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After Saudi feud, Sweden debates a 'feminist' global role

In a few months, Sweden's minority government has managed to antagonize both Israel and the Arab wor...

Mar 16, 2015 07:54 AM EDT

Ericsson files complaint against Apple over licences

Swedish telecom equipment supplier Ericsson (ERICb.ST) on Wednesday said it has filed a complaint ag...

Jan 14, 2015 04:31 AM EST

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to...

Jan 07, 2015 06:36 AM EST

Abbas rolls statehood dice with International Criminal Court move

For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still knows how to shake things up. But his decision...

Jan 05, 2015 09:48 PM EST

Sweden says Russian military jet in near collision with passenger plane

A Russian military jet nearly collided with a commercial passenger airplane in international airspac...

Dec 14, 2014 06:38 PM EST

Eyeing deadline, France to back Palestinian state if peace talks fail

France warned on Friday it would recognize a Palestinian state if a final international effort to ov...

Nov 29, 2014 08:15 AM EST

Sweden says has proof of foreign submarine intrusion in October

Sweden has proof that a small foreign submarine was operating illegally in its waters last month, it...

Nov 14, 2014 07:29 PM EST

Sweden gets two new sightings, as hunt for undersea intruder goes on

Sweden's military is working on two new observations that could be evidence of suspected "foreign un...

Oct 21, 2014 09:31 PM EDT

Global regulators to fast-track bank leverage rule

Global regulators will fast-track work on finalizing a key benchmark to measure bank capital even as...

Oct 20, 2014 10:54 AM EDT

Sweden steps up hunt for 'foreign underwater activity'

Sweden beefed up its military presence in the Stockholm archipelago on Saturday to scour its waters ...

Oct 19, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

New Swedish government weighs quotas for women on company boards

A new Swedish government could introduce quotas to bring more women onto company boards if businesse...

Oct 01, 2014 01:41 AM EDT

Afghanistan is worst country for older people: index

Afghanistan is the worst country to live in as an older person, an annual index on the wellbeing of ...

Oct 01, 2014 12:56 AM EDT

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