Fire Sparked by Cheese Closes Down Norwegian Tunnel
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(OSLO, Norway) — A tunnel in Norway has been closed for the past five days, after nearly 30 tons of a delicacy cheese spontaneously burst into flames. The sweet brown cheese, known as Brunost, is apparently highly combustible.Pol…
Norway Shooter Anders Breivik Complains About Cold Coffee in Jail
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — A Norwegian right-wing extremist responsible for the deadliest mass murder in his country’s history is complaining about receiving inhumane treatment in prison.Specifically, Anders Breivik is griping that …
Norway Shooter Anders Breivik Ruled Sane, Sentenced to Prison
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — A right-wing extremist bent on ethnic cleansing was judged sane by a Norwegian court on Friday for last year’s shooting and bomb deaths of 77 people.The conviction on charges of terrorism and premeditated …
Fake Bomb Spurs Evacuation in Oslo
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(OSLO, Norway) — U.S. officials apologized Tuesday for mistakenly leaving a fake bomb attached to an embassy vehicle in Oslo and causing a bomb scare that led to the evacuation of the U.S. embassy, Norway’s royal palace and…
Norway Commemorates One Year Since Oslo, Utoeya Massacre
ROALD, BERIT/AFP/GettyImages(OSLO, Norway) — As the U.S. continues to come to grips with the tragedy in Aurora, Colo., Norway spent Sunday observing the one year anniversary of its worst-ever mass shooting that left 77 people dead on July 22, 2011.Mos…
Crisis Averted: Government Ends Norwegian Oil Strike
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Norwegian government intervened to prevent a lockout in the country’s oil and gas industry, according to a statement issued by Statoil ASA.Statoil and other companies were planning to shut down oil production …
Gas Up 6 Cents; Norway Strike Pushes Oil Higher
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.41, up nearly 6 cents from a week ago, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. This price is still 23 cents lower compared to a year ago.Crude oil traded …
Norway Shooter Anders Breivik Gets the Stage at Trial’s Close
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — After closing arguments today, a Norwegian court will determine the fate of Anders Breivik, the right wing extremist who confessed to killing 77 people — most of them teenagers — in a rampage in Norway l…
Prosecutors: Alleged Norway Killer Played ‘World of Warcraft’ 7 Hours Per Day
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — Anders Breivik, the right-wing extremist who has confessed to killing 77 people during a murder spree in Norway last summer, played the violent computer game World of Warcraft nearly seven hours a day for …
Massacre Victim’s Brother Throws Shoe at Norway Shooter
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — The contentious trial of the man accused of killing dozens of people in a rampage in Norway was interrupted Friday when a supposed relative of one of the victims stood up and threw a shoe at the confessed …
Norway Killer Wanted to Behead Prime Minister on Camera
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted killing 77 people in twin terror attacks in Norway last summer, testified Thursday that his original plan included chopping off the head of former Norwegian Prime Ministe…
Accused Norweigian Mass Murderer Boasts He Would Do It Again
AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — The people of Norway and the rest of the world got their first real insight on Tuesday into the mindset of Anders Behring Breivik, who is standing trial in Oslo for the murder of 77 Norwegians last July, most of them y…
Norway Shooter Anders Breivik Pleads Not Guilty, Cries in Court
AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — The right wing extremist who has confessed to murdering 77 people — many of them teenagers — in a shooting and bombing spree in Norway last year cried at the start of his trial on Monday, but not for his victims.Ande…
Norway Shooter Anders Breivik ‘Regrets Not Going Further’
AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Right-wing extremist Anders Breivik, who has admitted killing 77 people during a politically-motivated murder spree in Norway last summer, has been declared sane and fit to stand trial and will probably take the stand. “The …
Norway Shooter Will Call Islamic Extremists as Defense Witnesses
AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — The man who has admitted killing 77 people in last summer’s Norwegian massacre insists he’s not crazy, just a right-wing extremist – and his attorney plans to call Islamic extremists to the stand to prove i…
German Store Changes Name After Anti-Nazi Protests
ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images(CHEMNITZ, Germany) — A German clothing brand accused of capitalizing on the notoriety of confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik by naming a new store “Brevik,” dropping only one letter from the right-wing extrem…
Breivik Indicted in Norway Attacks
AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — Anders Behring Breivik was indicted Wednesday for terror acts in the killing of 77 people last year.Breivik confessed to the July 22 attacks in which 244 were wounded. He initially planted a car bomb in Oslo and the…
Norway Shooter Demands ‘Medal of Honor’ for Killings
AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — The man accused of killing dozens of people — many of them teenagers — in dual terror attacks in Norway gave what was described as a fascist salute in court Monday before saying he deserves a “medal of honor” for the…