Tag: crime

Radical Norwegian Islamist believed under arrest in Pakistan

UPDATED: Arfan Bhatti, the former Oslo gang member and convicted felon who became a radical Islamist and headed for the Middle East last fall,...

German tourist caught free-loading

A German tourist in his 50s committed a serious offense in Norway by violating the honor system at the country's vast network of self-service...

New theories emerge into tragedy on board the ferry ‘Scandinavian Star’

Persons other than the truck driver accused of setting a fire on board the cruise ferry Scandinavian Star may have been responsible for the...

Several charged in brutal attack

UPDATED: Police have charged several persons within Norway's Roma community with attempted murder following a bloody attack on one of the community's leading figures,...

Men sentenced in crown jewels theft

Two men from Peru have received relatively lengthy prison terms by Norwegian standards, after being convicted of stealing the crown jewels from the king...

Maid held on murder charges

A 60-year-old woman remained in custody this week, charged with the murder of the 90-year-old man for whom she'd kept house for many years....

Shipowner hit by lawsuit and probe

One of Norway's major shipowning firms, Torvald Klaveness, is under investigation for allegedly paying bribes. Klaveness is also the target of a major lawsuit...

Police surround hospital after bloody Roma rivalry

A bloody conflict among rival Roma families in Oslo has prompted police to heavily guard the hospital where two victims were being treated for...

Police search murder suspect’s home

A 51-year-old woman remained in police custody on Monday while investigators searched the home she shared with her husband in Lier, between Drammen and...

No funeral leave for Breivik

Norwegian prison authorities have, as expected, turned down a request for funeral leave from convicted terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 persons in...
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