Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot
DENVER - Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was a straight-A nursing student when she abruptly left Colorado last fall with her 6-year-old son and turned up in Ireland, where her parents say she was arrested this week in an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist.
Nations:Ireland Sweden U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Emotional Lindsey Vonn thunders to gold
WHISTLER (Reuters) - An emotional Lindsey Vonn hurtled down the mountain on Wednesday to become the first U.S. skier to win the Olympic women's downhill title.
Nations:Sweden Romania Switzerland Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-17
Ericsson cuts 1,500 more jobs, profit plunges
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Ericsson announced on Monday an extra 1,500 job cuts under restructuring which bit deeply into fourth-quarter net profit at the firm, the world leader in phone network equipment.
Nations:Sweden India Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AFP)
2010-01-25
Ethiopian jet crashes; hope for survivors dims
BEIRUT - An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday, setting off a frantic search as passenger seats, baby sandals and other debris washed ashore.
Nations:Lebanon Ethiopia Sweden Source:(AP)
2010-01-25
Secret Iran Plant Gives U.S. Leverage in Geneva Talks
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran enters the first talks in more than a year on its nuclear ambitions facing world powers more unified in their demand for limits after the disclosure of a covert uranium enrichment plant.
Nations:Russia Sweden Venezuela People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2009-09-30
Tiger claws out 2-shot lead at wind-whipped PGA
CHASKA, Minn. - Tiger Woods is one round away from winning another major, with more company than he wanted.
Nations:South Korea People:Padraig Harrington Ernie Els Henrik Stenson Tiger Woods Activities:2009 PGA Championship Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine
LONDON - In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety issues and proper vaccine doses.
Nations:U.K. Sweden France Greece Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-07-26
Jackson's world fans mourn idol before memorial
LONDON - Fans in Asia planned to stay up into the wee hours, bars across Europe were holding Michael Jackson theme nights and television stations from Sydney to Paris were clearing their schedules Tuesday to broadcast the King of Pop's star-studded memorial service live from Los Angeles.
Nations:France Sweden Malaysia Australia Philippines People:Michael Jackson Stevie Wonder Lionel Richie Mariah Carey Aaron Kwok Activities:Michael Jackson Death Source:(AP)
2009-07-07
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
Nations:Iran U.K. Sweden People:Nicolas Sarkozy Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
GM says reaches deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Koenigsegg, a niche manufacturer of some of the world's fastest and most expensive sports cars, has struck a deal to buy loss-making Saab Automobile from General Motors, the companies said on Tuesday.
Nations:Sweden U.S. Activities:2009 GM Bankruptcy Source:(Reuters)
2009-06-16
Sweden car firm Koenigsegg to buy Saab: report
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg will buy Saab Automobile from US giant General Motors with the backing of Norwegian investors, Swedish television reported on Thursday.
Nations:Sweden Italy Source:(AFP)
2009-06-11
GM bondholders balk at plan; bankruptcy now likely
DETROIT - General Motors bondholders felt they deserved something like a 58 percent stake in the company in exchange for their billions of dollars in debt. What they were offered wasn't even close.
Nations:Sweden Activities:2009 GM Bankruptcy Source:(AP)
2009-05-27
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