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Swedish party head calls for crisis chief to resign over Canaries trip
The leader of Sweden's centre-right opposition has called for the head of the country's crisis preparedness agency to resign after he took a holiday in the Canary Islands which broke national recommendations.
Swedish police chief Dan Eliasson resigns
The head of Sweden's national police, Dan Eliasson, has resigned to lead disaster preparedness agency MSB.
Örebro rapist sentenced to 12 years in prison
A 24-year-old man considered to be Sweden's worst serial rapist was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for attacking 13 women in the central Swedish town of Örebro.
Örebro rapist found guilty
The 24-year-old man charged with attacking 15 women in Sweden's to date largest serial rape case was found guilty on Tuesday at Örebro district court.
Prosecutor demands 14 years for Örebro rapes
The trial of a 24-year-old man charged with 14 sex offences in Sweden's to date largest serial rape case closed on Tuesday in Örebro district court.
Eliasson condemns Israeli raids
Swedish Foreign Minister and former UN assembly president Jan Eliasson on Sunday condemned Israeli raids on the Lebanese village of Qana that killed at least 51 civilians and appealed for an immediate cessation in hostilities.
Sweden's new foreign minister settles in
Jan Eliasson has begun work as Sweden's new Foreign Minister. Eliasson, 65, was appointed on March 27th as Ministry of Foreign Affairs head by Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson following the resignation of former Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds.