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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chinese Nobel literature winner: censorship a must
This year's Nobel Prize in literature winner, Mo Yan, who has been criticized for his membership in China's Communist Party and reluctance to speak ...
Swedish team gets 1-year ban for homophobic taunts
The management board of an amateur football club in Sweden has suspended its entire team for one year after players allegedly hurled homophobic ...
Blizzard halts traffic at Sweden's main airport
Traffic at Sweden's main airport came more or less to a stand-still Wednesday, delaying the anticipated arrival of some of this year's Nobel Prize ...
Tutu: EU not worthy to win Nobel Peace Prize
Three Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have contested the awarding of this year's prize to the European Union, saying ...
Swedish court releases Serb jailed for war crimes
A Swedish appeals court has ordered the release of a 35-year-old Serbian man serving a life sentence for allegedly participating in a mass killing of ...