Quantum particle work wins Nobel prize

A French and an American scientist won the Nobel Prize for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them.

Man found with explosives at Swedish nuclear plant

Police said on Wednesday they were interrogating a man who had entered a nuclear plant on Sweden's south-east coast carrying highly explosive material. Sven-Erik Karlsson, spokesperson for Kalmar County Police, said police received a call from the Oskarshamn plant at 7.58am local time.

Finn takes gold at cellphone throwing contest

Anyone wanting to throw away their cellphone can do it in style and may even win a medal -- at the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship, Finland's latest contribution to offbeat athleticism. Originally a local event in this small town close to the Russian border, the seventh annual contest on Saturday drew about 100 throwers from as far afield as Canada, Russia and Belgium.