Denmark looks for new EU commissioner in a skirt
Mariann Fischer Boel, the Danish politician who has been the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development for the past five years is st...
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Unrest and arson strikes across Sweden
Swedish police forces fear an escalation of violence after a weekend which saw a spate of arson and unrest reports. At least eight vehicles were destr...
Swedish terror suspect arrested in Pakistan
Swedish newspaper The Local has revealed that one of the three Swedish suspects arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of ties with Al-Qaeda is Mehdi Gheza...
Norway denounces Congolese death sentence
Norway has denounced the sentencing to death of two Norwegian citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tax-funded Swedish adult movie causes furore
Dirty Diaries, a montage of 12 pornographic films by Swedish feminist documentary maker Mia Engberg, was released last week, sparking considerable pub...
Illegal immigrant wins Swedish lottery
In 2003, Eritrean man Tesfaldet Tesloy arrived in Sweden to start a new life with his brother, who had lived in the country for some 20 years. In 2006...
Election race in Norway too close to call
The latest TNS Gallup polls indicate that rival coalitions in the run up to this month’s election in Norway are virtually even. The incumbent Labour-l...
Denmark expels Iraqi asylum seekers
A charter flight left Copenhagen bound for Baghdad last week containing 22 Iraqi asylum seekers who refused to leave the country voluntarily after the...