Sweden - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community

Woman charged with bludgeoning toddlers to death

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:56:55 +0000

A German woman was charged Wednesday with bludgeoning two toddlers to death with a hammer and seriously injuring their mother in a rampage in Sweden spurred by jealousy over an...

Woman charged in Sweden with murdering toddlers

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:28:40 +0000

A German woman has been charged in Sweden with murder and attempted murder in a hammer attack that left two toddlers dead and their mother with serious injuries.

Johnson wins PGA event in Milwaukee

AP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:07:35 +0000

Richard S. Johnson of Sweden has won the U. S. Bank Championship by a stroke for his first PGA Tour victory.

Sony Ericsson profit tumbles, plans to cut 2K jobs

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:41:56 +0000

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a 97 percent drop in second-quarter earnings and said it would slash 2,000 jobs worldwide in a move to cut costs.

Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:51:16 +0000

Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

Sony Ericsson: steep drop in 2Q profit

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:38:01 +0000

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is reporting a steep 97 percent drop in second-quarter earnings as tougher market conditions hurt its sales.

Electrolux: 2Q profit sinks 82 percent

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:55:49 +0000

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB reported an 82 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Thursday and cut its full-year forecast, citing “very weak” markets in North America and...

18 injured in Sweden theme park accident

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:25:56 +0000

A theme park ride collapsed Tuesday in a city in western Sweden, injuring at least 18 people, officials said.

40 injured as Swedish theme park ride collapses

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:46:29 +0000

Officials say a theme-park ride has collapsed in a city in western Sweden, injuring 40 people.

Sweden pays $500,000 to exonerated terror suspect

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:22:55 +0000

Sweden will pay 3 million kronor ($502,000) in compensation to an exonerated Egyptian terrorism suspect who was handed over to CIA agents and deported in 2001, the government said...