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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Among the protesters is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
2024-05-9

The United States Department of Justice announces that the Swedish-Swiss corporation ABB has acceded to a US$315-million fine for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by extorting the South African state-owned public utility Eskom to secure government contracts from 2014 to 2017.
2022-12-2

A man is killed and a woman is injured in a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmö, Sweden.
2022-08-19

Two teachers are killed by a student during a stabbing attack at a secondary school in Malmö, Sweden. The perpetrator, an 18-year-old boy, is arrested.
2022-03-22

Sweden bans far-right Danish leader Rasmus Paludan from entering the country for two years in response to last night's unrest in the city of Malmö, in which hundreds of Muslim youths clashed with police following the burning of a Quran. Malmö police say his behaviour posed "a threat to the fundamental interests of society".
2020-08-29

Rioting erupts in Malmö, Sweden, following a Quran book burning event by far-right Danish politician Rasmus Paludan in the city. Police say as many as 300 people gathered to protest the anti-Islam activities, which then became violent as protesters set fires and attacked police.
2020-08-28

A fire in a building housing the Portuguese, Tunisian, Argentinian and Belgian embassies in Stockholm, Sweden injures 14 people. A man is arrested on suspicion of arson.
2018-04-4

Swedish prosecutors drop a seven-year sexual assault investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
2017-05-19

Swedish police say they do not have a suspect for the serial shooting of 15 immigrants in Malmö.
2010-10-24

The men found guilty of the Västberga helicopter robbery in Sweden are sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
2010-10-10