Dead Swede returns to Afghanistan base
A memorial service for Kenneth Wallin, the Swedish soldier who died near Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday, is to held by Swedish forces on Sunday after the return of his body to Camp Northern Light.
Day: October 17, 2010
Sweden
Germany
Merkel joins Seehofer to bury multiculturalism
Chancellor Angela Merkel positioned herself closely to controversial Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer at the weekend, saying the concept of multiculturalism had failed utterly.
Sweden
Wilders deems Swedish citizenship ‘undesirable’
The Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party (PVV) supports the new conservative minority government, has demanded that a new minister revoke her Swedish citizenship, reported the Dutch De Telegraaf daily.
Germany
First northern snow hails cooler weather nationwide
The first northern snow of the season fell in the Harz mountains on Saturday, yet the temperatures of about one degree above freezing ensured nothing much remained by lunchtime.
Germany
Munich firm patents ‘night milk’ to help the sleepless
A Munich firm has patented "night milk" taken from cows during the night, which it claims has high levels of "sleep hormone" melatonin and can improve the sleep of people who drink it.
Germany
Ikea takes German planning rules to EU
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is calling upon European authorities to stop German local governments limiting where it can build its superstores.
Germany
Citizens alienated by politics taking to streets for single issues
Germans are increasingly taking to the streets in order make their point on political matters which might otherwise be considered best debated in places such as parliament or local government.
Sweden
Woman reports rape in Örebro
A 34-year-old woman was raped in Örebro in central Sweden on Friday night, the latest in an extended string of attacks in the city.
Sweden
Eriksson Leicester debut ends in stalemate
Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game in charge of struggling Championship side Leicester ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw against Hull on Saturday.
Germany
Banned Audrey Hepburn stamps sold for €430,000
A strip of banned stamps bearing a picture of Audrey Hepburn in the film "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" were sold for €430,000 in Berlin on Saturday.