Sweden drops rape charges against Wikileaks boss
Prosecutors in Sweden have defended their decision to issue and then withdraw an arrest warrant on rape charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assan...
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Bright sparks hoarding light bulbs in Finland
Thrifty Finns are stocking up on cheap filament light bulbs before the EU brings in a blanket ban in 2012. Despite sales remaining buoyant in Finland,...
The View from Here, No. 6
The sixth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘California’, in which Chay revisits the state he used to call home and introduc...
War declared on Pigeons at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is stepping up its efforts to make the area a no fly zone for pigeons, after a bird hit a jet and caused an emergency landing last ...
Swedish schoolgirls stressed about tests
Schoolgirls in Sweden are tearing their hair out over homework and exams more than boys, according to a new report. Statistics Sweden (Statistiska cen...
Norwegian funny man aims to be last stand-up standing
A Norwegian comedian is attempting to break a world record by performing a solo stand-up show for more than 38 hours and six minutes. Hans Morten Hans...
Singer takes tax dispute to Supreme Court
A Danish pop star has taken her quest to get a full tax deduction for clothes and make-up purchased for on-stage performances to the Supreme Court. Li...
Naked German women get lost in Swedish woods
A helicopter search party and sniffer dogs were called off in southern Sweden last week, after three naturist German ramblers found their way out of t...