Serial thief dragged from law loophole
A man convicted of at least 750 burglaries in Norway has finally been jailed, after a new evaluation of his mental health concluded that he could be h...
Fur shop arson conviction overturned
Finland’s Supreme Court has overturned a decision to jail a mentally ill man who claimed he burnt down a fur shop during a meeting with his doctor.
Xmas spruce Scrooge saving suggestion scrapped
Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik a...
‘Half-hearted’ CIA flights inquiry takes off
An inquiry into so-called ‘CIA rendition flights’ in Greenlandic airspace will go ahead, but will not be the formal investigation that the country hop...
Ethiopia drops Swedish journalist terror charges
Terrorism charges against two Swedish journalists have been dropped by an Ethiopian court due to a lack of evidence.
Assange loses extradition appeal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against an extradition order to face rape and sexual assault charges in Sweden, prompting his law...
Study: indicators of alcoholism present at birth
It is possible to identify young boys who will become alcoholics in later life, according to a Danish study.
Man given licence to kill…squirrel driving him nuts
A cheeky Swedish squirrel may have cracked its last nut, after a man from the neighbourhood it has been ‘terrorising’ was given permission to kill it....