Estonian politicians today demanded a new investigation into the 1994 sinking of the Ferry Estonia, after Sweden acknowledged the vessel had been used to transport abandoned Soviet military equipment from the Baltics.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair last night congratulated George Bush on his election victory and said he intended to maintain his strong relationship with the president in his second term.

As US President George Bush's re-election was confirmed, France, Germany and other European countries he alienated during his first four years promised today to work with the new administration.

Animal-loving actress Pamela Anderson has written to the Swedish Prime Minister to urge him to ban fur farming in the Scandinavian country.

Sweden and Poland today reiterated their opposition to any security and defence initiatives taken by the European Union to compete with NATO.

Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson yesterday appointed a new foreign minister to replace Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death last month while shopping with a friend in a Stockholm department store.

Prime Minister Goeran Persson today appointed a new foreign minister to replace Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death last month while shopping with a friend in a Stockholm department store.

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.

Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson’s future was on the line today after his humiliating defeat in the euro referendum.

THE murder of popular Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh failed to swing the vote in favour of adopting the euro in yesterday’s referendum.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Swedish government’s attempts to boost support for adopting the euro are not working, opinion polls asserted today, four days ahead of a national referendum.

Undaunted by polls predicting defeat in Sunday’s euro referendum, Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson said the race would be tight, but stopped short of promising a victory.

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.

The interior ministers of Germany and France want an urgent meeting with their colleagues across the EU to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the rioting that marred this weekend’s European summit in Sweden.

The European Union has urged China and the US to find a quick solution to the spy-plane stand-off, warning delay will only deepen the crisis.

The European Union has congratulated Ariel Sharon after his sweeping election victory and urged him to keep the peace process alive.