Steinmeier denies role in ‘rendition’ of German citizen
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday denied he was involved in the "rendition" of a Syrian-born German national accused of helping to plan the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Day: March 13, 2008
Germany
Germany
German schools to teach Islam
A government conference aiming to ease the integration of Germany’s Muslims on Thursday decided that public schools will offer religion classes on Islam in the next few years.
Sweden
Police raid on gang clubhouse reveals toy gun
A swarm of at least eight police cars descended on a Bandidos clubhouse near Borås in western Sweden on suspicions that members of the gang had run afoul of Swedish weapons laws.
Sweden
Stockholm night club tips: Thursday – Saturday
Five weekend club and concert tips from Kalendarium (Click links for more information)
Sweden
Jobless Swedes lying to unemployment agency
One in four unemployed Swedes lie to the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) about having applied for positions recommended to them by the agency.
Sweden
What’s on in Sweden: March 14th – 20th
Looking for something to do this week? Attend the St Patrick's Day parade in Stockholm, the World Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Canadian electro pop in Malmö.
Sweden
Suspicious bag paralyzes central Gothenburg
An area around a hotel near Nils Ericson Place in central Gothenburg was sealed off for several hours on Thursday afternoon following the discovery of an abandoned briefcase.
Sweden
Sweden in push for faster trains
The government has tasked the Swedish Rail Administration (Banverket) with analyzing the conditions for high speed rail in Sweden.
Sweden
Greenpeace fingers swipe supermarket fish
Members of Greenpeace have spent much of Thursday clearing supermarket shelves across Sweden of species of fish threatened with extinction.
Germany
VW welcomes Porsche takeover while thinking global
Germany's Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car company, vowed Thursday to become "the best auto manufacturer in the world" and welcomed a looming takeover by luxury carmaker Porsche.
Germany
What’s On In Germany: March 14 – 20
Bob Dylan paintings, "Porgy and Bess," a Flamenco festival, artistic interpretations of Darwin's ideas, and fun family activities kick off the early hours of spring in Germany.
Germany
Berlin plumber gets 7 months in jail for killing cat
A plumber who killed his ex-girlfriend's cat by hurling it from a fifth-floor balcony has been sentenced to seven months in jail, German news media reported Thursday.
Sweden
Swedish pension funds invest more in arms firms
Despite criticism, several of Sweden’s public pension funds have increased their holdings in companies connected to the manufacturing of nuclear weapons and cluster bombs.
Sweden
Bauer serves up seriously fun food
Charlotte West savours the Disneyesque design and Spanish-inspired menu of a new Stockholm restaurant.
Sweden
Sweden to get tougher on discrimination
Sweden's government has presented the Riksdag with a proposal for a new discrimination law.
Germany
Euro hits new high against dollar
Europe’s single currency the euro soared to a new high against the US dollar on Thursday, putting increasing pressure on Germany’s export-led economy.
Sweden
Swedish soldier tied to neo-Nazi groups
A soldier in the Nordic Battle Group is a well known Nazi sympathizer from western Sweden.
Germany
German high court upholds incest law
Germany's Constitutional Court has ruled that incest is still punishable by law.
Sweden
University slammed for suspending porn pic student
Staff at Gothenburg University have been heavily criticized by education officials for their decision to suspend a female psychology student who posed for pictures in a pornographic magazine.
Sweden
Stockholm cafe destroyed by driverless truck
A driverless truck caused major destruction on Wednesday when it crashed into a cafe and nightclub in central Stockholm.
Germany
German human rights envoy criticizes CIA ‘waterboarding’
The German government’s envoy for human rights issues, Günter Nooke, has criticized that US intelligence agency the CIA will still be allowed to use controversial interrogation techniques like simulated drowning.
Sweden
Dirty cameras a boon for speed merchants
Two out of every three drivers caught speeding by one of the country's 900 permanent speed cameras managed last year to escape identification.
Germany
Transit strike slams Berlin economy
Business and tourism leaders in Berlin are expressing fears that shops could close and hotels run empty as a crippling public transport strike hit day nine with no end in sight.