Jan’s Recent Stories
World May 20
Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks’ AssangeProsecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to detain Assange she would issue a European arrest warrant.
World May 13
Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ AssangeSwedish prosecutors are seeking Julian Assange's extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail.
World Oct 01
Jean-Claude Arnault, man at center of Nobel Literature scandal, convicted of rapeThe case began in November, when 18 women came forward in a Swedish newspaper with sex abuse accusations against Jean-Claude Arnault.
World Jul 03
NATO allies defend military spending amid Trump criticismBRUSSELS — NATO allies are pushing back against U.S. criticism that they are not spending enough on defense, as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead of a summit next week.
World May 31
Denmark joins some European nations in banning burqa, niqabCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark joined some other European countries in deciding Thursday to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa.
Arts May 04
The Nobel literature prize will not be awarded this year, following sex abuse allegationsThe academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made in Stockholm a day earlier, on the grounds that the academy is in no shape to pick a winner after a string of sex…
Nation Apr 30
2018 could be the first year in decades with no Nobel Prize in literatureThe painful, though not unprecedented possibility arises from sex abuse and financial crimes scandals involving the Swedish Academy, the body that chooses the Nobel literature winner.
World Feb 14
Prince Henrik, husband of Danish monarch, dies at age 83COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe who publicly vented his frustration at not being the social equal of his wife or their son in line to become Denmark's king, died late Tuesday. He…
