Tag: terrorism
Government invites Taliban to Norway
Norway's foreign ministry announced Friday that the Norwegian government has invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo early next week for "conversations" about the...
12-year jail term for terrorism
A 25-year-old man from Skien, southwest of Oslo, has once again been found guilty on several counts of terrorism and sentenced to 12 years in...
Objections rise over terrorist’s letters
Several of the survivors of an ultra right-wing extremist's deadly attacks on the Norwegian government and Labour Party youth on the island of Utøya...
Government won’t fetch IS women
Norway's new left-center government doesn't intend to bring home Norwegian women who voluntarily traveled to Syria to join the brutal terrorist organization IS. One...
Secret US-Russia meeting ‘important’
A secretly arranged meeting in Finland on Wednesday between top US- and Russian defense officials was being viewed as "important" for Norway, too. The...
Memorials prod a new consensus
After 10 years of suppressing difficult debate, Norwegian officials are finally acknowledging the political aspects of a home-grown white supremacist's terrorist attacks on July...
Online activity lands terror suspect in jail
A 25-year-old Norwegian who'd encouraged terrorist acts online has been sentenced to 12 years in jail by the Oslo County Court. It's the first...
Bells tolled for terror victims
UPDATED: Norway was in the midst of a long and full day of speeches, ceremonies and bells tolling nationwide on Thursday, as the country...
What happened in Oslo 10 years ago
Norway was shocked into recognizing its own vulnerability to a terrorist attack on the afternoon of Friday, July 22, 2011. Here's the chain of...
Police re-arm for July 22 memorials
Norway's usually unarmed police were strapping on gun holsters again this week, in connection with the 10th anniversary of the country's worst attacks since...
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