Chinese tourists injured in Sweden bus crash
A bus carrying 44 Chinese tourists, their travel guide and a driver, crashed and flipped on its side in central Sweden on Friday, injuring at least 17 people, police said.
Day: June 11, 2011
Sweden
Germany
Schumacher hints at prolonging F1 return
Former world champion Michael Schumacher has hinted he may be willing to prolong his return to Formula One.
Germany
Employees unsettled by Opel sell-off rumours
The chief representative of employees at German carmaker Opel has called on parent company General Motors to put an end to rumours that it is considering selling off its European unit.
Germany
Farm behind E. coli not likely to face prosecution
German officials say that the likely source of the deadly E. coli epidemic, a vegetable sprout farm in Lower Saxony, will probably not face criminal prosecution.
Germany
Small explosion hits IKEA store in Dresden
Following a small explosion in an IKEA store in Dresden on Friday evening, the German headquarters of the Swedish home furnishings chain is calling on all branches in the country to be extremely vigilant.
Sweden
Swedish town hottest in Europe
Markusvinsa in northern Sweden was the hottest place in Europe on Friday as many parts of the country continued to bask in sweltering heat.
Sweden
New acquittal for convicted serial killer
A Swedish man, long considered to be the most dangerous serial killer in Scandinavia, was acquitted on Friday of the 1988 murder of a nine-year-old Norwegian girl.
Germany
Embassy staff suspected of taking bribes
Following the arrest of a German diplomat last month, prosecutors are now investigating other allegations that employees at numerous German embassies sold visas for bribes.
Sweden
Swedes in mad dash to walk down the aisle
This weekend marks the busiest two days in the calendar for wedding officials as couples up and down the country tie the knot.
Germany
Greens open to coalition with Merkel’s CDU
Green Party boss Cem Özdemir has said that he could envisage a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) after the next federal elections in 2013.
Sweden
Swedish cop killer fails in bid to reduce sentence
Tony Olsson, one of Sweden’s most high profile criminals has failed in his bid to have a time limit placed on his life sentence.
Sweden
Unusually busy night for Sweden’s police force
The start of the holiday season for much of the country was marked with an unusually high amount of criminal activity according to the police.
Germany
Berlin to advise against Palestinian state bid
A high-level German diplomatic mission to the Middle East will try to convince Palestinians next week to drop plans to gain UN recognition for an independent state.