The View from Here, No. 7
The seventh in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘Jail’, in which Chay describes the tribulations of teaching Halldor Laxness t...
Somali pirate admits Danish ship hijacking
A Somali pirate has admitted hijacking a Danish ship in the Gulf of Aden, in what could be a major breakthrough in attempts to bring such cases to jus...
Swedish model Nordegren divorces cheating Tiger Woods
Swedish model Elin Nordegren has divorced Tiger Woods, claiming their marriage was “irretrievably broken” following a string of scandals about the gol...
Swede arrested in cocaine car smuggling plot
A Swedish man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of being part of a major cocaine smuggling ring. The 47-year-old, who has not been named, is ac...
The View from Here, No. 5
The fifth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘New Orleans’, in which Chay revisits the city of his birth; still bearing the a...
Swedish opposition calls for removal of US bases
A Red-Green coalition government would demand the withdrawal of all US military bases outside of America, according to the latest party statement. The...
Stranded Stoltenberg runs Norway from iPad
Jens Stoltenberg, Norway’s Prime Minister, was forced to run the country by iPad this week after finding himself stranded in the midst of volcan...
Statoil announces new US deal
Norwegian-based Statoil has announced a new agreement with US energy giant Chesapeake that will see the addition of 59,000 acres to the existing 600,0...