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Sarabjit Singh's Pakistani lawyer gets asylum in Sweden

Awais Sheikh, the Pakistani lawyer who defended slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, and his family have taken asylum in Sweden after receiving threats, his colleagues and friends said. "Mr Sheikh......

Why are Swedish train drivers wearing skirts?

More than a dozen male train drivers in Sweden have found a way to get around their company's no-shorts dress code in hot summer months -- they wear skirts. The workers, who operate the......

PIC: Girl steals train, crashes it into building in Sweden

In a bizarre incident that seems straight out of a movie, a 20-year-old cleaner girl in Sweden on Tuesday stole an empty commuter train and drove it straight into an apartment building suffering......

Assange seeks political asylum in Ecuador

In a dramatic move to block extradition to Sweden, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, on Tuesday sought sanctuary inside the Ecuadorian embassy and applied for political asylum in the South......

Assange loses appeal against extradition to Sweden

Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sex offences. "The request for Assange's extradition has been......

Volvo India chief on future plans and business mantra

18 years in Volvo with a dream to run the global company in the future, Volvo India's young Swede boss Tomas Ernberg is new to the crowded Indian auto bazaar. But crowds don't bother him much......

Flexible working hours? Get a job in Finland or Sweden

Want a flexible work schedule? Look for a job in Finland and Sweden and avoid countries like Japan, Greece and Armenia. According to a study by Grant Thornton International, 92 per cent of......

AstraZeneca India to delist scrip

AstraZeneca Pharma India, the Indian subsidiary of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AB, Sweden, has decided to delist its scrip from the Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange and Bangalore......

Tourism: Kerala taps overseas markets

Kerala Tourism is now tapping new markets like Australia, Sweden, Russia to scale up its overseas tourist arrivals in the state."We are looking at new markets", said P G Suresh Kumar, tourist......

UK citizens can visit 173 countries without visa, Indians 52

British citizens enjoy the widest range of visa-free travel in the world, being able to visit 173 countries with just a passport, while Indians get visa-free or visa-on-arrival access in 52......

'I don't want to be known as an item girl'

After working as a nurse in Sweden, Gihana Khan will make her Bollywood debut in this Friday's release, Mumbai Mirror, opposite Sachiin Joshi. Even though she is half Afghan and half......

'I want Amitabh to see my documentary Liv & Ingmar'

Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann was 25 years old when she came to Sweden to act in Ingmar Bergman's film Persona. Bergman was 47 at that time. They were both married but they fell in love during......

Armenia, Kazakhstan among 32 nations in race to host Euro 2020

Thirty-two countries, ranging from Finland and Sweden to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Macedonia and Kazakhstan, have declared interest in hosting matches at Euro 2020 which will be staged across the......

This Swede table tennis champ redefines optimism

Multiple World table tennis champion Peter Karlsson tells Bikash Mohapatra if he can give the experiences he got as a player to other young players, he'd be more than happy. Seldom has a player......

WC qualifiers: Roof row heats up Sweden-Ireland clash

Amid accusations of gamesmanship, Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has called for the stadium roof to be left open for Friday's World Cup qualifier in Sweden. -Photos: Still easy for England......

Messi shackled but Argentina outclass Sweden

Argentina's Lionel Messi failed to score but his team outplayed Sweden to seal a 3-2 win in an entertaining friendly in Stockholm, on Wednesday. Argentina took the lead in the third minute when......

West Brom turn down QPR bid for Olsson

West Bromwich Albion have turned down a bid for Sweden defender Jonas Olsson from the Premier League's basement side Queens Park Rangers, manager Steve Clarke said on Thursday. Olsson, who joined......

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Q. Famous Tennis player Stefan Edberg belongs to ?U.K. Norway Sweden Italy
Pravin: A. more

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Q. antartica is bottom of the world then which country is top of the world?
Vidyasagar Atre: A. Sweden more

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Q. any logic about 5 rings in Olympic symbol?
Afsa Kausar: A. Canada, Russia, Denmark (Greenland belongs to Denmark), Norway, the United States (Alaska), Sweden, Finland, and Iceland are some of the countries, top of the world. more

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Q. Is Advani young like Rahul and be given one chance again ?
Ghost Singh: A. The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the...... more

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Web results for Sweden

CMC Markets Sees Revenue Increase 34% in Half Year Results Under New Management

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Better Social Media Profile, Better Prospects

- (ACN Newswire) - If you plan on entering Japan's jobs market you can gain an advantage by building an online profile, according to recruiting... ...

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New York case offers insight into secret war

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years before Saturday's unsuccessful raid in Somalia to capture a top al Shabaab militant, Washington... ...

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Hexagon to acquire mining software developer Devex

CIOL provides mine-management software solution for open-pit and underground mines NACKA STRAND, SWEDEN: Hexagon AB, global provider... ...

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MasterPass Expands Global Acceptance Footprint, Adds Merchants and Markets

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, retailers around the world are adopting MasterPass, the digital platform from MasterCard, to... ...

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