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Prosecutors push for Breivik insanity ruling
21/06/2012 - NORWAY

Prosecutors push for Breivik insanity ruling

Norwegian prosecutors have requested that gunman Anders Behring Breivik be sent to a psychiatric ward, instead of prison, to undergo treatment. Breivik maintains he is sane and wants to be judged as such.
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Man self-immolates outside trial of Oslo shooter Breivik
16/05/2012 - NORWAY

Man self-immolates outside trial of Oslo shooter Breivik

A man set himself alight on Tuesday outside the court in Norway where Anders Behring Breivik is facing trial for attacks last July that left 77 people dead. The man, whose motivations remain unknown, was transported to a nearby hospital.
Breivik sanity reassessed as report deemed flawed
24/04/2012 - NORWAY

Breivik sanity reassessed as report deemed flawed

Confessed Norwegian killer Anders Breivik defended his sanity on Monday after a forensic panel questioned a psychiatric report that declared him sane in the eyes of the law. Breivik has said being labeled insane would be a fate worse than death.
Breivik apologises to his non-political victims
23/04/2012 - NORWAY

Breivik apologises to his non-political victims

Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing 77 people in attacks last July, told an Oslo court Monday that he wanted to apologise for the "innocent" people he killed in his Oslo bombing, but not for the youths he killed in Utoeya.
Breivik describes island massacre to Oslo court
20/04/2012 - NORWAY

Breivik describes island massacre to Oslo court

Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing 77 people in attacks last July, told an Oslo court on Friday how he systematically shot scores of people on Utoya Island, noting that many of his victims were too scared to run.
Gunman claims he was a 'nice person' before attacks
20/04/2012 - NORWAY

Gunman claims he was a 'nice person' before attacks

Anders Breivik, confessed killer of 77 people on a one-day rampage in and near Oslo last July, told a court on Friday that he was a "nice person" before training himself to suppress his emotions in order to carry out the attacks.
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Confessed Norway gunman aimed to kill former PM in attacks
19/04/2012 - NORWAY - VIOLENCE

Confessed Norway gunman aimed to kill former PM in attacks

Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing 77 people in attacks in and near Oslo last July, told a court on Thursday that he had planned to decapitate Norway's former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and post the video on the Internet.
Breivik wants death penalty or acquittal, not prison
18/04/2012 - NORWAY

Breivik wants death penalty or acquittal, not prison

Anders Behring Breivik told an Oslo court on Wednesday that there were only two “legitimate” outcomes of his trial: acquittal or the death penalty, but admitted that neither was “realistic”. He added that a 21-year sentence would be “pathetic”.
Suu Kyi to travel to Europe after 24 years in Burma
18/04/2012 - BURMA - NORWAY

Suu Kyi to travel to Europe after 24 years in Burma

Burma's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first trip abroad since 1988 when she visits Oslo in June, Norway's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1991.
Norway gunman questioned about links to extremists
18/04/2012 - NORWAY

Norway gunman questioned about links to extremists

Anders Behring Breivik, the man who confessed to killing 77 people in twin attacks in Norway last July, was back in an Oslo court Wednesday to face questions from prosecutors regarding his links to what Breivik has called "militant nationalists".
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