Swedes recruited by Somali terror group
An al-Qaeda linked extremist group in Somalia has recruited more than twenty young people from Sweden to fight in the war-torn African country, the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) fears. thelocal.se |
80-year-old woman prompts highway panic
Startled motorists called the police in droves on Sunday morning to report a car driving against the traffic on the E4 motorway near Arlanda airport. thelocal.se |
Hägglund takes election fight to the jungle
The Christian Democrats on Tuesday launched an election poster campaign featuring party leader Göran Hägglund facing up to a series of wild animals and arguing that Sweden needs more humanity and less "jungle law". thelocal.se |
SAS to host first mile-high gay wedding
Scandinavian airline SAS has begun the search for a suitable couple to walk down the aisle after announcing plans to play host to the first-ever airborne gay wedding in December. thelocal.se |
'Tattoo' filming on hold as star injured: report
Rooney Mara, the actress cast to play the role of Lisbeth Salander in the US remake of Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has been injured in Stockholm, forcing a delay in filming. thelocal.se |