Volvo Cars: China’s Geely preferred bidder for Ford unit

Volvo Cars says China’s Geely preferred bidder

Bosnian Serb ex-president Plavsic returns to Serbia after release from Swedish prison

Bosnian Serb ex-leader set free

BELGRADE, Serbia — Former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic, sentenced in 2003 by a U.N. war crimes tribunal to 11 years in prison, returned to her home in Belgrade on Tuesday after an early release from a Swedish jail.

Sweden’s Electrolux 3rd quarter profit rises 93 percent amid cost cuts, higher retail prices

Electrolux 3Q profit rises 93 percent

STOCKHOLM — Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB on Monday reported a 93 percent rise in third-quarter profit as cost cuts and increased prices on its products helped it defy weak market demand.

Home appliance maker Electrolux nearly doubles Q3 earnings

STOCKHOLM - Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux topped analyst projections Monday, reporting nearly-doubled third-quarter earnings.

Report: late filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s Swedish island home sold to Norwegian business man

STOCKHOLM — Swedish media says a Norwegian businessman has bought late filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s secluded island home for an undisclosed sum.

Swedish truck maker Volvo posts loss in 3rd quarter on steep fall in sales

STOCKHOLM — Swedish truck maker AB Volvo on Friday reported a third-quarter net loss of 2.9 billion kronor ($423 million), due to a steep drop in sales in Europe and the U.S., but said demand was stabilizing, particularly in Asia.

Ericsson profits slump 71 percent in 3rd quarter as financial crisis hits wireless market

STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Thursday said profits tumbled 71 percent in the third quarter, worse than markets expected, as cash-strapped mobile operators cut spending on their networks.

Sweden approves early release of former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic

STOCKHOLM — The Swedish government has approved the early release of former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a war crimes tribunal.

Wireless equipment maker Ericsson profits drop 71.5 percent in 3Q amid lessened demand

STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB’s profits dropped 71.5 percent in the third quarter as the global financial crisis hit demand for network equipment, the Swedish company said Thursday.

Wireless equipment maker Ericsson profits drop 71 percent in 3Q amid lower demand from clients

STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB says its third-quarter profits dropped 71 percent partly due to a lower demand from customers amid the global financial crisis.

Fewer EU election monitors for Afghan poll runoff

STOCKHOLM - The European Union would find it difficult to send observers for the Afghan presidential runoff, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Wednesday.

Dole withdraws defamation lawsuit against Swedish filmmaker

STOCKHOLM — Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech, the company said Thursday.

‘Alternative Nobel’ to activists from Congo, Australia, New Zealand

‘Alternative Nobel’ to Africa, New Zealand

Nobel winners from US include first woman in economics; Americans take 11 awards in all

WASHINGTON — One scholar studies how best to manage resources like forests, fisheries and oilfields. A fellow American looks at why some companies grow so large. Together they’re winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in economics for groundbreaking work that could affect efforts to prevent another global financial crisis.

2009 a record year for women Nobel winners

STOCKHOLM - The shared Nobel economics prize for Elinor Ostrom of the US Monday further underscored that 2009 was a record-year for women prize winners.

Ostrom, Williamson, share Nobel Prize for Economics

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded Monday to US researchers Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.

Elinor Ostrom, Oliver Williamson, share Nobel economics prize

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded Monday to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.

Americans Ostrom and Williamson win Nobel economics prize, Ostrom 1st female winner

WASHINGTON — Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance — the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic systems.

Last ‘09 Nobel, economics prize may honor time-tested research or new thinking on consumers

STOCKHOLM — As the globe grapples with the problem of greenhouse gases and tries to restore the battered economy to health, research into the economics of climate change or the key to what truly makes consumers tick could be contenders for this year’s Nobel prize in economics.

Speculation run high as economics winds up 2009 Nobel prize announcements

STOCKHOLM — As the globe grapples with the problem of greenhouse gases and tries to restore the battered economy to health, research into the economics of climate change or the key to what truly makes consumers tick could be contenders for this year’s Nobel prize in economics.

Previous winners of the Nobel Peace Prize since 1998

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Peace Prize is regarded as the top award for efforts towards a more peaceful world and prominent laureates include Mother Teresa (1979), the Dalai Lama (1989) and Nelson Mandela (1993).

EU condemns Kabul attack

STOCKHOLM - The European Union (EU) has condemned a suicide car bomb attack that killed 17 people outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul Thursday.