Stockholm  - Emergency services in the Swedish town Vastervik lauded a 103-year-old woman for acting "according to the rule book" when she put out a fire in an electric blanket, reports said Wednes

Stockholm  - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt Monday lauded the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Serbia that indicated a victory for a coalition of pro-European parties headed by Presid

Stockholm, Helsinki - Sweden on Wednesday pleged 2.5 million dollars to the victims

Stockholm  - The board of Swedish heavy-vehicle and bus maker Scania Monday said it has extended Chief Executive Leif Ostling's contract by three years until March 2012.

Stockholm  -  A two-week long strike by Swedish nurses was extended at noon (1000GMT) Monday when a further 4,300 nurses walked off their jobs.

Stockholm - A young girl was bitten by a beaver in northern Sweden but was not seriously hurt, news reports said Monday.