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Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is a remarkably beautiful city; also known as the "Venice of the North" is built on 14 islands connected by over 53 bridges that allow travelling between the various neighbourhoods.
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Seven men were arrested Thursday after they broke in to the Libyan embassy in Stockholm, threatening to kill themselves or set fire to the building if their demands were not met. Their arrest came after police stormed the embassy.
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A gathering of 2,500 leading water experts are in Stockholm for the 20th annual World Water Week opening today. The experts hope to find better ways to address the challenges of the world's global water crisis.
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American Tyson Gay clocked 9.84 seconds to record his first ever victory over Jamaican and World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt at the Diamond League meeting in the Swedish capital Stockholm.
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The rarely seen giant oarfish has washed ashore in Sweden. The 12-foot fish known as the King of Herrings was found dead over the weekend and was given to Havat Hus, The Aquarium of the Sea in Lysekil for research.
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They say they did it to annoy the neighbors – and it worked. Too well, perhaps, because a judge fined a Swedish couple having fake sex $200 as a result.
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An unknown assailant(s) attacked a Saudi Arabian embassy in Stockholm on Friday with a Molotov cocktail that broke a window but no one was hurt.
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Are you looking for a quirky place to camp out in Stockholm? As you hit the highway after leaving Arlanda Airport a jumbo jet is in view from the left. Welcome to the Jumbo Hostel is opening mid-month.
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The mighty residents of southern Stockholm went up against their northern foes on Friday in a city wide water war. 'Luther Blisset" called residents to arms on Facebook.
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Google Maps gives full directions from California to Stockholm, just take your swim gear with you.
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Stockholm Headlines
Travelers discover the lush nature surrounding the Stockholm archipelago.
 Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin announces a $330,000 donation to help fund a new research partnership between the University of Toronto and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
 Five-time FIFA world player of the year Marta is returning to play in the Swedish league. Swedish club Tyreso presented the Brazilian star as its latest recruit at a news conference in Stockholm Wednesday.
 Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, whose designs include the Los Angeles Cathedral, the revamped Stockholm Museum of Modern Art and Madrid's Atocha Railway Station, has won the Prince of Asturias arts award.
A group of treasure hunters based in Stockholm, using sonar, has found a strange disc-shaped object on the floor of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. From above, it looks a bit like the Millennium Falcon of Star Wars" fame. It's large -- 197 feet in diameter -- and it's in about 275 feet of water. Leading to (or from) it is a churned-up track on the sea floor of about 1,600 feet.
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Gamla Stan seen from the waters of Lake Mälaren. In the background, the tall spire of the German Church.
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