http://www.mail.com/locations/1838-stockholm.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1838-stockholm.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097984-riots-stockholm-suburb-police-shooting.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block. Around 50 youths were involved in the riots in the suburb of Husby, police spokesman Lars Bystr... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:34:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097984-riots-stockholm-suburb-police-shooting.html 2013-05-20T15:34:46Z 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/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/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/2041156-ericsson-q1-profits-dive-restructuring-costs.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Wireless equipment maker Ericsson said Wednesday that a 2 percent gain in sales in the first quarter was not enough to prevent an 86 percent slump in net profit as it booked costs connected with downsizing its Swedish operations. Sales rose to 52 billion kronor ($7.8 billion) as strong project growth in Europe and North America outpaced d... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041156-ericsson-q1-profits-dive-restructuring-costs.html 2013-04-24T10:00:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2019878-world-military-spending-drops-2012.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Global military spending dipped last year for the first time since 1998 as defense outlays shrank in the West but rose in Russia, China and the Middle East, a Swedish-based arms watchdog said Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the world spent $1.75 trillion on its armed forces in 2012, down 0.5 percent from ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:54:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2019878-world-military-spending-drops-2012.html 2013-04-15T09:54:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010120-sweden-sends-diplomat-to-belarus-teddy-stunt.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Foreign Ministry says it is sending a diplomat to Belarus after its ambassador was expelled last year following a Swedish advertising agency's stunt air-drop of hundreds of teddy bears into the former Soviet state. Ministry spokeswoman Charlotta Ozaki Macias says the Belarus government announced on Tuesday it had consented to ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:35:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010120-sweden-sends-diplomat-to-belarus-teddy-stunt.html 2013-04-10T09:35:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2002428-kennedy-joins-iranian-exiles-protesting-sweden.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of an Iranian opposition group have rallied in Stockholm, denouncing the Islamic Republic's regime and urging the U.N. to better protect the group's members in neighboring Iraq. Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy was among the speakers Saturday at the demonstration in support of the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK. T... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:55:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2002428-kennedy-joins-iranian-exiles-protesting-sweden.html 2013-04-06T15:55:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980358-argentine-illustrator-wins-child-literature-prize.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Argentine illustrator and writer Marisol Misenta, better known as Isol, won the 5 million kronor ($780,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature on Tuesday for picture books that "vibrate with energy and explosive emotions," the prize jury said. Isol has written and illustrated 10 children's books, starting with her 19... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:09:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980358-argentine-illustrator-wins-child-literature-prize.html 2013-03-26T17:09:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1973766-cuban-pianist-bebo-valdes-dies-sweden-age-94.html MADRID (AP) — Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana Club and a key participant in the golden age of Cuban music, has died in Sweden at age 94. The news of his death was confirmed by Cindy Byram, the agent of Valdes' son Chucho Valdes, who is a w... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1973766-cuban-pianist-bebo-valdes-dies-sweden-age-94.html 2013-03-22T22:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969420-hm-profits-fall-amid-tough-economy-bad-weather.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB reported Thursday a 10 percent fall in its first-quarter net profit, to 2.46 billion kronar ($380 million), mainly due to unfavorable weather conditions and a tough economic climate. Net sales during the December to February period, the company's fiscal first quarter, were 28.4 billion kronar, ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:17:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969420-hm-profits-fall-amid-tough-economy-bad-weather.html 2013-03-21T12:17:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961740-china-worlds-largest-arms-exporter.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 by 162 percent in the five years 2008-2012, compared to the previous five-year period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in its report. That means China's share of all ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:32:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961740-china-worlds-largest-arms-exporter.html 2013-03-18T03:32:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944680-princess-whose-forbidden-love-gripped-sweden-dies.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 to the Bernadotte dynasty. In a touching royal romance, Welsh-born Princess Lilian and her Bertil kept their love unofficial for decades and were both in their 60s when they finally receive... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:28:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944680-princess-whose-forbidden-love-gripped-sweden-dies.html 2013-03-10T23:28:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1898754-arms-vendors-turn-to-cyber-security-sales-drop.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world's largest arms vendors are expanding in the cybersecurity sector as austerity measures weigh on sales of traditional weapons, a Swedish peace research institute said Monday. Sales by the 100 largest arms producing companies, excluding Chinese companies, fell by 5 percent to $410 billion in 2011, the Stockholm International Peace... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:39:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1898754-arms-vendors-turn-to-cyber-security-sales-drop.html 2013-02-18T08:39:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1875258-sweden-suspends-wolf-hunt-protests.