A 91-year-old woman has set time and age records at the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego marathon.

Great Britain's Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah were awarded the 2012 European Athlete of the Year prizes at the European Athletics Awards Night in St Julians, Malta, last night.

Sweden raised the security alert for its nuclear power plants today after explosives were found on a truck at the south-western atomic power station Ringhals.

SWEDISH police arrested four people on suspicion of preparing a terror attack and evacuated an arts centre in the country’s second-largest city, said security officials yesterday.

Thousands of flights took off from European airports today after a week of unprecedented disruptions, but shifting winds sent a new plume of volcanic ash over Scandinavia.

This was the status of European airspace this afternoon:

A lack of political will, not troop shortages, is stopping European countries increasing their forces in Afghanistan, the EU's top military officer declared today.

American singer Liza Minnelli will perform again following a collapse on stage at a show in Sweden three weeks ago, her lawyer said.

Authorities evacuated parts of an airport in south-western Sweden today after masked gunmen robbed a passenger plane that had just landed from London and left a suspicious package that police said looked like a bomb.

Ryanair has announced it is to increase the size of its base at Stockholm Skavsta to four Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a further investment of €49.4.

Swedish teenager Rikard Karlberg carded a course record 65 to take the clubhouse lead in the West of Ireland championship at Rosses Point today.

Four male Swedish volleyball players were burned to death and three seriously injured when their minivan drove off the road and caught fire.