Peter Mangs is on trial in the killings of three people and the attempted murder of 12 others in a case that reminds Swedes of the Norwegian massacre last summer.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Pictures of a house in India, a food cupboard in New Zealand and someone eating breakfast in Sweden were among the first of thousands of photographs sent to an Internet project to capture a day in the life of people all over the world on Tuesday. The Swedish-based project, www.aday.org , has got backing from figures in entertainment, politics and business, who are also going to upload photos of their day. ...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-right coalition government is being too tight-fisted with public finances that are likely to remain strong for years to come, a think tank charged with evaluating policy said on Monday. The Swedish Fiscal Policy Council, a state agency that evaluates government policy, said it saw little risk the country would breach spending ceiling rules in the coming years and instead urged the government to slacken spending constraints. ...
Acclaimed Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma and "world-class songwriter" Paul Simon, also of the United States, have won this year's Polar Music prize, organisers said in Stockholm Tuesday.
Prosecutors on Monday charged a 40-year-old Swede with 3 counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder in a string of shootings in the southern city of Malmo.
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