Breivik insane assessment upheld
There have been calls in Norway for another psychiatric assessment of confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, after the Forensic Commission co...
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Ban on seal products extends further
The World Trade Organisation has been reassured by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus that they will impose a ban on the import and export of seal skins f...
Puppy torturer gets record sentence
A young man who “sadistically” tortured and killed a tiny puppy has received the longest sentence ever handed down for animal cruelty in Sweden.
Teenager loses file sharing appeal
A teenage boy has become what is thought to be the youngest person in Sweden to be convicted of copyright violation, after his school handed him over ...
Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark
A group of Iraqi civilians are to sue the Danish Army for damages, after new evidence suggests that they were handed over to Iraqi forces following th...
Rich families try to nab Xmas aid
Charities donating goods to poor Danish families this Christmas say they have rejected thousands of bogus applications from well-off households.
Slippery Swedes branded butter bandits
Two Swedish men have been apprehended by Norwegian police after they were caught smuggling butter across the border in the hope of profiting from the ...
USA Today spots Northern Lights in Iceland
U.S. publication, USA Today has recently run a feature on viewing the Northern Lights in Iceland as part of its online travel magazine.