New Zealand apologises for Finland jibes
New Zealand’s transport minister has apologised for insulting Finland, claiming his remarks were sarcastic and just made in jest.
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India backs out of Norway child custody case
India has abandoned its fight to bring the children of an Indian couple living in Norway back home after they were taken into foster care last May.
Norwegian MP blames drug habit on job
A Norwegian MP has blamed loneliness and the stress of the job on his drug problem, after a police raid of his apartment uncovered narcotics.
Secret letter reveals Swedish-Saudi security plans
A leaked letter has revealed that the Swedish government was in talks with Saudi Arabia about providing the dictatorship with an advanced security sys...
Parliament speaker calls for an end to boozing MPs
Finland’s Speaker of Parliament has denounced MPs drinking on the job in the wake of several alcohol-related scandals.
Finns not told about Israeli settlement products
Finnish citizens are unwittingly purchasing goods imported from contested Israeli settlements because there is no set procedure on how products must b...
Danish police use force against anti-fascist demonstrators
Danish police used batons and pepper spray to break up an anti-fascist protest outside the meeting of a centrist party youth movement which had invite...
Finns Party councillor expelled after Facebook comment
A council member for the right-wing Finns Party, who wrote on Facebook that a man suspected of shooting two men from immigrant backgrounds should be g...