to press ahead with its global expansion plans with the opening of over 300 stores this year, even though it ... 

• 2 Americans, 1 Swede share Crafoord science prize

  Two Americans and a Swede have won this year's Crafoord Prize, a 4 million kronor ($600,000) scientific award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of ... 

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  Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden

  A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment ... 

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  Matisse painting stolen in 1987 recovered in UK

  A Henri Matisse painting stolen in 1987 from a Swedish museum by a thief wielding a sledgehammer has been recovered, an art specialist and a dealer ... 

• Road toll introduced in Sweden's 2nd largest city

  Sweden's second largest city introduced a new road toll system charging drivers for entering or leaving the city center on weekdays. The fee, costing ... 

• Sweden: Foreigner angered over gray Santa outfit

  Police in Sweden had to intervene after a foreign visitor to a spa and conference center grew angry because a visiting Santa Claus was wearing a gray ... 

• Swedish princess to marry next June

  Sweden's royal family says Princess Madeleine's wedding will take place on Saturday, June 8, at the Royal Palace chapel in downtown Stockholm. 

• Ericsson to take $1.2B hit for loss-making venture

  Wireless equipment maker Ericsson says it will take a charge of 8 billion kronor ($1.2 billion) in the fourth quarter related to its loss-making joint ... 

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  Swedish Christmas goat engulfed in flames _ again

  Not even a layer of ice was enough to keep three people from torching the giant straw goat in a Swedish town where the annual challenge of charring ... 

• Swedish volunteer dies after Pakistan shooting

  Sweden's government says an elderly Swedish woman who was shot by a gunman while working as a volunteer in Pakistan has died from her wounds. 

• Sweden's SAS posts huge full-year loss

  Struggling Scandinavian airline SAS AB, which last month announced an aggressive cost-cutting plan in a final desperate attempt to avoid bankruptcy, ... 

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  Chinese Nobel winner: Politics a great challenge

  This year's Nobel Literature Prize winner says his greatest challenge as a writer has been to reflect the social realities of his native China without ... 

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  AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention

  Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her ...