Swedish soldiers reject alleged Congo ‘torture scandal’
A group of Swedish special forces soldiers have called into question the credibility of the alleged “torture scandal” involving Swedish troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003.
Day: May 7, 2008
Sweden
Stockholm club and concert guide: May 8 – 10
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Germany
German deployment during Iraq war illegal: top court
Germany's highest court ruled Wednesday that the decision to deploy German crews on NATO surveillance flights over Turkey during the Iraq war was illegal.
Germany
Signs of violence found on frozen German babies
Autopsies found signs of violence on the bodies of two of the three dead babies found in a freezer in the basement of a German home, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Germany
Shipping and tourism giant TUI hits stormy seas
A shareholders' meeting of Germany's TUI turned into a stormy affair on Wednesday as a Norwegian billionaire sought to chart a new course for the shipping and tourism giant.
Sweden
Underwear with condom pockets takes top prize
Condom pockets in men's underwear have proved a winning formula for a group of young businessmen from southern Sweden.
Germany
German Muslim girl can’t skip swim lessons: court
A Muslim girl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia cannot skip co-ed swimming lessons because of religious prohibitions against wearing formfitting clothing, a German court ruled on Wednesday.
Germany
Police investigate Gazprom executive’s Stasi past
A senior executive at a German subsidiary of the Russian energy giant Gazprom is under investigation for lying about his past as a former East German spy, a chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
Germany
Makatsch loses court case over baby photos
German movie star Heike Makatsch on Wednesday was denied compensation for unauthorized photos of her and her new baby after a Munich court ruled they were not a serious breach of privacy.
Sweden
Human cadavers used in auto crash tests
Human cadavers were used in automobile crash tests conducted in the last year by General Motors, the US-based parent company of Swedish car manufacturer Saab.
Sweden
SAS raises ticket prices
Sky-high fuel prices have caused airline operator SAS to add a fuel-surcharge to its domestic and European routes.
Sweden
Rödeby murder suspect acquitted
The Blekinge District Court has acquitted a 50-year-old man of charges of murder and attempted murder of two teenage boys in Rödeby in southern Sweden.
Sweden
English theatre festival comes to Stockholm
This weekend sees the arrival in Sweden of theatre groups from all over Europe. For the first time in its more than thirty year history, the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS) will be held in Stockholm.
Sweden
Eight charged over remote-control bank heist
The men were just moments away from carrying out one of the most brazen and largest robberies ever in Sweden.
Germany
Berlin family finds ‘holy potato’
A potato destined for the fryer has become a holy relic to some Berliners after a woman cut it open only to find an image of a cross inside.
Germany
Germany bans two neo-Nazi groups
Germany has banned two right-wing extremist groups out of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Germany
Spooks break ground on new HQ in Berlin
Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency on Wednesday broke ground on the future site of its new headquarters in Berlin in a move intended to improve coordination with the country’s political leadership.
Sweden
Gamla Stan needs a shopping mall
It's time for Stockholm to brush off the cob-webbed cobblestones of nostalgia and build a state of the art shopping mall in the historic old town, David Bartal argues.
Sweden
Sweden picks up Lundqvist for World Championships
Olympic gold medallist Henrik Lundqvist has agreed to join the Swedish national team for the remainder of the World Ice Hockey Championships.
Sweden
Eriksson set to lead Man City on Asia tour
Manchester City's Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson will be in charge for his team's tour of Asia this month, a report said on Wednesday, as speculation mounts that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be his successor.
Germany
Critics slam German MP pay raise
A proposal to raise pay for members of Germany’s parliament for the second time in a year drew bitter criticism on Wednesday.
Germany
Schalke seal Champions League berth
A goal by Germany striker Gerald Asamoah launched Schalke 04's 3-0 win over VfL Bochum on Tuesday to put the Royal Blues second in the Bundesliga and seal their Champions League berth next season.
Sweden
Flooding threatens northern Sweden
The national weather service, SMHI, has issued a warning for extremely strong currents in streams near the coast in southern Norrbotten in northern Sweden.
Germany
Group calls for warning labels on liquor
The German Child Protection Agency called on Wednesday for warning labels on liquor – like those on cigarettes – to combat rising rates of binge drinking among youth.
Sweden
Zoo’s opening festivities prove fatal for three elk
Virum Elk Park outside of Vimmerby in southern Sweden had a rather tragic premiere when it opened last Sunday.
Sweden
Sweden halts return of child asylum seekers to Greece
The Swedish Migration Board (Migationsveket) has halted the deportation of children to Greece after learning that asylum seeking children risk being locked up there for up to three weeks.