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A plaque marks the site where Swedish prime minister Olof Palme was shot and killed in 1986 in Stockholm. Palme was shot on his way home from a movie theater and the case remains unsolved.

Stieg Larsson names PM’s killer from beyond the grave

The bestselling novelist left behind 15 boxes of files connecting SA to the killing of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, but he likely got it wrong.

A photograph of artist Frida Kahlo. (AFP)

Museum begins restoration on Frida Kahlo photos

More than 350 photos taken by the Mexican artist and her husband Diego Rivera are being repaired in a six-month project.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron. (AFP)

Hit or miss? David Cameron’s 10-track playlist for G8 heads

From Alt-J to Laura Mvula, UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s "bespoke" list of songs for leaders at last month’s G8 summit has been revealed.

City workers unfazed by ‘good-natured’ activists

London’s financial district began its working week in the form of a tent encampment objecting to the excesses of the global financial system.

International cyberspying uncovered

Dozens of countries, companies and organisations have had their computers systematically hacked over the past five years by one country.

Papers detail brutal abuse

‘Violent shock’ the only way to deal with Mau Mau insurgents, British government told.

A hard rain falls on Dylan’s Chinese fans

Aged 68, Bob Dylan must almost have forgotten what it was like to be deemed a threat to society.

London police show bombers on apparent dummy run

The presumed suicide bombers who killed themselves and 52 other people in London on July 7 checked out their targets a week beforehand with an apparent dummy run of the attack.…

Dramatic police raid launched in London

A massive police hunt for the remaining fugitive London bombers appeared to be paying off on Friday as officers launched a massive raid in the capital, reportedly targeting…

Blair: ‘Don’t give one inch’ to terrorists

British Prime Minister Tony Blair made an impassioned plea on Tuesday for the world to unite against terrorism and refuse to "give one inch" to their demands. Blair also said he…