Man in Sweden given bicycle for ridiculously short commute (Vancouver Sun)

5 July 2008, 1:34 am

STOCKHOLM -- A man deemed to have the shortest and "most ridiculous commute" in Malmoe has won a bicycle as part of a campaign to reduce car traffic in the southern Swedish city, an organizer said Friday. "A man called Lasse Jonsson won the contest after his girlfriend Anna Holm signed him up. He dr... read more

Sweden steps up hunt for war criminals (People's Daily)

4 July 2008, 5:12 pm

Sweden has set up a special police unit to intensify the hunt for war criminals living in the country, local media reported Friday. The War Crimes Commission newly formed by the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) has ...... read more

Usain Bolt to meet Asafa Powell in 100-metre meet in Stockholm (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

4 July 2008, 9:18 am

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - World-record holder Usain Bolt will race against Asafa Powell in the 100 metres at the DN Galan meet July 22.... read more

NCC to Construct Treatment Plant for Stockholm Vatten (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

4 July 2008, 4:00 am

STOCKHOLM, Sweden----Regulatory News:... read more

Sweden to compensate exonerated terror suspect (International Herald Tribune)

3 July 2008, 1:04 pm

Stockholm reached a settlement for the equivalent of $500,000 with the lawyers of the former suspect, Muhammed Alzery, who was handed over to CIA agents and deported to Egypt.... read more

Sweden pays exonerated terror suspect $502K (INO News)

3 July 2008, 10:30 am

(AP:STOCKHOLM, Sweden) 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 Thursday.... read more