Tag: crime

Krekar’s prison term reduced

An appeals court in Oslo acquitted Islamic cleric Mullah Krekar on Thursday of encouraging terrorism but upheld his conviction for making what the court...

Indian couple convicted of child abuse

An Indian husband and wife charged with abusing their six-year-old son were found guilty by an Oslo court this week and sentenced to 18...

19-year-old sentenced to 19 years

A court in western Norway has convicted the 19-year-old man charged with the rape and murder of a 98-year-old woman on New Year's Day....

Foreign Ministry reports new threats

Officials at Norway's foreign ministry have alerted Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) to what they believe are new threats made against Foreign...

Islamic radical released from custody

Ubaydullah Hussain, arrested last month for making what police viewed as threats against journalists and Norway's Jewish community, has been released from custody. An...

Family feud rocks Norwegian sport

An emerging drama involving the coach and father of Norwegian hurdler Christina Vukicevic was getting widespread coverage in Norwegian media this week. A feud...

New begging restrictions loom

State officials from various political parties are once again mounting efforts to limit begging on the streets of Oslo and elsewhere in Norway. While...

Trial underway in elderly woman’s rape and murder

The west coast community of Os, outside Bergen, was severely shaken early this year by the rape and murder of a 98-year-old woman on...

Call to arms sets off police debate

Norway remains one of the few countries in the world where police are unarmed except in special situations. That may change, following an historic...

Vandal unleashes rampage in Bergen

Police in Bergen were holding a man in custody on Thursday after he ran amok with a hammer and crowbar in the middle of...
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