DAVID KEYTON

FILE– ASAP Rocky during Paris Fashion Week in June 2018. Rocky was ordered released from jail in Sweden on Aug. 2, 2019, at the conclusion of his assault trial, after a judge ruled that he and two co-defendants could remain free while they awaited a verdict expected in two weeks. The judge did not require Rocky or his two co-defendants, Bladimir Corniel and David Rispers, to remain in Sweden. (Acielle Tanbetova/he New York Times) XNYTF XNYTF

August 14, 2019 at 12:09 am

A$AP Rocky found guilty of Sweden assault, won’t face prison VIEW

STOCKHOLM (AP) — American rapper A$AP Rocky was found guilty of assault Wednesday by a Swedish court, six weeks after a street brawl in Stockholm...

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July 29, 2019 at 2:10 am

Sailing to America: Swedish teen to bring her climate activism to U.S.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy brand of eco-activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip...

July 25, 2019 at 12:08 am

Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over fight in Sweden

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, in a case that...

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July 11, 2019 at 12:28 pm

Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship

JOENSUU, Finland (AP) — Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, teams of avid knitters danced Thursday to the deafening sounds of drums beating...

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Tens of thousands of choir singers gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Estonia marked the 150th anniversary of a tradition crucial to the national awakening movement and that inspired the defiant “Singing Revolution” in the late 1980s that helped the nation to break free from nearly fifty years of Soviet occupation. The four-day event held every five years unites the small Baltic nation of 1.3 million people in the celebration of their language and culture. (AP Photo/David Keyton) SDK103 SDK103

July 7, 2019 at 1:03 pm

Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace VIEW

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Estonians joined in singing folk songs Sunday on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired...

July 6, 2019 at 7:12 am

Lithuanian couple crowned ‘wife carrying’ world champions VIEW

SONKAJARVI, Finland (AP) — A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world 'wife carrying' title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water...

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June 11, 2019 at 3:14 am

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May 13, 2019 at 12:26 am

Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Assange VIEW

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will seek his extradition from Britain....