Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to killing 77 people in planned bomb and shooting attacks in Norway last July, told an Oslo court on Monday his massacre had been a “preventive attack against state traitors” and demanded immediate release.
An Oslo court on Monday found two men guilty of a terror plot to attack a Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, while a third defendant was convicted of helping the two acquire explosives.
A court in Oslo on Friday ordered a new psychiatric assessment of Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing 77 people in a July bomb attack and subsequent shooting spree. An earlier report found Breivik to be criminally insane.
Norway trounced France 32-24 to win the women’s world championships in handball on Sunday, adding one more trophy to their collection, which includes an Olympic gold medal and the title of defending European champions.
When lone gunman Nordine Amrani opened fire on holiday shoppers in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday, the authorities were caught on the backfoot. Although Amrani was already known to police, he had no signs of mental illness and even those closest to him are struggling to comprehend Amrani's actions. The attack comes just months after Anders Behring Brevik shot dead dozens of Norwegian youths. Now, experts are calling for European gun laws to be reviewed.
Liberia's president, a Yemeni and a Liberian activist received the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday for championing women’s rights in regions where oppression is common and helping women participate in peace-building.
Norwegians have reacted with shock and dismay after prosecutors said they agreed with a report saying Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in July, was mentally unfit to stand trial.
A psychiatric evaluation of self-confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik found him "insane" when he carried out the massacre that left 77 people dead in Norway last July.
Anders Behring Breivik, the man responsible for Norway's largest single killing spree, attacked students on July 22 only after a bomb planted at the prime minister's office failed to demolish the building, his lawyer said Friday.
Anders Behring Breivik, who has claimed responsibility for killing 77 people in Norway on July 22, acknowledged carrying out the massacre to an Oslo court on Monday but refused to plead guilty in his first public hearing since the attacks.
