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Celebrity preacher in copper-coloured revenge

Society: 4 Apr 09
Celebrity evangelist Runar Sögaard displayed a keen sense of the Old Testament message "an eye for eye, a tooth for a tooth" when taking revenge on a Stockholm shopkeeper - he paid his debt in small change. READ »

Beltran guilty verdict upheld

Society: 10 Oct 08
Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been found guilty by the Court of Appeal of charges of rape and sexually molesting a child. READ »

Prosecutor: 'Beltran could flee Sweden'

Society: 17 Sep 08
Swedish prosecutors called on Wednesday for opera star Tito Beltran to be remanded in custody pending a decision by the appeal court on whether to uphold a guilty verdict against the singer for rape. READ »

Beltran in court to appeal rape conviction

National: 3 Sep 08
Opera singer Tito Beltran appeared in court today to appeal his February conviction for the rape a teenage nanny and defend himself against renewed suspicions that he sexually molested a child. READ »

Carola left out in the cold in Kiruna

National: 9 Mar 08
Eurovision queen Carola Häggkvist was knocked out of Sweden's Melodifestival in Kiruna. Hard rockers Nordman and Sibel (middle) took the second chance road to Globen. READ »

Bodies Without Organs win Eurovision heat

National: 24 Feb 08
Hotly-tipped Bodies Without Organs (back) won the third heat of the Melodifestivalen in Linköping on Saturday. They will be joined by outsider Frida (front) in the final in Globen. READ »

Carola in Eurovision omission shock

National: 17 Feb 08
Eurovision queen, Carola Häggkvist, missed out on a place in the final of Sweden's Melodifestivalen on Saturday. READ »

Prosecutor wants to see Beltran behind bars

National: 21 Jan 08
The prosecuting attorney believes the opera star ought to serve at least two years in prison for rape. READ »

Carola: Nanny 'was upset after alleged rape'

National: 16 Jan 08
Eurovision winner Carola leaves court after testifying that a nanny who says she was raped by Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran was 'very upset' after the alleged attack. READ »

Trial begins of opera star Beltran

National: 11 Jan 08
The trial has begun in Ystad of opera star Tito Beltran, who is accused of raping an 18-year-old nanny. READ »

Stars gather for celebrity rape trial

Society: 10 Jan 08
Singer Carola Häggkvist is among the witnesses scheduled to testify at the trial of opera star Tito Beltran. READ »

Opera star rape suspect slams Sweden

Society: 7 Jan 08
Opera star Tito Beltran has described Sweden as "worse than Chile during the dictatorship". READ »

Opera star Beltran denies rape charges

Society: 5 Jan 08
Swedish tenor Tito Beltran has spoken out for the first time in response to accusations that he raped an 18-year-old nanny. READ »

Security Service reports TV crew for Reinfeldt attack

National: 23 May 07
The Swedish Security Service was not amused when a TV crew squirted water at Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. An employee of Strix Television has now been reported to the police. READ »

Carola and Henke on King's Medal list

National: 28 Jan 07
Singer Carola and footballer Henrik Larsson are among 32 politicians, industrialists, sports stars, artists, entertainers and officials named as this year's recipients of the King's Medal. READ »

Carola: I drove at 160

National: 29 Jul 06
Carola, veteran chanteuse and Sweden's representative in last year's Eurovision, claims she was stopped by police for driving 160 km per hour. But police say they didn't stop anyone. READ »

Carola builds up for Eurovision semis

Smörgåsbord: 18 May 06
Forget the Champions League, the really important European competition starts tonight. And despite a broken heel and Greek taunts, Carola says she's focused on winning for Sweden. READ »


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