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has suspended a controversial wolf cull after a legal challenge by animal rights activists. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency had allowed a "targeted" cull of 16 wolves this year in an effort to protect the wolf population from inbreeding. EPA wildlife coordinator Ruona Burman said Thursday that three animals had been kil... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1875258-sweden-suspends-wolf-hunt-protests.html 2013-02-07T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1871730-volvo-truck-sales-profits-plunge-q4.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 Wednesday. The net profit in the final three months of 2012 was 793 million kronor ($125 million), down from 4.72 billion kronor in the same period a year earlier. Sales fell to 71.8 billio... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1871730-volvo-truck-sales-profits-plunge-q4.html 2013-02-06T09:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861836-sweden-orders-retrial-convicted-serial-killer.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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. Years later, he changed his mind and said his ghastly tales of slaughter, rape and even cannibalism were all lies, spawned by loneliness, a desire for attention and heavy medication. In wha... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861836-sweden-orders-retrial-convicted-serial-killer.html 2013-02-01T17:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855694-brand-costs-dent-hms-q4-profits.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 saw a modest decline in fourth-quarter earnings that the Swedish company blamed in part on higher investments in online shopping and the launch of a new brand. Net profit in the quarter was 5... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855694-brand-costs-dent-hms-q4-profits.html 2013-01-30T09:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1826668-2-americans-1-swede-share-crafoord-science-prize.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 Sciences to honor achievements not always covered by its more famous Nobel Prizes. Peter Gregersen of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research near New York, Robert Winchester of Columbia ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1826668-2-americans-1-swede-share-crafoord-science-prize.html 2013-01-17T09:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821536-stolen-train-crashes-building-sweden.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 building, officials said. The woman was seriously injured in the early morning crash and was flown to a Stockholm hospital, police spokesman Lars Bystrom said. No one else was injured. Bystrom sa... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821536-stolen-train-crashes-building-sweden.html 2013-01-15T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1806240-matisse-painting-stolen-1987-recovered-uk.html LONDON (AP) — 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 said Tuesday. The Art Loss Register, which tracks stolen, missing and looted art, says "Le Jardin" was found when a British dealer checked the picture against the group's database before selling ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1806240-matisse-painting-stolen-1987-recovered-uk.html 2013-01-08T14:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786426-sweden-foreigner-angered-gray-santa-outfit.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 instead of red costume. No one was arrested during the incident in Vallsta, some 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of Stockholm, early Tuesday. But police said in a brief statement that the f... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786426-sweden-foreigner-angered-gray-santa-outfit.html 2012-12-25T16:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1784236-swedish-princess-to-marry-june.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's royal family says Princess Madeleine's wedding will take place on Saturday, June 8, at the Royal Palace chapel in downtown Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's youngest daughter was engaged to U.S.-British boyfriend Christopher O'Neill, a 38-year-old New York banker, in late October. The 30-year-old Madeleine is fou... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1784236-swedish-princess-to-marry-june.html 2012-12-23T11:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1778798-ericsson-to-take-12b-hit-loss-making-venture.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 venture ST-Ericsson, a semiconductor manufacturer. Ericsson, based in Stockholm, says the charge includes a write-down reflecting the "current best estimate" of the fair market value of ST-... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1778798-ericsson-to-take-12b-hit-loss-making-venture.html 2012-12-20T11:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1766438-swedish-christmas-goat-engulfed-flamesagain.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 it to the ground has become an unusual Christmas tradition for vandals. The 13-meter (43-foot) high and 3.6 ton heavy straw goat in the Swedish town of Gavle, meant to symbolize the seasonal s... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1766438-swedish-christmas-goat-engulfed-flamesagain.html 2012-12-14T15:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1747476-ap-exclusive-china-nobel-wife-speaks-detention.html BEIJING (AP) — Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her confinement under house arrest has been in the two years since her jailed activist husband, Liu Xiaobo, was named a Nobel Peace laureate. In her first interview in 26 months, Liu Xia spoke briefly... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1747476-ap-exclusive-china-nobel-wife-speaks-detention.html 2012-12-07T00:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748040-chinese-nobel-literature-winner-censorship.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 out against the country's government, defended censorship Thursday as something as necessary as airport security checks. He also suggested he won't join an appeal calling for the release of th... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748040-chinese-nobel-literature-winner-censorship.html 2012-12-06T16:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1744608-blizzard-halts-traffic-swedens-main-airport.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 laureates, as a blizzard hit central parts of the country. Klas Nilsson, a spokesman for airport operator Swedavia, said only one runway at Stockholm's Arlanda airport remained open for departi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1744608-blizzard-halts-traffic-swedens-main-airport.html 2012-12-05T12:28:00Z