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As Norway Weeps, Shooter Says He Acted Alone

Hundreds gather for memorial service

(Newser) - Reeling Norwegians gathered today to honor the 93 lives lost in Friday's murderous rampage, with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg telling weeping mourners that even "in the middle of all this tragedy," Norway is a nation that will "stand together." "Soon we will be given... More »

Breivik Confesses to Norway Massacre

Suspect published 1,500-page manifesto

(Newser) - Anders Behring Breivik, the 32-year-old right-wing nationalist suspected of killing at least 92 people in Norway on Friday, apparently left behind a 1,500-page manifesto and a 12-minute video detailing his bizarre beliefs, reports the New York Times . The document, titled “2083: A European Declaration of Independence” and posted... More »

Profile Emerges of Extremist Loner in Norway

Anders Behring Breivik posted in far-right forums against Islam, immigration

(Newser) - The snapshot emerging of 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, the suspect in Norway's twin attacks:
  • He is a self-described nationalist who posted in extreme right forums in Norway. He often complained about Islam ("I know of many hundred occasions where non-Muslims have been robbed, beaten up and harassed by
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Norway Cops Look for 2nd Shooter

Witnesses describe scene of camp shooting on Utoya island

(Newser) - Norway police are investigating the possibility that there were two shooters in yesterday's devastating assault on a youth camp on Utoya island. Witnesses told police that a second man—this one not dressed in police attire—was involved in the shooting spree that claimed 85 lives, reports the AP.... More »

Horror in Norway: 80 Dead in Camp Shooting

One suspect believed to be behind the Oslo bombing and Utoya shootings

(AP) - A homegrown terrorist set off a deadly explosion in downtown Oslo before heading to a summer camp dressed as a police officer to commit one of the deadliest shooting sprees in history, killing at least 80 people as terrified youths ran and even swam for their lives, police said today.... More »

Images From Oslo Terror Attacks

Death toll rising from bombing, shooting

(Newser) - Norway is ramping up security in the wake of the twin terror attacks in and near Oslo. The group Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, or Helpers of the Global Jihad, has claimed responsibility, but it remains unclear whether the group was actually behind the strikes, reports the New York Times . In a... More »

7 Dead After Oslo Bombing; At Least 9 in Shooting

Police say the two attacks are related

(AP) - A bomb ripped open buildings in the heart of Norway's government today, and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at an island youth camp connected to the ruling party. At least seven people were killed in the blast and nine more in the camp shootings, the... More »

Norway, US Bust 3 in Plot Linked to al-Qaeda

Homemade bombs reminiscent of NYC subway plot

(AP) - Three suspected al-Qaeda members were arrested this morning in what Norwegian and US officials said was a terrorist plot linked to similar plans in New York and England. The three men, two of whom were detained in Norway and one in Germany, had been under surveillance for more than a... More »

Travel Chaos Continues as Ash Cloud Spreads East

Flights grounded at least 2 more days after Icelandic volcano eruption

(Newser) - The cloud of volcanic ash emanating from Iceland has reached northern Scotland, and the aviation disruption caused by the floating debris will continue for at least 2 more days, the Times of London reports. Thousands of flights have been grounded, crippling airline schedules around the world, and now health concerns... More »

Iran Takes Nobel Winner's Peace Prize

It's never happened before, say outraged officials in Norway

(Newser) - In what would be a dastardly first, Norway has accused Iranian authorities of stealing a Nobel Peace Prize. The prize belongs to Iranian national Shirin Ebadi, a human rights lawyer who received the honor in 2003. “The medal and the diploma have been removed from Dr. Ebadi’s bank... More »

Obama Headed to Copenhagen for Climate Talks

He'll propose 17% cut in US emissions of greenhouse gases

(Newser) - Barack Obama will head to Copenhagen on Dec. 9—the day before his Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo—to advocate for a comprehensive global climate accord. The White House had vacillated on whether Obama should go, since no one expects a legally binding treaty, insiders tell Politico . But Obama decided... More »

Climate Activists Torqued By Obama Nobel

With US the biggest obstacle to action, they hope prize acts as stick

(Newser) - The Taliban and conservative commentators in the US aren’t the only ones steamed by  Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize. “It’s hard for me to emphasize enough the thickness of the international resentment towards America at the climate negotiation level,” Ben Jervey writes. The argument is simple:... More »

Human Waste Helps Oslo's Carbon Footprint

Buses in Norway's capital will run on methane distilled from feces

(Newser) - Norwegian officials have hit on a novel, if gassy, alternative to carbon-spewing gasoline, Dave Demerjian writes in Wired. Starting in September, Oslo will capture methane, a byproduct of the process at its sewage treatment plants, and use it to power city buses. Norway hopes to use the gaseous human contribution... More »

Hirst Sculpture Springs a Leak

Oslo museum discovers puddle of formaldehyde from vitrine

(Newser) - Damien Hirst won fame and fortune for his installations of animals preserved in formaldehyde, but now, writes the Telegraph, his vitrines are in less-than-perfect shape. The Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo recently discovered liquid seeping out of sculpture Mother and Child Divided, which preserves a cow and calf sliced into... More »

Shop 'Til You Drop—At Store Sleepover

BYOEarplugs to Oslo for Ikea's weeklong pajama party

(Newser) - In a quirky corporate experiment, Swedish shopping giant Ikea welcomed visitors this week to spend the night in one of its Oslo showrooms—free. Sleepover guests bunk in special rooms, from a luxury suite to a family room. But the fluorescent lights stay on all night, and guests have to... More »

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