Baby Plays Metallica

Seeded on Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:16 PM EDT (YouTube)

children, humour

US tourist detained in Sweden as asylum seeker

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:49 PM EDT ()

An American woman who came to Sweden on vacation has ended up in a detention centre, classed as an asylum seeker against her will.

us, sweden, europe, world-news, asylum

Iron Age Mickey Mouse in Sweden

Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:08 PM EDT

During excavations at Uppåkra in southern Sweden archaeologists have uncovered signs of a Viking precursor to Mickey Mouse.

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sweden, world-news, archaeology, mickey-mouse, iron-age

'Stockholm Syndrome' robber turned away by police

Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 9:32 AM EDT (www.thelocal.se)

Swede Jan-Erik Olsson is most famous for his involvment in a sensational 1973 bank robbery at the Norrmalmstorg square in central Stockholm.

sweden, europe, world-news, stockholm-syndrome

Important gene controlling tree growth and development found

Seeded on Thu May 4, 2006 5:51 PM EDT (Umeå University, Sweden)

Scientists at the Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) report about a breakthrough in our understanding of how the growth and development of forest trees is controlled.

sweden, forest, science, gene-technology

Björn Borg in million dollar tax fault

Seeded on Thu May 4, 2006 7:59 AM EDT (thelocal.se)

The Swedish tax office is looking for 14 million kronor (1.8 million dollars) in unpaid taxes from former tennis star Björn Borg and his parents, a Swedish newspaper reported on Thursday.

sports, tennis