This is the week we recall the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Although we don’t single out his birthday as a nation any longer, ...

Government offices, schools and workplaces fell silent in Sweden at midday on Tuesday in remembrance of the victims of a mass ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

Salim Iskef fled Syria - where Islamic State militants had killed his father - for Sweden, only to be gunned down this week ...

Pope Francis said he was "deeply saddened" by the tragic shooting in a Swedish school, sending "assurance of his spiritual closeness to all affected by this traumatic incident," in which 10 students ...

Born Francois-Marie Arouet in 1694, this celebrated playwright, poet, essayist, and philosopher reinvented himself as simply ...

Travel specialists weigh in with the most underrated places to visit, along with can’t-miss activities in each locale and the ...

After weeks of bitter subzero temperatures, the Polar Vortex loosens its grip on Upstate New York. Far more tenacious and ...

Ann Bjorkman moved to the U.S. from Sweden and married American William ... pay taxes and are also "faithful members of our churches, mosques and synagogues, gurdwara and temples." The bishop's ...

The City Hall of Brașov, a popular mountain city in Romania, announced plans to restore the courtyard of the Black Church using non-repayable European funds. The project, valued at RON 24 million ...

STOCKHOLM: Swedish authorities boarded a Maltese-flagged ship seized in connection with the latest breach of cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to begin an investigation into the ...

The national minorities in Sweden have long historical ties to the country. In 2000, Sweden recognised the following official minorities and minority languages: Jews and Yiddish, Roma and Romani Chib, ...