Topic: Sweden

Fed's outlook brightens. Is deflation still a threat?

Is China spying on Uighurs abroad?

Sweden arrested Uighur exile Babur Mehsut last month on charges of 'refugee espionage.'

Sweden: Ancient Viking celebration of Midsummer lives on

One president for 27 nations: Can Tony Blair lead Europe?

Britain's former prime minister is poised to be the first-ever president of the European Union – a notion that's causing some unease on the continent.

Sweden revisits prostitution law

Its tough stance is upheld as a model. But does it work?

The White Lioness

Iranian opposition group in legal limbo

Members of MEK in Iraq find it difficult to find a place to live outside Camp Ashraf

Tension deepens over intent to close Iraq's Camp Ashraf

The camp is the last place belonging to the MEK Iranian opposition group, and concerns are growing over potential violence if Iraq moves forcefully to shut it down.

Speed-walking school helps Colombian refugee children fit in with their Ecuadorian peers

The children train at Ecuador's famous Escuela de Marcha, a race-walking school that produced the country's only Olympic medalist, Jefferson Perez.

Banking, the Swedish model

Rising style of lending is built on long-term thinking – and on bearing in mind that the institution is dealing with real people's money.

France: Can the country ban a church?

In criminal case, the Church of Scientology says it is being scapegoated in a wider campaign against freedom of religion.

Aid groups return to Darfur – with new names

The decision by Mercy Corps, Care, and others to go back to Sudan's troubled region after being kicked out in March opens fresh debate over how to deliver aid to people living under oppressive regimes.

For Gitmo Uighurs, new life is no walk on the beach

The former detainees, including Uighurs released to Albania, say they are eager to put "terrorist" label behind them.

In Sweden's far north, a convergence of fighter jets, reindeer, and hurt feelings

'Lapistan,' where NATO is conducting war games, is fictional. But the exercises are testing real-life relations with the Russians as well as the indigenous Sami people.

Thursday's coverage: WHO upgrades H1N1, Peru uprisings, and Holocaust Museum shooter

Guantánamo Uighurs: pack your bags for Palau

The tiny Pacific nation agreed Monday to accept the detainees – along with $200 million in US aid.

Sweden's Pirate Party sets sail for Europe

Young voters gave a seat in EU parliament to new party that campaigned to loosen copyright laws.

Conservatives gain in European parliament vote

A record low turnout of only 43 percent of 375 million eligible voters pointed to skepticism about a more integrated Europe.

Today's coverage: Europe votes, a little and to the right; stimulus flow slow

One party for all of Europe? Libertas debuts in EU Parliament election

The new party is fielding 600 candidates in two dozen countries. Will EU reform resonate with recession-weary voters?

The summer of staying close to home

For cash-strapped vacationers, time off this years means exploring ... locally. A report from Europe, Japan, and the US on the return of the road trip, backpacking with a burro, and growing beets.

The Monitor's View: What's in a name? Ask José and Muhammad

Demographic data confirm the world is changing, but in unexpected ways

Should green-minded Norway invest in Canadian oil-sands?

Last week, Greenpeace failed in its bid to force Norway's StatoilHydro to abandon a $2 billion investment in a project that it says produces 10 times the greenhouse gases as North Sea drilling.

From Albania, freed Guantánamo prisoner watches detainee debate unfold

As Congress worries about the dangerous prisoners, a Chinese Uighur asks: Why not release those deemed innocent?

Kudos to Nancy Drew