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From visiting cultural spots to exploring her favourite clothing label outlets, Michelle Doyle indulged her obsession with all things Swedish by visiting Stockholm in the cold of January.

IT’S not really until you experience Central and Eastern Europe up close that you can fully understand the cause and effects of centuries of warfare.

Thailand’s military government sent thousands of troops and police into central Bangkok yesterday, stifling any mass dissent against the army’s coup on May 22 and limiting protesters to small gatherings held mostly around shopping malls.

Munich Christmas Markets including Day Trip to Salzburg

King Willem-Alexander has become the first Dutch male monarch in more than a century after his mother Beatrix abdicated to end a 33-year reign.

FOR gardeners, a visit to one of the many Royal Horticultural Society flower shows is a treat, and 2013 promises to be one of the most memorable years.

Christopher Hudson had never been to Cambodia when he wrote The Killing Fields, his searing bestselling war story. Almost 30 years later, on his first visit, he discovers a country and a people that are moving on with optimism

There was not even the proverbial man and his dog on hand to witness Damien McGrane move to a two-stroke lead with a 65 on the opening day of the Hassan II Trophy in Agadir.

Four birdies in his last five holes gave 40-year-old Irishman Damien McGrane an early three-stroke lead at the Hassan Trophy in Morocco today.

After being laid-up in bed earlier this week with back spasms, Mark Murphy is now boldly targeting success in this week’s Hassan II Trophy in Agadir.

WOW, I just long to return to Bangkok and not just for a few days en route to another destination in Asia.

The man who confessed to a bombing and youth camp massacre that killed 77 people in Norway told police he also considered other possible locations to attack.

Spain’s World Cup winners enjoyed a heroes’ reception as jubilant supporters took to the streets of Madrid in their droves to welcome home Vicente Del Bosque’s history-makers today.

President Mary McAleese today travels to Norway for a three-day state visit.

President Mary McAleese will travel to Norway next week for a three-day state visit.

Loyalists of deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra captured 233 of 480 seats in the lower house of parliament to win Sunday's national election, it was announced today.

Richard Collins visits a Stockholm museum to see a naval wonder from a bygone era.

The army commander who seized Thailand’s government in a rapid, bloodless coup pledged today to hold elections by October 2007 while hinting that the ousted premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, may face prosecution for wrongdoing.

The military leader who ousted Thailand's prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today the coup was necessary to end mounting rifts within Thai society and Thaksin's efforts to undermine democracy.

The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tonight, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of television stations and declaring a provisional authority loyal to the king.

Judges and prosecutors from Cambodia and foreign countries were today sworn in to begin the UN-backed judicial process to try former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Cambodia’s newly-selected king, Norodom Sihamoni, returned from China today to take up the throne after his father, outgoing monarch Norodom Sihanouk, abdicated earlier this month because of poor health.

Spain was today putting the final touches to preparations for tomorrow’s royal wedding between Crown Prince Felipe and former TV anchorwoman Letizia Ortiz.

Tourists gawked, VIPs arrived and the wedding party rehearsed Thursday as Spain prepared for this weekend’s nuptials between Crown Prince Felipe and former TV anchorwoman Letizia Ortiz.

WORLD leaders dressed in black joined Spanish royalty and families of the 190 victims of Madrid’s train bombings at a state funeral yesterday, honouring those killed in the nation’s worst terrorist attack.

A SMALL home-made bomb exploded outside the headquarters of Cambodia’s royalist FUNCINPEC party yesterday, marring an otherwise peaceful election day in the troubled southeast Asian nation.

Volunteers are battling to save Dresden's historic buildings from record floods which were expected to peak in the east German cultural capital early on Saturday.

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has married an Argentine economist.