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Sweden mourns death of prize-winning poet Tomas Transtromer

Sweden is mourning the death of one of its most famous literary figures, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Tomas Transtromer. Members of the Nobel academy

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Drawing the line: the high price paid by Prophet Mohammed cartoonists

A life in hiding is the price two cartoonists have paid for their satirical depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. Swede Lars Vilks and Kurt Westergaard

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Swedish restaurant shooting likely to be gang-related, say police

Swedish police say they think a shooting at a restaurant, which left two dead, was gang-related. The restaurant, in Gothenberg, is said to have been

Sweden

Gang crime in Sweden suspected trigger for bar murders

Police in Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, are not ruling out that gang crime may be behind a deadly shooting at a bar in which at least two

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Two dead in Swedish bar shooting

At least two people have been killed and another eight injured after gunmen stormed a bar in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. An eyewitness said

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Swedish Red Cross launches retro video game scheme in airports

Sport

Ibrahimovic faces new ban

Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be suspended for losing his temper following PSG’s surprise 3-2 defeat at Bordeaux on Sunday. Although the

Sweden

Man told to pay damages to ex-girlfriend after publishing sex tape

Sport

Mikaela Shiffrin wins on the slopes of Are

Mikaela Shiffrin won in her usual swashbuckling style in the slalom in Are in Sweden. It means a hat-trick of slalom globes are now within touching

Sport

Fenninger grabs World Cup overall lead

Austria’s Anna Fenninger kept her composure to clinch a World Cup giant slalom race in Are, Sweden on Friday. The reigning champion in the

United Kingdom

Wikileaks' Julian Assange accepts Swedish prosecutors request

Julian Assange's lawyer says the Wikileaks founder has accepted a request from Swedish prosecutors to be questioned in London over sexual assault charges.

Sweden

Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador from Sweden amid diplomatic row

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Stockholm after Sweden ended a decade old arms deal with Riyadh. It is the latest escalation of

Sweden

Divers discover wreckage of WW ll bomber off Swedish coast

Divers have found parts of a plane wreck thought to be that of a US B-17 bomber which crashed into the sea off southern Sweden way back in 1944

Cinema

'Snow Therapy' will test your convictions on the nuclear family

‘Snow Therapy’ is the story of a perfect little Swedish family that has come to the French resort of Les Arcs for a few days skiing. Everything is

Sweden

The magic of the Northern Lights - as seen from Sweden

It’s a sight many dream of seeing – the magical Northern Lights. Videographer Chad Blakey used a time-lapse technology to capture what many witnesses

Sweden

Abbas visits Stockholm after Swedes recognise Palestinian statehood

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Sweden for talks with the country’s new Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. It is his first visit to the

Sweden

PEGIDA holds its first rally in Sweden

PEGIDA supporters holding their first rally in Sweden were outnumbered by counter- demonstrators in the city of Malmo

Sweden

More snow in Sweden as country gets an extra deep powdering

Snow may well be expected at this time of year in Sweden, but authorities say so far in 2015 the snowfall is more intense than usual. As the snow

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La Dolce Vita star Anita Ekberg dies aged 83

The Swedish actress Anita Ekberg who made her name in the 1960 film “La Dolce Vita” has died in hospital at the age of 83. Ekberg’s wade through

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Legendary "La Dolce Vita" actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83

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