Swedish court overturns acquittal in transgender rape case
A court of appeals in Sweden has overturned the acquittal of a man charged with raping a transgender woman. The ruling comes more than a year after th...
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Elderly Swedish woman mistakenly reported dead
An elderly woman was reported dead in the southern Swedish city of Borås last week, despite the fact that she was still living in a retirement home.
Malmö Danes returning to Copenhagen
After years of commuting to the Danish capital from the Swedish city of Malmö, many Danes are moving back to their native land on the other side of th...
North Korean economists quietly visit Sweden
North Korean trade delegates have recently visited Sweden to study the Nordic country’s economy and government.
Abba to open museum in Stockholm
Swedish pop-sensations Abba are to open a long-awaited museum inStockholm. As of April 2013, fans can visit the facility on Djurgården Island in the c...
Ecuador embassy on Assange ordeal: We’re prepared for any situation
Officials from the Ecuadorian embassy in London have said the diplomatic mission is “prepared to withstand any situation” while providing Julian Assan...
Drunk Norwegian falls asleep in car, wakes up in Sweden
A Norwegian man who took a nap in his car after a night of heavy drinking woke up in Sweden last week after his vehicle was stolen. The 50-year-old Os...
IKEA apologises for omission of women from Saudi catalogue
Swedish retailer IKEA has issued a formal apology after all of the women pictured in a recent catalogue were edited out for the Saudi Arabia version. ...