Swedish prosecutors today charged a man with the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, setting the stage for a trial later this week.

A Swedish court ruled today that a suspect in the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh can be held in custody for a further two weeks.

Swedish police say they have "probable grounds" to believe a man they have arrested is the killer of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.

Swedish police have arrested another suspect in the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, and released a man they had held in custody for more than a week.

Swedish police were tonight given another week to hold the main suspect in the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh as they seek evidence implicating him in her death.

Stockholm was placed under tight security today, with hundreds of police in the streets of the Swedish capital to protect foreign leaders at a memorial service for murdered Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.

Police arrested the suspected killer of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh in a Stockholm suburb, officials said, after issuing a nationwide alert with a photo of the attacker.

Swedish police today denied two reports that they had captured a man suspected of murdering Foreign Minister Anna Lindh last week.

Swedish police have arrested the suspected killer of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, it was reported in Stockholm today.

Swedes narrowly voted to reject adopting the euro, according to exit polls tonight.

Swedes were today voting on whether to adopt the euro after a shadow was cast over the referendum by the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.

Swedish police said today they have no main suspect for the murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, but are checking on a number of known criminals they want to question in connection with her brutal stabbing.

Police were stepping up the search for the killer of Sweden’s foreign minister Anna Lindh, as the stunned nation debated its open security policies for government officials.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen have both paid tribute to Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, who died in hospital this morning after being stabbed in Stockholm yesterday.

Anna Lindh’s murder as she was shopping unguarded in a Stockholm department store, today evoked harsh criticism of Sweden’s security policy for government officials.

Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, died today, hours after she had been savagely attacked by a knifeman while shopping in Stockholm.

Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, who died today, was touted by many in Sweden as future prime minister.

Swedish premier Goeran Persson has said Sweden’s tradition of openness has been damaged by the killing of foreign minister Anna Lindh.

Sweden's foreign minister Anna Lindh has died, after a stabbing yesterday.

Anna Lindh, Sweden’s popular foreign minister who was stabbed repeatedly in an exclusive Stockholm department store, remained in a critical condition today, following eight hours of surgery.