Sweden

on the Offbeat: Dwarf comedy stunt shocks Swedish airport staff

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish airport staff were not amused when a team from a TV comedy show tried to check in a suitcase with a dwarf inside.

Woman charged for killing toddlers

Despite a lack of DNA evidence, a prosecutor has said she was confident in gaining a conviction against a German woman who was extradited to Sweden on suspicion of beating two young children to death with a ...

What's on in Sweden: July 25 - 31

What's on in Sweden: July 25th - 31st. Europride comes to Stockholm, Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and Chico Trujillo in Malmo.

Bj?rn Olsson, Executive Vice President of Ericsson, to pursue opportunities outside Ericsson

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, July 23 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Bj?rn Olsson, Executive Vice President of Ericsson and deputy head of Business Unit Network, has decided to pursue opportunities outside Ericsson and will leave the ...

Drunken Swedish moose is shot after biting three-year-old

Too many fermented apples was believed to have been the reason a young moose bit a three-year-old girl who was playing outside her home in Kungalv, western Sweden, reports said Wednesday.

Collision between tug, tanker closes Mississippi River at New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS : The Coast Guard closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided, breaking the barge in half.

German woman charged in Sweden with murdering toddlers in jealousy-spurred hammer attack

A German woman has been charged in Sweden with murder and attempted murder in a hammer attack that left two toddlers dead and their mother with serious injuries.

Depression linked with first stroke in elderly

NEW YORK - The results of a study in the current issue of the journal Stroke suggest that there is an association between depression and an increased risk of having a first stroke in elderly patients."It has ...

Powell beats Bolt in 100meter showdown

Powell beats Bolt in 100-meter showdown Eds: APNewsNow. STOCKHOLM, Sweden Asafa Powell has beaten world-record holder Usain Bolt by one-hundredth of a second after leading from start to finish in the 100 meters ...

Sweden's foreign minister says Karadzic arrest is 'extremely' welcome news

STOCKHOLM, Sweden : Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says the arrest of Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic is "extremely welcome news." The former EU and U.N. envoy to the Balkans says the arrest ...

Obamamania in full flight ahead of tour of Europe

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama laughs as he talks to the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, unseen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008.

Public Concerns Increasing Over Nanotechnology

Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 19 Jul 2008 Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more ...

Sweden: 4 killed, 1 injured in car crash

STOCKHOLM, Sweden : Police say a van collided head-on with a car on a road in western Sweden, killing all four people inside the smaller vehicle.

Orchestras transform video game sounds into classic songs

Submitted photo The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform "Play! A Video Game Symphony" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.

Amusement park ride in Sweden collapses, injuring nearly 20

One of the reasons I have a fear of amusement parks is because of a story like this.

'Ass man' concludes his visit to Sweden

A French traveler who has been walking across Sweden with his two donkeys for the last two weeks arrived in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Arch Enemy Pulls Out Of Sweden's Rockweekend Festival

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, it is not possible for ARCH ENEMY to play their scheduled performance at Rockweekend '08 in Bollnas, Sweden this ...

Two Warhols and Three Lichtensteins Stolen from The Arbergs Museum in Sweden

Andy Warhol, Mickey Mouse. One of the works stolen from the Abergs Museum. Image provided by the Abergs Museum.

Swedish man charged with rape and murder of 10-year-old girl

STOCKHOLM, Sweden : Swedish prosecutors have filed rape and murder charges against a truck driver who allegedly confessed to killing a girl this year and a woman in 2000.

Swedens welfare programmes hinder Iraqi integration

By emphasizing welfare programmes over work and entrepreneurship, Sweden makes it harder for Iraqi immigrants to achieve success in their new country, argues Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think tank.