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Sweden says it is expanding a program that pays unsuccessful asylum seekers to return to their homelands. For the past two years, refugees from Afghanistan , Somalia, Iraq, the West Bank and Gaza have received funds from the Swedish Migration...

Last updated on Friday, Nov. 06, 2009 2:06PM EST J eff Finger is back in the lineup and Jonas Gustavsson will remain in goal tonight when the Toronto Maple Leafs face the Carolina Hurricanes in a battle of the NHL’s...

Advisers to a small band of shareholders in Norwegian video conferencing company Tandberg ASA added their voices to calls for suitor Cisco Systems Inc to up its $3 billion bid, ahead of a Monday offer deadline. Cisco has made its...

Green Party spokesperson Maria Wetterstrand has emerged as his biggest competitor, surpassing Mona Sahlin in the popularity stakes.

Nedbank and the ANC Youth League cleared the air on Friday over sponsorship and transformation, both said in statements. The league, which at one point threatened a boycott of the banking group, said that the two "reached common ground on...

Carey Price denied three Boston Bruins in the shootout after stopping 42 of 43 shots in regulation and overtime to lead Montreal to a 2-1 victory Thursday night, the Canadiens' seventh non-regulation win of the season. The ailing Edmonton Oilers...

Several local clinics have reported long queues of people waiting to get their shots, while other clinics have already posted signs notifying patients that they�ve already gone through their initial allotment of the A/H1N1 vaccine. Despite ongoing public awareness efforts...

far from the hopelessly innocent Anna Aemelin of the novel In 1962 Tove Jansson published a story for children called "The Spring Tune", featuring Snufkin, the peripatetic musician of the Moomin stories. "'It's the right evening for a tune,' Snufkin...

In a surprise move South Africa’s Olympic governing body, Sascoc, has suspended Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene, the board of ASA and its members “with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation and further action” over...

Sweden gives all clear to Baltic Sea gas pipeline Published: 5 Nov 09 10:32 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23090/20091105/ Dictionary tool Double click on a word to get a translation The Swedish government on Thursday gave its permission for German firm Nord...