Global arms sales fall, Russia sales rise sharply in 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 07:20

Russian firms increased weapons sales sharply in 2012 helped largely by a Kremlin armaments program, while global sales of arms and military services by private companies fell for a second straight year, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed.

Swedish surprise at seeing snow cannon used in North Korea

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 23:33

When North Korea`s state media this week issued pictures of leader Kim Jong-Un visiting a new ski field he ordered built, one firm in Sweden couldn`t believe what it was seeing.

Naked protest for China`s Liu Xiaobo at Nobel ceremony

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 03:36

Four naked men tried to cross police cordons minutes before the Nobel ceremony in Stockholm to draw attention to the continued imprisonment of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Swedish public broadcaster SVT said.

Professor Peter Higgs collects Nobel Prize for `God particle`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 23:54

Professor Peter Higgs has received his Nobel prize for physics at a ceremony in Stockholm.

Stockholm to bid for 2022 Winter Games

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 22:24

Stockholm is bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) said on Monday.

David Ferrer faces tough road to fourth title in Valencia

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 10:11

World number three David Ferrer faces a tricky opening round clash with Gael Monfils as he goes in search of his fourth Valencia Open title this week.

Norwegian investigated for Kenya attack

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 23:41

Norwegian authorities say they are investigating a Norwegian citizen of Somali origin who is suspected of involvement in the terror attack on a mall in Kenya last month.

UN panel opens Stockholm meet on global warming

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 18:34

The UN`s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change opened a meeting today in Stockholm that is scheduled to see the release of the most recent projections of the pace of global warming.

Merritt wins as world champions triumph in Stockholm

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 09:26

American LaShawn Merritt eased to victory in the 400 metres as one of several newly-crowned world champions to shine at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting on Thursday.

Swedes don headscarves to support Muslim victim

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 22:19

Swedish women posted pictures of themselves online wearing hijabs, or traditional Muslim headscarves, to show solidarity with a Muslim woman who was attacked in a Stockholm suburb for wearing one.