http://www.mail.com/locations/1836-sweden.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1836-sweden.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161920-iceland-informal-talks-snowden-asylum.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — A WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government officials in Iceland about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country, officials there said Wednesday. Johannes Skulason, an Icelandic government official, told The Associated Press that WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hr... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:23:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161920-iceland-informal-talks-snowden-asylum.html 2013-06-19T15:23:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161312-currency-factors-weigh-retailer-hms-q2-profit.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday said profits fell by 11 percent in the second quarter due to the strong Swedish krona and increased markdowns as it tried to shift its products. The company said its net profit for the March-May period dropped to 4.66 billion kronor ($720 million) from 5.22 billion a year earlier. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:27:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161312-currency-factors-weigh-retailer-hms-q2-profit.html 2013-06-19T08:27:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146778-facebook-starts-servers-us.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Facebook on Wednesday started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The company inaugurated servers in about half of its new, 300,000-square foot (28,000-square meter) facility outside the city Lulea Wednesday, saying it should improve the social network's perf... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:50:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146778-facebook-starts-servers-us.html 2013-06-12T15:50:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2139876-swedish-male-train-drivers-wear-skirts-to-work.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at the Roslagsbanan line have started wearing skirts in the summer as a protest against the train company's uniform policy, wh... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:16:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2139876-swedish-male-train-drivers-wear-skirts-to-work.html 2013-06-09T16:16:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2138646-swedish-princess-madeleine-weds-york-banker.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish and emotional wedding ceremony in Stockholm. Madeleine, 30, was wearing a stunning silk organza dress with a lace top and four-meter (13-foot) trail, designed by Valentino Garavani, when she tied the knot wit... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:56:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2138646-swedish-princess-madeleine-weds-york-banker.html 2013-06-08T16:56:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2138526-swedens-royal-wedding-glance.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Princess Madeleine married New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a grand ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday. Here's a look at key facts about the couple and the wedding. THE COUPLE Princess Madeleine, 30, is the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children and fourth in line to the throne. She has studied ch... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:51:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2138526-swedens-royal-wedding-glance.html 2013-06-08T16:51:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2138870-ap-photos-swedish-princess-weds-ny-banker.html The youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's has married her American-British banker fiance in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm. Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill were visibly emotional as the ceremony proceeded in the Royal Chapel in Sweden's capital. About 470 European royals, New York socialites and celebrities were in attendanc... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:14:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2138870-ap-photos-swedish-princess-weds-ny-banker.html 2013-06-08T16:14:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2136066-swedens-princess-madeleine-to-wed-york-banker.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three years ago she crossed the Atlantic with a broken heart. Now Sweden's "party princess" returns from New York to Stockholm to tie the knot with her new, British-American love. On Saturday, Princess Madeleine — the Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland — will wed New York banker Christopher O'Neill in the Swedish capital, bringing tog... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:37:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2136066-swedens-princess-madeleine-to-wed-york-banker.html 2013-06-07T16:37:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2131724-swedens-royal-bride-pulled-police.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — In egalitarian Sweden, not even a soon-to-be-married princess can get away with breaking the traffic rules. But Stockholm police may have missed one royal privilege when they pulled over Princess Madeleine near the palace on Tuesday, four days ahead of her wedding to New York banker Christopher O'Neill. Lars Lindholm, acting head of the u... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:04:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2131724-swedens-royal-bride-pulled-police.html 2013-06-05T18:04:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2130544-ikea-founder-kamprad-leaves-board-post.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, will leave the board of the firm that controls the IKEA brand as part of a gradual shift of responsibilities to his son, he said Wednesday. The 87-year-old said the decision to leave the board of Inter IKEA Group is a step "in the generation shift that has been ongoing for some ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:54:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2130544-ikea-founder-kamprad-leaves-board-post.html 2013-06-05T09:54:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110890-police-hunt-sweden-rioters-violent-week.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they are looking for perpetrators involved in the weeklong riots in Stockholm suburbs that have resulted in some 220 reported crimes. Summing up a week of violence and destruction, police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says around 60 people have been detained, suspected of various crimes, although most of them have been relea... Sun, 26 May 2013 11:06:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110890-police-hunt-sweden-rioters-violent-week.html 2013-05-26T11:06:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106158-swedens-riots-raise-questions-inequality.html HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week. Few dispute that the violence was probably touched off by the fatal pol... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106158-swedens-riots-raise-questions-inequality.html 2013-05-23T19:34:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104608-restaurant-torched-4th-night-sweden-riots.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefight... Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104608-restaurant-torched-4th-night-sweden-riots.html 2013-05-23T12:58:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100310-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police officers were injured. Cars and ... