Police powerless to close paedophile forums
Despite a new law designed to tackle grooming of young people by suspected paedophiles on internet websites, police are unable to act against those hosting chat forums, contact sites and advice pages. thelocal.se |
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 |
Geely head to lead Volvo Cars
Li Shufu, the chairman of Chinese firm Geely, will also lead Volvo Cars when the acquisition of the Swedish firm is complete, the two firms said on Thursday. 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 |
Swedish model tips Obama election doom
A slow rise in Americans' disposable income means that Barack Obama's Democratic Party allies stand to lose 45 seats in the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, a model developed by a Swedish researcher has shown. thelocal.se |