Sweden Quran burner arrested in Norway, faces deportation
OSLO, NORWAY – An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who stoked international outrage by repeatedly desecrating the Quran last year has been arrested in Norway and now faces deportation back to Sweden, according to court documents viewed by AFP on Thursday.Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned Qurans at a slew of...
US finds Ericsson disclosures on Iraq graft ‘insufficient’
Sweden's Ericsson said Wednesday that US authorities have found its disclosures about an internal inquiry into its conduct in Iraq, including suspected bribes to the Islamic State group, "insufficient".Russia downplays threat of Western sanctions over Ukraine
Moscow "doesn't give a shit" about the risk of Western sanctions if it were to invade Ukraine, Russia's outspoken ambassador to Sweden told a Swedish newspaper.Ikea to hike prices by 9%
The hike is due to pandemic-fueled supply-chain snarls.Two missing after ships collide south of Sweden
Two people were missing on Monday after two cargo ships collided in waters south of Sweden in the early morning hours, the Swedish Maritime Administration has said. The ships collided in the Baltic Sea between the Swedish city of Ystad and the Danish island of Bornholm.Sweden to support Gaza early recovery program through UNDP
The Gaza Early Recovery Program aims to restore access to essential services, decent livelihoods for the Gaza population.Erdogan steps back from threat to expel Western envoys
The reversal came after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to interfere in the host country's domestic affairs. Erdogan had pronounced the 10 envoys "persona non grata" on Saturday.Trial over Iran 1988 mass murder begins in Sweden
Swedish court officials believe Tuesday's case is the first of its kind against someone accused over the killings.Walls, floor, ceiling can store power to light up your home and office
Concrete can possibly be a source of energy, says researchers Cement has potential to produce enough power to meet energy demand Scientists are looking at ways of making your home and office walls, floor, and ceiling made of cement store energy like a large battery to fulfill the energy demand....