Sundvollen: The man in the police uniform shouted for the campers to come closer. When they did, he killed them. The gunman who killed at least 80 people at an island youth camp northwest of Oslo used his disguise to lure in his victims, then shot them twice to make sure they were dead, survivors said in the village of Sundvollen, where they were taken after the massacre. "I saw...
10:23 AM, Jul 23, 2011
United Nations: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attacks in Norway. "The Secretary-General was shocked to learn about the large explosion in central Oslo and the shooting that took place in Utoya," said a statement from his office. At least 87 people were reportedly killed in a shooting and bomb blast near several government buildings in the central part of Oslo. A gunman disguised as a...
09:50 AM, Jul 23, 2011
Two eyewitnesses captured the aftermath of the Norway attacks on their cameras. ...
09:49 AM, Jul 23, 2011
At least 80 people were killed in a shootout and seven others were killed in a blast in Norway on Friday. ...
09:15 AM, Jul 23, 2011
Oslo: Norwegian police searched for more victims on Saturday after a suspected right-wing zealot killed at least 92 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack that have traumatized a once-placid country. The 32-year-old Norwegian named Anders Behring Breivik was arrested after Friday's massacre of young people on a tiny forested holiday island that was hosting the annual summer camp for the youth wing of Norway's ruling Labour party. Breivik...
08:37 AM, Jul 23, 2011
London: Security experts say suspicion is likely to fall on both Islamists and right-wing extremists following a deadly bombing and a shooting at a political gathering in tranquil Norway. It was not clear if the attacks were linked, but the possibility of a complex, hybrid assault makes it difficult to make an early call as to the likely political orientation of the assailants, security experts said. A big bomb damaged...
02:11 AM, Jul 23, 2011
Oslo: A bomb ripped through Oslo's central government district on Friday killing seven people, police said, and hours later a gunman opened fire at a youth camp on a nearby island. One witness said he saw 20 dead at the youth camp, but police said they had no confirmation of deaths on the island. "I've seen it with my own eyes, at least 20 dead people lying in the water,"...
07:28 PM, Jul 22, 2011
China heavy handed tactics to keep news about Liu Xiaobo out of public sight before the ceremony at Oslo is a measure to silence dissidents. ...
12:26 PM, Dec 11, 2010
Oslo (Norway): An imprisoned Chinese dissident was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway Friday as groups of protesters gathered outside the Norwegian Embassy and United Nations offices in Beijing. China has responded furiously since the Nobel committee announced on October 8 that Liu Xiaobo would be its peace prize winner. Officials have repeatedly called Liu a common criminal and declared the award a Western plot against China. Liu, a...
05:50 PM, Dec 10, 2010
New York: Poetry by imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is coming out in the US. