VIENNA/HELSINKI (Reuters) - An Austrian man held hostage for five months in Yemen said he was kept in permanent darkness in a room too small to stand in and was forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Full story
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni kidnappers have released a Finnish couple and an Austrian man more than four months after they were seized in the capital Sanaa. Full story
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni kidnappers have freed a Finnish couple and an Austrian man missing since being taken hostage in the capital Sanaa in December 2012, a senior Yemeni security source said on Thursday. Full story
Despite a known link between a masculine-looking face and aggression in men, macho-faced soldiers didn't survive Finland's World War II Winter War in greater numbers than recruits with less masculine faces. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Throughout Europe's debt crisis, northern European leaders have often said they will not stand for taxpayers having to fork out for other countries' problems, and the notion of "taxpayer-funded bailouts" has taken root. Full story
(Reuters) - There are a bunch of kids out there trading on inside information, and you, me and the rest of the economy are paying the price. Full story
Finland hosted the 17th annual Air Guitar World Championships, in which 18 contestants compete for the grand prize: a real guitar.
Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja leaves Palestinian University in Gaza City May 21, 2013. During his visit to Gaza on Tuesday, Tuomioja announced an additional 1.5 million euros ($1.93 million) to the General Fund of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to support UNRWA's regular pr
Sami Pienimaki, one of the founders of Jolla company, and his brother Tomi Pienimaki , the company's CEO, present the new Jolla smartphone in Helsinki May 20, 2013. The phone uses the Linux-based Sailfish operating system and it is compatible with Android applications. REUTERS/Kimmo Mantyla/Lehtikuv
Sami Pienimaki, one of the founders of Jolla company, presents the new Jolla smartphone in Helsinki May 20, 2013, in this picture provided by Lehtikuva. The phone uses the Linux-based Sailfish operating system and is compatible with Android applications. REUTERS/Kimmo Mantyla/Lehtikuva (FINLAND - Ta
