Teen killer promised bloodbath on internet
The teenage gunman who murdered 15 people in southwestern Germany announced his intention to create a bloodbath just hours beforehand in an internet chatroom, a state official said on Thursday.
Day: March 12, 2009
Germany
Sweden
Reinfeldt calls SEB pay raises ‘indulgent’
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has joined Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin in lashing out against the SEB banking group over a decision to hike executive pay.
Germany
German media roundup: Could Winnenden have been prevented?
Could the Winnenden massacre have been prevented? With the nation still in shock, German newspapers in The Local’s media roundup engage in some soul-searching following the bloody school rampage in Baden-Württemberg.
Sweden
What’s on in Sweden: March 13 – 19
What's on in Sweden: St.Patrick's Day parade and Tabaimo in Stockholm; James Hill in Gothenburg; Flamenco Fusion and lonely hearts club in Malmö.
Sweden
School shooting threat was ‘a joke’
The threat of a massacre at a school in southern Sweden was only a joke, according to the boy who confessed to posting it on the internet.
Sweden
Club and concert tips: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö
Shake off that Seasonal Affective Disorder with a night out in the bright lights of Sweden's best nightclubs.
Germany
Psychologist sees Germany at greater risk for school shootings
Is Germany at greater risk for school massacres such as Winnenden? Psychologist Jens Hoffmann from Darmstadt University discusses how the latest tragedy has revived memories of Erfurt and Columbine.
Germany
Kretschmer shot at other teenagers with air pistols before
The dead gunman from Winnenden, Tim Kretschmer, had shot other teenagers before with his collection of air guns, alienating those who tried to befriend him, according to German media reports.
Germany
Economist guru Krugman says Germany failing in financial crisis
Nobel laureate for economics Paul Krugman has slammed the German government for what he says is a far too conservative response to the world economic crisis.
Germany
VW races to overtake GM and Toyota
Carmaker Volkswagen is hoping record profits will help it overtake loss-stricken US giant General Motors and Japan's Toyota within nine years, its management revealed on Thursday.
Sweden
Swedish hairdresser bitten by disgruntled client
A hairdresser in Jönköping in central Sweden was admitted to hospital with bite wounds on Wednesday after incurring the wrath of a client, according to the Aftonbladet newspaper.
Sweden
Criminal gangs show no signs of leaving Sweden
More than a year after a bomb ripped through the home of a prosecutor, Sweden carries on its struggle to curb the spread of criminal gangs, AFP’s Nina Larson reports.
Sweden
Daniel Westling takes Victoria Day bow
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her name-day at the royal palace in Stockholm on Thursday. Her husband to be, Daniel Westling, was in attendance for the first time.
Sweden
Volvo Cars freezes salaries to avoid redundancies
Swedish car maker Volvo Cars announced on Thursday a freeze on salaries of all employees and slash executive pay in an attempt to avoid further redundancies.
Sweden
Gambling baron sentenced to 14 years
Rade Kotur, the infamous Swedish gangster known as in the Swedish press as “Spelkungen” (The Gambling King), was sentenced to 14-years-in prison by the Gothenburg District Court on Thursday.
Germany
What’s on in Germany: March 12 – 18
This Week's Highlights: Classic cars roll into Stuttgart, a St. Patrick's Day parade marches through Munich, and Annett Louisan graces the stage in Hamburg.
Sweden
Birthplace matters in Swedish job market
Foreign-born graduates of Swedish universities have less chance of finding a job that equates to their qualifications than their Sweden-born counterparts. Those that do find work are often over qualified and have to work harder to find it.
Germany
Archaeology office lets 7,000-year-old boats rot away
A pair of stone-age boats, thought to be the oldest in Europe, have been allowed to rot in a partially collapsed shed while the northern German regional archaeology authorities stood by broke and helpless, it emerged this week.
Germany
US soldier killed by train in Bavaria
A US Army soldier died after being hit by a train near Weiden in the German state of Bavaria, military officials announced on Thursday.
Germany
GM says Opel buyer would get patents
General Motors has assured the patents of its Opel and Vauxhall units would be part of any deal should they be sold.
Germany
Authorities seek school massacre motive
Authorities said they had found the first indications for the motive behind one of the worst school massacres in Germany’s history on Thursday, a day after a teen gunman murdered 15 people in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Sweden
Saab announces Trollhättan layoffs
Saab Automobile has given notice to 750 employees that their jobs at the company’s Trollhättan facilities in central Sweden may be cut.
Sweden
Teen held over school shooting threat
Swedish police have taken a 17-year-old boy in for questioning after he posted an internet threat to carry out a school shooting in Lund in the south of the country.
Sweden
Police instructor suspended for sexually-charged role play
An instructor at a police academy in Stockholm has been suspended after having used degrading sexual innuendos in the training of female police cadets.
Germany
Künast wants Greens to commit to ‘traffic-light’ coalition
Renate Künast, the Greens' lead candidate for this September's general election, wants her party to commit to a so-called ‘traffic-light’ coalition with the Social and Free Democrats.
Germany
Berlin spends €200,000 on campaign against grumpiness
The Berlin city government has appointed 4,000 civil servants, police officers and train drivers as "good mood ambassadors" in an €200,000 effort to rid perceptions that the German capital is a gruff and ill-tempered place.
Sweden
Employers shun foreign-born grads
Job market conditions for foreign-born university graduates in Sweden are worse than for those born in the country, a new report shows.
Sweden
Zlatan scoreless as Inter falls from Champions League
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Inter Milan, the current champions and leaders of Italy’s top football league, crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night with a 2-0 loss to Manchester United.