Source: scotsman.com RIGHT-wing fanatic Anders Breivik sees himself as a 21st- century crusader battling against Islam in Europe. A psychiatric assessment found him to be psychotic and suffering from paranoid […]
Source: Spiegel International By Gerald Traufetter in Oslo Contrary to an initial assessment, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik is not criminally insane, a new report found on Tuesday. Now both reports will […]
Courtesy: BBC Mullah Krekar, the Kurdish founder of radical Islamic group Ansar al-Islam, has been sentenced to five years in jail in Norway for making death threats against officials and others. Mullah Krekar, 55, came to Norway as a refugee in 1991. Krekar, who says he is no longer involved […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Aftenposten By Magnus Brattset Drabløs: Ahmadiyya community in Oslo wants to build housing, cultural and business center around the mosque site, writes Aftenposten. It is uncertain who will be charged with development of […]
Source: Time (OSLO, Norway) — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court Monday that he […]
Two men were found guilty on Monday of involvement in an al-Qaeda plot to attack a Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, the first convictions under Norway’s anti-terror laws. A third defendant was acquitted of terror charges but convicted of helping the others acquire explosives. Investigators say the plot […]
Source: AFP NEW DELHI — India urged Norway on Monday to act quickly to reunite two Indian children with their parents after Norwegian child welfare services put them into foster care eight months ago. Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya lost custody of three-year-old Avigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya after Norwegian officials objected […]
2011 in Europe was marked by Norway’s Utoya massacre, the Dominique Straus-Khan affair, the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi and rumblings of discontent towards Vladimir Putin. Telegraph UK Perhaps the most […]
BY ABDUL HAQ COMPIER Source / Courtesy: January 2011, Alislam-eGazette Summary: Traditional education about Western civilisation tells the story of how around 1500, Greek texts recovered the lost memory of Europe’s Greek […]
Source: Dawn As daylight broke on June 4, worshippers found a mosque in southern Denmark defaced with drawings of the Prophet Muhammad and slogans urging Muslims to “go home.” In late October, a dismembered pig was buried on the construction site of a planned mosque on the outskirts of Copenhagen. […]
Source: The Vancouver Sun The confessed killer behind the July massacre in Norway disputes an expert conclusion that he is criminally insane, a newspaper reported Saturday, quoting one of his […]
Source: CNN Anders Breivik’s trial is set to take place in April for the rampage that killed 77 people. Norwegians angry terror suspect deemed insane, want him to face prison […]
Source: Reuters Author: Balazs Koranyi Norway’s banks are well capitalised and continue to report solid earnings, but European turmoil, high household debt and rising funding costs have increased risks for the sector, the central bank said on Tuesday. Banks are expected to post healthy capital levels this year but the sector, […]
By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 8:59 PM OSLO, Norway — Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was insane when he killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway, and should be sent to a psychiatric ward instead of prison, prosecutors said Tuesday. A psychiatric evaluation ordered by an Oslo […]
Published in The Foreigner, by Michael Sandelson & Lyndsey Smith The Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence gave the Norwegian Parliament a lengthy explanation today about events during and following Anders Behring Breivik’s twin attacks. The Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence gave the Norwegian Parliament a lengthy […]
Published in The Foreigner, by Jenny Klinge Norway was hit by the biggest terrorist attack the country has experienced since World War II on 22 July 2011. Terror strikes suddenly and randomly, but it is important not to panic when considering new counter-terrorism measures. A special commission of investigation has […]
Source: The Foreigner. Author: Michael Sandelson& Oana Pintilie Norwegian companies hesitate to employ young professional Europeans because of language problems, reports say. “We advertise for people regularly, but there are few Norwegian applicants. However, a fair number of Eastern European and Spanish hopefuls turn up. There are a lot of […]
27-year old man in Larvik has been detained and charged with illegal storage of explosives. The police say he had enough fertilizer in his home to make a 200kg bomb. Read More
Young people in Southern Europe are fleeing the financial crisis in their homeland, and there is an increasing interest in seeking work in Norway, NRK reports. Read More