But a Swedish diplomat, speaking on behalf of the European Union, which co-sponsored the resolution, said the measure is necessary because similar resolutions asking North Korea to end human rights abuses have gone unheeded for the last four years.

VOA: standard.2009.11.20

The U.S.military has also announced it is investigating an accusation made by a Swedish charity that American troops last week broke down doors and tied up staff members while searching for insurgents at a hospital in Wardak province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The Swedish film "Cows Are Nice" looks at cow farmers trying to make a living in the milk industry.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in nineteen ninety-five.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is honoring all three researchers for studies of the structure and operation of a kind of cell called a ribosome.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

Nobel week is a busy time in the Swedish capital.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

To a hushed throng of reporters, Peter Englund, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy made the announcement.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

They will also receive a gold medal and a diploma from the Swedish king on December 10,the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12