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100310-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html 2013-05-21T16:11:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2098186-ex-saab-executives-arrested-accounting-charges.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges. Prosecutor Olof Sahlgren says the three are "suspected of aggravated attempts to avoid tax controls" by allegedly falsifying parts of Saab's accounts between 2010 and 2011 — a crime that carries a sentence of u... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:39:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2098186-ex-saab-executives-arrested-accounting-charges.html 2013-05-20T16:39:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096646-sweden-wins-world-hockey-title.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title. Vancouver Canucks star Henrik Sedin had two goals and an assist, and Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to help Sweden become the first team to win the title on home ice since the Sovie... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:59:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096646-sweden-wins-world-hockey-title.html 2013-05-19T22:59:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, hippie-chic 20-year-old for the catchy... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html 2013-05-19T00:21:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2093540-blinking-skirts-fake-tans-eurovision.html MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its 58th year. Once again without fail, it has produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, somber ballads, bagpipes, accordions and bizarrely kitsch musical productions. ... Sat, 18 May 2013 07:49:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2093540-blinking-skirts-fake-tans-eurovision.html 2013-05-18T07:49:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084084-kerry-expects-syrians-to-attend-transition-talks.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war. Kerry said he has every expectation that both sides in the conflict, which... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:20:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084084-kerry-expects-syrians-to-attend-transition-talks.html 2013-05-14T15:20:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082192-critics-lukewarm-us-plans-arctic.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics. The tepid feedback from the Washington-based Arctic Institute comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads Monday to Sweden for a meeting of foreign ministers focused on A... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:25:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082192-critics-lukewarm-us-plans-arctic.html 2013-05-13T17:25:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the thawing ... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:32:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html 2013-05-10T22:32:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2077190-nhl-confident-players-will-to-sochi-olympics.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league is "proceeding under the assumption" its players will take part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. NHL representatives and international hockey and Olympic officials met in Stockholm on Friday in a new round of talks aimed at securing an agreement for the league's participation in the Sochi Games... Fri, 10 May 2013 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2077190-nhl-confident-players-will-to-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-10T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2068012-ndour-saariaho-share-swedens-polar-music-prize.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have been awarded the international 2013 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious award for musicians. They will each receive 1 million kronor ($153,300) and an invitation to the prize ceremony in Stockholm Aug. 27. In its awarding citation on Tuesday, the prize comm... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:01:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2068012-ndour-saariaho-share-swedens-polar-music-prize.html 2013-05-07T14:01:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2066106-mamma-mia-abba-museum-opens-stockholm.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more. A museum devoted to the pop superstars opening in Stockholm on Tuesday will celebrate the band's long list of hits. But it will also show off paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of its "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedi... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:08:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2066106-mamma-mia-abba-museum-opens-stockholm.html 2013-05-06T19:08:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2053854-toddler-youngest-to-lab-made-windpipe.html CHICAGO (AP) — A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment. Hannah Warren has been unable to breathe, eat, drink or swallow on her own since she was born in South Korea in 2010. Until the operation at a central Illinois hospital, she... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:43:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2053854-toddler-youngest-to-lab-made-windpipe.html 2013-04-30T19:43:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045460-charge-disclosed-cuban-spying-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An alleged accomplice in a major spy case involving Cuba helped recruit a friend and colleague to spy for the Cuban Intelligence Service against the U.S., the Justice Department said Thursday. Marta Rita Velazquez, once a legal officer at the State Department's Agency for International Development, is accused of conspiracy to commit espi... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:38:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045460-charge-disclosed-cuban-spying-us.html 2013-04-25T22:38:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2043974-drugs-bieber-tour-bus-sweden.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The list of troubles linked to Justin Bieber's tour of Europe grew again after Swedish police said Thursday they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer's bus. No arrests were made since the bus was empty at the time, Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told The Associated Press. Police said they decided to act after smelling... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:13:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2043974-drugs-bieber-tour-bus-sweden.html 2013-04-25T18:13:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043450-volvo-posts-q1-loss-steep-sales-drop.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo sank into a first quarter loss as sales slid to a five-year low, the company said Thursday. First quarter sales for the Volvo Group, which includes construction equipment and buses, plummeted 25 percent year-on-year to 58.3 billion kronor ($8.8 billion). A year ago the Goteborg-based group recorded a sales reco... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:33:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043450-volvo-posts-q1-loss-steep-sales-drop.html 2013-04-25T07:33:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042004-sweden-reaffirms-commitment-to-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sweden's foreign minister says his country will maintain its long-standing support for Afghanistan by keeping about 200 soldiers in the country after most foreign troops turn over combat responsibilities to Afghan forces next year. Carl Bildt said in Kabul on Wednesday that Sweden's commitment remains and will be even stronger in... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042004-sweden-reaffirms-commitment-to-afghanistan.html 2013-04-24T16:39:24Z