| Red Cross chief appeals fraud conviction Johan af Donner, the former communications chief of the Swedish Red Cross sentenced to five years in prison for swindling the organization out of millions of kronor, has appealed the district court sentence. thelocal.se |
Driver hits elk and runs off with slice of thigh A car driver involved in a collision with an elk on the E22 motorway in Blekinge in southern Sweden, claimed a slice of meat from the animal's thigh before fleeing the scene in a hit and run incident that has left a local hunter seething. thelocal.se |
Poll: Alliance on track for absolute majority The Alliance coalition are heading for an absolute majority of the votes in the upcoming general election, according to the latest opinion poll, while the Social Democrats plumbed record lows. thelocal.se |
'Millennium' star set to rival Tom Cruise in MI:4 Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports. thelocal.se |
Malmö shooter targeting immigrants: police Police in Malmö now believe that a more than a dozen unexplained shootings which have taken place in the city this year may be connected. All the victims are believed to have immigrant backgrounds. thelocal.se |