News DeskSeptember 10, 2012 08:13

In December 2011, a court sentenced the Swedish journalists to 11 years each of "rigorous imprisonment" for supporting terrorism and illegally entering Ethiopia.

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Cambodia at Sweden's request

Faine GreenwoodSeptember 3, 2012 10:56

One of the cofounders of infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia under an international warrant.

Julian Assange 'declines' request to surrender to police

Luke BrowneJune 29, 2012 11:58

Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy last week after a UK court upheld Sweden’s right to request his extradition to face allegations of rape and indecency there.

Julian Assange: Extradition notice served to WikiLeaks founder

Jill LangloisJune 28, 2012 11:25

Scotland Yard served a "surrender notice" to the Australian, which requires him to go to a police station.

Julian Assange asylum request considered in Ecuador

Jill LangloisJune 24, 2012 11:13

"We cannot accept a political persecution for the ideas Mr. Assange expressed," Correa told CNN Thursday.

Jill LangloisJune 23, 2012 14:16

Swedish professor charged for eating wife's lip

A 52-year-old professor in Stockholm, Sweden, who allegedly sliced off his wife's lower lip and ate it, has been charged with aggravated assault.

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A Swedish flag in Gothenburg, southwest Sweden, on May 21, 2011. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

"He did it so that she would never be able to kiss again and said 'I'll get four years, but you're getting a life sentence,'" prosecutor Jakob Holmberg said.

Explosives found at Ringhals nuclear plant in Sweden

Luke BrowneJune 21, 2012 06:36

The four reactors at Ringhals, which lies on Sweden’s south-west coast near the city of Gothenburg, produce almost a fifth of the country’s electricity.

Eritrean national admits aiding Somalia's Al Shabaab

Luke BrowneJune 14, 2012 12:27

Mohammed Ibrahim, a 38-year-old Eritrean national and permanent resident of Sweden, was arrested in Nigeria in November 2009 and transferred to US custody four months later to face terrorism charges.

News DeskMay 31, 2012 06:57

Swedish professor 'cuts off wife's lips and eats them'

The man cut off his much younger wife's lips with a knife and ate them because he believed she was having an affair.

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A Swedish flag in Gothenburg, southwest Sweden, on May 21, 2011. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

The man cut off his much younger wife's lips with a knife and ate them because he believed she was having an affair.

Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma awarded Sweden's Polar Music Prize

Talia RalphMay 8, 2012 18:28

The award is presented annually to both a pop act and classical performer, and will bestow its two recipients with 1 million kronor (or roughly $146,000) at a ceremony in Stockholm August 28.