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Pirate battle frees Norwegian ship

An adviser at the South Korean embassy in Oslo says South Korea's military will be willing, if necessary, to attack pirates off Somalia again,...

Another jewelry store robbed

Oslo's wave of jewelry store robberies continued this week with the armed hold-up of the Thune goldsmith and jewelry store at Majorstuen. Police were...

Shipowners arm to fight piracy

UPDATED: Norwegian shipowners are beginning to arm their vessels in an effort to fend off pirates on the high seas, especially off the coast...

Drama at the courthouse

A murder trial in Oslo involving a convict often called Norway's "most dangerous man," Stig Millehaugen, was disrupted Tuesday morning after a new fight...

Shooting suspect ordered held

UPDATED: A judge in Sandefjord has ordered that a 63-year-old man suspected of shooting three drug addicts in a local park on Friday be...

Man suspected of shooting Krekar turns himself in

A man in his 20s has turned himself in to police in Gothenburg, Sweden, in connection with last year's alleged assassination attempt against Mullah...

Three shot in Sandefjord

Norway's former whaling capital of Sandefjord was the scene of a shooting Friday in the city's main park near the waterfront and the venerable...

Assault case gets underway

One of Norway's worst-ever sexual assault cases, involving parents and their children, is underway in a courthouse in Elverum, Hedmark County. One of the...

Shipowners blast anti-piracy effort

Norwegian shipowners don't think their government is doing nearly enough to fend off piracy attacks at sea. The wave of modern-day piracy in the...

Dramatic start to school revue season

UPDATED: Armed robbers held up students selling tickets for their Oslo high school's annual theatrical revue Wednesday night, staging unexpected and unwelcome drama even...
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