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2004
Crime (7)
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| Jan.7 |
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Suspect admits killing Anna Lindh Mijailo Mijailovic, suspected of killing the Foreign Minister, has admitted committing the crime
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| Jan.14 |
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Lindh not target, court hears Mijailo Mijailovic, 25, judges he 'couldn't resist' the voices he heard telling him to attack the foreign minister
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| Jan.15 |
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Lindh friend: Attacker was silent Attacker did not say a word when he suddenly rushed the foreign minister in a department store
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| Jan.18 |
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Sharon backs envoy's art attack Prime Minister has praised the ambassador to Sweden for damaging an art exhibit depicting a Palestinian suicide bomber
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| Jan.19 |
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Crew trapped in capsized ship| Rescuers have pulled 12 people to safety and are hoping to save 16 others who might be trapped | |
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| Feb.7 |
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Paerson retains giant slalom crown
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Sweden stun champions Australia
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| Mar.13 |
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Paerson clinches World Cup title
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| Apr.21 |
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Missing Dane found dead A businessman reported missing in Iraq and believed to have been kidnapped has been found dead
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| May.14 |
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Prince weds Aussie| Crown Prince Frederik has married 32-year-old Mary Donaldson in a ceremony attended by hundreds of the world's royals | |
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| May.19 |
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Valencia win Uefa Cup over Marseille Marseille's Barthez was sent off as Valencia claimed the Cup with goals either side of the interval
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| Jun.14 |
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Larsson double as Swedes celebrate Striker is scoring twice in 2 minutes as Sweden crushed Bulgaria 5-0 in their opening Euro 2004 clash
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| Jun.18 |
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Sweden leave Italy in peril A late goal from Ibrahimovic earned Sweden a draw 1-1 and put a major dent in Italy's Euro 2004 hopes
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| Jun.22 |
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Swedes snatch place in last 8 Jonson struck a minute from time to earn a 2-2 draw with Denmark that sent both Scandinavian sides through to the last 8
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| Jul.8 |
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Court overturns Lindh killer sentence An appeals court has thrown out the life prison sentence imposed on Mijailo Mijailovic who killed the Foreign Minister
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| Jul.11 |
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Hushovd surges to Tour stage glory Norwegian powered to victory in the 168-kilometer 8th stage after another wet and cold day in the saddle for the riders
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| Aug.22 |
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Scream stolen from museum| Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum | | |
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Athletics hat-trick for Sweden Stefan Holm took the gold in the high jump, Christian Olsson in the triple jump and Christina Kluft in the heptathlon
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| Aug.23 |
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Gallery defends Scream security| The head of the Oslo gallery said a silent alarm went off and police arrived in minutes | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Johansson knocks Roddick out of Open Swede is knocking out crowd favorite 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted marathon five-setter
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| Sep.10 |
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Finland past US into World Cup final Saku Koivu's unchallenged goal with 3:54 left lifted Finland to a 2-1 victory
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| Sep.11 |
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Hewitt tames big-hitting Johansson Lleyton Hewitt is cruising through 6-4 7-5 6-3 in one hour 59 minutes, to reach his second U.S. Open final
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| Oct.6 |
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Woods marries his Swedish fiancee Tiger Woods married his Swedish girlfriend Elin Nordegren at a lavish celebration that reportedly cost $3 million
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| Oct.8 |
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Kenyan in surprise Nobel peace win| Deputy Environment Minister Wangari Muta Maathai is beating a number of much better known world names | | |
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| Oct.11 |
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Pair share Nobel economics prize Kydland of Norway and Prescott of the US were chosen for their study of how economic policy drives global business cycles
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| Oct.31 |
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Johansson shocks top seed Agassi Thomas Johansson shocked Andre Agassi 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a final at the Stockholm Open
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