Dive for missing tourist inconclusive
The search for missing tourist John Aherne is continuing on Tuesday evening after a dive conducted by police again proved inconclusive.
Day: March 25, 2008
Alliance parties split over child allowance proposal
A proposal by Centre Party leader and Minister of Energy Maud Olofsson to introduce means testing for child allowance payments (barnbidrag) doesn’t have the support of her Alliance government partners at the Moderate Party.
Telia internet dispute: ‘No end in sight’
Internet traffic between Sweden’s TeliaSonera and US-based Cogent Communications has been cut off for more than ten days and both sides point fingers at one another while customers continue to suffer.
Volvo announces Indian order for city buses
Swedish vehicle giant Volvo said on Tuesday it had received an order to deliver 240 buses to the operator in Bangalore, India's traffic-choked information-technology capital.
Men get eight years for ‘sadistic’ kidnapping
Two men from western Sweden have been sentenced to eight years each in jail after they forced a man at needlepoint to sign over ownership of a car, a motorbike and a ride-on lawnmower.
Stockholm design district: SoFo no good?
In the first of a series of regular columns, David Bartal searches high and low for Stockholm's design district. Eventually he finds it -- in Finland.
Angry mob threatens TV4 journalist
On Monday yet another journalist was attacked at the site where a man was murdered in the Bergsjön district of Gothenburg on Friday.
West coast fashion: it’s all in the jeans
The dapper denizens of Gothenburg have mounted a challenge to Stockholm's long-time dominance of the Swedish fashion world, writes Matt O'Leary.
Sweden without star Ibrahimovic for Brazil friendly
A lingering knee injury will leave Sweden without its star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the squad meets Brazil for a football friendly in London on Wednesday, the Swedish Football Association said.
Swedish bank charges on the rise
Bank charges in Sweden have increased by 4.9 percent over the last year, according to a study by consultancy firm Capgemini.
Asylum system ‘stuck in Stone Age’
The Swedish Migration Board has proposed changing the regulations for asylum seekers with Swedish families.
Double murder suspect caught on camera
A 31-year-old woman suspected of the brutal murder of two children in Arboga is believed to have been captured by security cameras at the train station in the central Swedish town on the day of the murders.