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Kurds Help Rescue Swedish Teen from ISIS-Controlled Territory in Iraq

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 23, 2016 04:08 PM EST

Kurdish fighters have rescued a Swedish teenager in Iraq, officials said.

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange 'Arbitrarily Detained'

By Jenn Loro - Feb 06, 2016 05:45 PM EST

A ruling by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNGWAD) declared WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s three-and-a-half years of self-confinement at the Ecuadorian embassy as “arbitrary detention” and made Sweden and the UK responsible for it.

U.N. Panel says WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange should be Freed

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 05, 2016 12:47 PM EST

Julian Assange should be freed and compensated for all of the time lost while being "arbitrarily detained," a United Nations human rights panel said.

European Migrant Crisis Update: Sweden May Deport 800,000; Finland Plans To Change Migration Rules

By Jenn Loro - Jan 31, 2016 03:10 PM EST

Sweden and Finland, two Nordic states with high per capita number of asylum seekers, take drastic steps of expelling tens of thousands of refugees amid a mounting migrant crisis in Europe.

Sweden to Reject and Deport 80,000 Asylum Seekers

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 28, 2016 03:02 PM EST

Sweden is prepared to reject anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000 of the applications it has received from migrants who are seeking asylum.

Sweden, Denmark Tighten Boarder Control Checks to slow down the Arrival of Refugees

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 04, 2016 04:15 PM EST

Sweden and Denmark have tightened their boarder control checks in an attempt to slow down the arrival of refugees.

Madonna Airs Sympathy For Paris Attacks In Stockholm Concert

By Jenn Loro - Nov 16, 2015 04:20 PM EST

Madonna feels sad over the recent Paris attacks and talks about the issue in her recent Stockholm concert.

Swedish jet sale corruption charged

By David Allen - Oct 20, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

A non-government organization (NGO) in Sweden has alleged that there was corruption in the sales of the country's Saab-made Gripen fighter jets to Thailand.

Lenny Kravitz's Penis Accidentally Debuts During Concert Performance in Sweden

By Maria Slither - Aug 05, 2015 09:50 AM EDT

Sad thing for Lenny Kravitz in his Stockholm concert.

Dave Grohl Leg Injury Updates: Musician Keeps His Enthusiasm ; Accident Is A 'Blessing In Disguise'

By Maria Slither - Jul 12, 2015 03:38 PM EDT

Dave Grohl says his leg injury is a blessing in disguise.

Swedish Mummy's Secret Exposed: 350-Year-Old Bishop Buried With Baby Hidden in Coffin

By Dustin M Braden - Jun 21, 2015 05:47 PM EDT

Swedish Bishop Peder Winstrup died some 350 years ago and his body was mummified to preserve it, which worked so well that it is said to be among the best preserved bodies of his century, The Guardian reported.

Sweden Opens Trauma Center for Male Rape Victims

By Dustin M Braden - Jun 19, 2015 08:00 PM EDT

A Swedish hospital will soon open a center to help male rape victims in an emergency care setting. The medical center will be the first example of its kind in Sweden and will give service in the capital city of Stockholm starting from October 2015, RT News reported.

Swedes Use Gay Sailor to Scare Off Russian Submarines

By Dustin M Braden - May 12, 2015 06:44 PM EDT

As Russia continues to probe the sea and air defenses of various European states, a Swedish group has come up with a novel way to try and keep Russian forces out of Sweden's territorial waters.

Fishing Vessel Nets Russian Submarine

By Dustin M Braden - May 11, 2015 11:49 AM EDT

A Northern Irish fishing boat caught one of the biggest hauls in its career, but rather than tons of fish, it may have been tons of steel in the form of a Russian submarine.

Sweden certain that a submarine was operating in its waters

By Dustin M Braden - Nov 14, 2014 07:04 PM EST

The government of Sweden has offered proof of what it claims was a submarine patrolling the waters off its coast.

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