Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges
A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges. Full story
Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Full story
Swedish drug maker Recipharm looks to list or sell stake-source
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS to advise on either a partial sale of the pharmaceutical company or a listing on the Stockholm exchange, a source close to the process told Reuters on Thursday. Full story
Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic
A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics. Full story
Swedish yacht capsizes during America's Cup training off California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Swedish yacht capsized off the Northern California coast on Thursday during training for the America's Cup race and at least one sailor was taken to hospital, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Full story
Pirate Party has electoral breakthrough in Iceland
Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. Full story
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Swede harmony: Meet world’s top barbershop quartet
Barbershop vocal harmony goes back to 19th-century America, but now the Ringmasters, four Swedish men in their 20s, have been named the world’s top barbershop quartet. They talk the genre’s resurgence in popularity and sing the melody of the famous NBC chimes.
Poor Hoda! Facebook fans scold her for regifting
TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb talk about how some viewers have taken umbrage at Hoda giving her niece’s Dr. Seuss book to Jenna Bush Hager for her baby shower.
Pop duo Icona Pop perform ‘I Love It’
Sweden’s Icona Pop, consisting of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, perform the new dance hit song “I Love It” in Studio 1A. The electronic dance-pop duo’s debut album is on store shelves now.
Plus-size mannequins in Swedish store go viral
Since a blogger posted a photo of plus-size mannequins at a Swedish department store on her Facebook page, the picture has been shared and liked more than a million times, leading many to wonder when similar mannequins will be available in the U.S. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.
100 vehicles involved in pileup in Sweden
Around 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup that killed at least three people in Sweden. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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