Former Finland PM Vanhanen will not face charges
Finland’s former prime minister and Centre Party leader will not face criminal charges for his part in approving funding for an organisation that dona...
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130 confess to Prime Minster shooting
As the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme nears, Police have revealed that 130 people have falsely confessed t...
Assange mother: extradition “gang rape”
The mother of Julian Assange has condemned the decision to extradite her son to Sweden as “political and legal gang rape”.
Minister calls for free sterilisation for addicts
Denmark’s health minister has called for free sterilisation for female alcoholics and drug addicts to help prevent birth defects in children.
Soldier’s death prompts Afghanistan doubts
Politicians and military officials voiced their concerns about Finland’s role in Afghanistan this week as the body of a soldier killed in a car bomb a...
Opposition parties call for skinny model ban
Opposition parties in Denmark have called for regulations preventing underage and underweight models treading the catwalk in the wake of Copenhagen Fa...
MP time out after drunken TV smash
A far-right Swedish MP is taking a break from politics after turning up drunk at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and smashing her television. William Pe...
Mohammed axe-man gets nine years and deportation
A Somali man who broke into the home of a Dane who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed has been sentenced to nine years in jail and deportation.