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Riots in Stockholm spread to more suburbs

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:13:04 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Groups of youth have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural center as the riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish capital.

2nd day of riots in Stockholm suburb shakes Sweden

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:54 -0400

HUSBY, Sweden - Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife.

Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:29 -0400

STOCKHOLM - A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges.

Sweden wins world hockey title

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:21 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title.

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:26:13 -0400

MALMO, Sweden - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be Eurovision

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:49:08 -0400

MALMO, Sweden - Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

Wis. camp gets cleaning after kids get sick

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:25:06 -0400

STOCKHOLM, Wisconsin - A YMCA camp in western Wisconsin has been cleaned after more than 50 children from a Minnesota school district were sickened with norovirus.

Germany and France to host 2017 ice hockey worlds

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:30:04 -0400

STOCKHOLM - The International Ice Hockey Federation says it has chosen Germany and France to co-host the 2017 world championship.

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:20:25 -0400

STOCKHOLM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war.

Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:28:30 -0400

WASHINGTON - A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics.

Swedish royal couple visits Delaware

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:21:06 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Members of Sweden's royal family joined Gov. Jack Markell and other Delaware officials Saturday to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the founding of a Scandinavian colony in the U.S.

Swedish royals see Philly, mark colonists' arrival

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:51:11 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Members of Sweden's royal family visited Philadelphia on Friday as part of a four-day trip marking the 375th anniversary of the founding of a Scandinavian colony in the U.S.

NHL confident players will go to Sochi Olympics

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:26:07 -0400

STOCKHOLM - NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league is "proceeding under the assumption" its players will take part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Sedins to play for Sweden at worlds

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:48:48 -0400

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Vancouver Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin and defenseman Alex Edler will play for Sweden at the world hockey championships.

King and Queen of Sweden to visit NY

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:14:08 -0400

NEW YORK - The king and queen of Sweden are headed to Harlem.

N'Dour, Saariaho share Sweden's Polar Music Prize

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:02:14 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have been awarded the international 2013 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious award for musicians.

Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:08:10 -0400

STOCKHOLM - You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more.

Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:35:35 -0400

STOCKHOLM - ABBA wants to be remembered for more than just catchy hits.

Danes, Finns upgrade Palestinian diplomatic status

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:20:44 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Finland and Denmark have become the latest European countries to upgrade the status of Palestinian diplomatic missions.

Croatian goalkeeper found dead in Sweden

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:56:47 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Swedish football club AIK says its first-choice goalkeeper, Ivan Turina, has died.

Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:44:16 -0400

CHICAGO - A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.

Swedish team impressed by its only away supporter

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:02:05 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Standing strong alone has paid off for the one supporter cheering on Swedish football team Brommapojkarna in an away match against Mjallby.

Sweden reaffirms its commitment to Afghanistan

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:43:23 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Sweden's foreign minister says his country will maintain its long-standing support for Afghanistan by keeping about 200 soldiers in the country after most foreign troops turn over combat responsibilities to Afghan forces next year.

Ericsson Q1 profits dive on restructuring costs

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:06:44 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Wireless equipment maker Ericsson said Wednesday that a 2 percent gain in sales in the first quarter was not enough to prevent an 86 percent slump in net profit as it booked costs connected with downsizing its Swedish operations.