The frontman for the Christian heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to hire a detective posing as a hitman to kill his estranged wife. According to the Los Angeles Times, 32-year-old Tim Lambesis was arrested in Oceanside, California and charged with one…
At least 15 trapped as India hospital roof collapses
Up to 15 people, mostly patients, were feared trapped after part of a hospital roof caved in on Friday in the central Indian city of Bhopal, officials and eyewitnesses said. Rescuers moved in heavy machinery to cut through the crashed roof of the female surgical ward of Kasturba Hospital, hospital…
Volvo posts biggest loss since financial crisis
Swedish heavy vehicle maker Volvo on Thursday posted a quarterly loss of 101 million kronor ($15.3 million), which came as a shock to market analysts who had predicted profits of over 1 billion kronor. … Read More
Volvo Cars expected to post major losses
Volvo Cars looks likely to post heavy losses for 2012 in China, due to weaker than expected sales in the world’s biggest auto market. … Read More
Swedish nurse fights ‘absurd’ parking fine
A Swedish nurse is fighting a parking ticket he got while stuck in the emergency ward because heavy snow saw the number of accidents go up, a fact that left the ticket warden unimpressed. … Read More
Google’s shot itself in the foot: Swedish Academy
Language heavy-weight the Swedish Academy, known globally for awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature, has warned Google that it has the clout to fight back if the US search engine objects to the word “ungoogleable”. … Read More
