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15/04/2012

European press review

This week saw a deadline come and go for the implementation of a UN and Arab League plan to halt the violence in Syria.

14/04/2012 - France

France taken in by hoax Mélenchon pop video

A pop video featuring a blonde Swedish woman imploring firebrand leftist French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon to "take power over me", which went viral on the ...

30/03/2012 - World news explained

Swedish defence minister resigns

Swedish Defence Minsiter Sten Tolgfors resigned on Thursday amid an arms sale scandal.

20/03/2012 - World news explained

Asia takes lead in arms imports

In a report issued on Monday, the Stockholm Internatonal Peace Research Institute, SIPRI says Asia now leads the world in weapon imports.

02/02/2012 - UK - Report

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in last bid to avoid extradition to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday, in his last chance to prevent extradition to Sweden.

31/12/2011 - African Media

Swedish journalists sentenced in Ethiopia

Earlier this week, a court in Ethiopia sentenced two Swedish journalists - reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson - to eleven years imprisonment on charges of supporting terrorism ...

03/12/2011 - Euro 2012

Defending champions Spain open against Italy in Euro 2012 draw

Defending champions Spain will play 1968 winners Italy in Group C of football’s Euro 2012 after the draw on Friday in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.

06/11/2011 - International media

What now for Wikileaks Julian Assange?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted on charges of alleged rape and sexual assault, after a British court on Wednesday rejected an appeal against his ...

02/11/2011 - United Kingdom - Sweden

Assange loses UK extradition appeal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal to block his extradition from the UK to Sweden to face questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations.

15/10/2011

European press review

Surreal? Staged? The European Commission's reports on EU candidates fails to impress. Nor does Ukraine's latest high-profile trial. Germany develops snoopware.