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Swedish man suspected in Auschwitz sign theft

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Warsaw, Sweden, Home News

WARSAW - A still unidentified resident of Sweden is suspected of being the middle man in the brazen theft of the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei ("Work Set...

Motive and mastermind still unclear in theft of Auschwitz sign

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Warsaw, Sweden, Home News

WARSAW - A still unidentified resident of Sweden is suspected of being the middle man in the brazen theft of the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei ("Work Set...

Pre-Genocidal Hate: How the Internet Supersized a Medieval Big Lie

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 12.21.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Today, old hatreds are being repackaged and supersized in a way that would have made Josef Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Hate, drool with envy.

300 Reindeer Die In Tragic Pre-Christmas Accident

GlobalPost | Marcus Oscarsson | Posted 12.17.2009 | World


It was bad enough that nearly 300 reindeer tragically drowned before Christmas after the ice collapsed on a Swedish river crossing....

Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the "New Anti-Semitism"

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 12.16.2009 | World


Sharmine Narwani

I get pretty irritated hearing false cries of anti-Semitism against anyone who criticizes Israel, its human rights crimes, or its settler movement.

Faglaro Island: Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' Wife, Buys Island Home In Sweden

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 12.13.2009 | World


STOCKHOLM — Tiger Woods' wife bought a six-bedroom house on a small island near Stockholm that is reachable only by boat. Stenake Johansson, ch...

Tiger Should Take More Than "Indefinite" Leave, He Should Take Swedish Parental Leave

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 12.14.2009 | Sports


Nathan Hegedus

Tiger would do well here in Sweden. For Swedes' sense of privacy and reserve far outstrips their distaste of all things porn and sleaze.

Spyker Poised To Be Favored Bidder For Saab

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 12.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Baic, Sweden, Home News

A small development in the ongoing saga of Saab could mean big things for hopeful bidder Spyker. GM has apparently stipulated that bidders for Saab ...

A Culture of Contribution

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living


Arjuna Ardagh

We are shifting from a global culture of consumers, whether for material wealth or power or spiritual states, to a culture of contribution.

Sweden, Norway Slam Iran For Threats Against Nobel Winner Shirin Ebadi

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 12.10.2009 | World


STOCKHOLM — Scandinavian officials said Thursday that the Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma confiscated by Iran from laureate Shirin Ebadi hav...

Americans Arrogant at UN Climate Conference (COP15)

Mike Smith | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green


Mike Smith

American bombast and European Union snark were on full display at Day One of the UNFCC in Copenhagen today. U.S. Envoy Jonathan Pershing said "there is a deal to be done" in Copenhagen.

PM makes final push to foil Swedish initiative to divide Jerusalem

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.05.2009 | Home


Israel and the Palestinian Authority are each lobbying European Union foreign ministers to adopt its respective position on Sweden's initiative...

EU Draft Document On Division Of Jerusalem

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


The current holder of the rotating European Union presidency, Sweden, has put together a draft document calling for the division of Jerusalem between ...

Vail Valley technology company signs deals with European resorts

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home


For the first time, ski resort operators in Switzerland and Sweden will be using software developed by Vail Valley-based Resort Technology Pa...

Police: Murderous Swedish Moose A Suspect In Death Of Agneta Westlund

AP | Posted 11.29.2009 | World


STOCKHOLM — Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likel...

Report: Two New Bidders Emerge For Saab

High Gear Media | High Gear Media | Posted 11.26.2009 | Home

Read More: China, Sweden, Home News

With the deal between Koenigsegg Group and General Motors over the sale of Saab coming to an end this week, the struggling Swedish automaker i...

Henrik Andersen's Botched Hockey Goal Celebration VIDEO: Player Breaks Glass

Michael Klopman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Sports


Hockey fans may be familiar with Alex Ovechkin's signature celebration of jumping into the glass boards to pump up the fans. This maneuver does not a...

Tobacco Company Reynolds In Talks To Buy Company For Quitters

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc., maker of Camel cigarettes and Grizzly smokeless tobacco, is in talks to buy a Swedish company that helps...

Sweden Gets Lesbian Bishop

Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Stockholm, Sweden, Home News

A partnered lesbian will serve the Church of Sweden as bishop of Stockholm, the capital city. ...

One Last Option for Securing Iranian Enriched Uranium

Bruno Pellaud | Posted 10.28.2009 | World


Bruno Pellaud

Iran's refusal and counter-proposal to shipping low-enriched uranium to Russia is unacceptable. But before slamming the door on talks, two alternative arrangements still deserve consideration.

Western Export of the Ballot Box Elixir is Pure Hubris

Simon Jenkins | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


Simon Jenkins

It is insufferable that Afghanistan, a miserable statelet, can reject liberal democracy despite the efforts of 70,000 NATO and NGO staff kicking their heels in Kabul's dust for eight years.

Swedish church agrees to conduct gay weddings

The Independent | Independent | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Sweden, Home News

Sweden's Lutheran Church agreed yesterday to conduct gay weddings, becoming the first major church to do so. ...

Interview with Michael Hudson Who Advises Latvia To Default on Their Loans to Sweden

Max Keiser | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Max Keiser

Latvia should not pay back its loans to Sweden says renowned economist Dr. Michael Hudson. I interviewed him after reading his piece; The Specter o...

Heating Plant BURNS BUNNIES To Warm Swedes

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


In one of the more bizarre animal stories in recent memory, The Local, an English Language news site in Sweden, reports on an animal control problem i...

Why Can't We Just Say "Obama, We're Proud of You?"

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Joe The Nerd Ferraro

The Nobel being awarded to Obama is the world saying loud and clear that the right wing zealots in the United States are out-of-line with everybody else on the planet.