A US Air Force deserter who has lived secretly in Sweden since 1984 has revealed his identity and contacted his family in his home country who were overwhelmed to hear he was still alive, a Swedish newspaper reported at the weekend.

Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing thinks Barack Obama would be assassinated if he became US president, the British writer said in a newspaper interview.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has demanded an apology from Swedish newspapers for their scathing reviews of the group's performance in the Scandinavian country.

SWEDISH authorities are trying to solve the puzzle surrounding a man calling himself a “stateless American” who was found floating on a raft in the waters between Denmark and Norway on Friday.

Aston Villa striker Marcus Allback is likely to be sidelined for three to four weeks because of a thigh injury.

AN Irish family were involved in an horrific crash in Sweden yesterday which left two of their children dead and another in a critical condition.

There was shock and surprise across Europe today at the success of Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of France’s presidential election.