
Ikea to invest EUR 1.5 billion in India stores
Local Sweden News
Swedish furniture giant Ikea plans to invest a total of ?1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) in building a chain of 25 retail outlets in India, according to an Indian government statement.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Assange 'will not comply' with UK police orders
Local Sweden News
Julian Assange will remain in the Ecuadorian embassy, choosing not to comply with UK police orders to turn himself in for extradition to Sweden, a spokesperson for the WikiLeaks founder said Friday.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Drunk man misses flight despite bomb threat ploy
Local Sweden News
A drunk man who was late for his flight from Stockholm's Arlanda airport told security staff there was a bomb on board in hopes the ensuing delay would give him time to make the flight.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Stockholm plagued by giant swarm of bees
Local Sweden News
Thousands of bees swarmed into central Stockholm on Friday afternoon causing major panic among pedestrians until an expert was called in who removed the offending insects.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Menni guilty of funding Stockholm bombing: jury
Local Sweden News
Nasserdine Menni, accused of being an accomplice to Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab, has been found guilty by a Scottish jury of funding the attack.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Cricket in Sweden: Q&A with Shahzeb Choudhry
Local Sweden News
The Local's Salomon Rogberg talks to Shahzeb Choudry of the Swedish Cricket Federation to review the state of the wicket in the Swedish cricketing world.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Baby dies after Stockholm suicide jump
Local Sweden News
A 3-month-old baby boy who was severely injured after his mother leapt from a bridge in central Stockholm with him in her arms last Saturday, has died in hospital.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
One held for Stockholm jewellery store robbery
Local Sweden News
One person has been arrested after several armed thieves robbed a jewellery store in central Stockholm on Friday afternoon; however police have still not managed to track down the others involved in the crime.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English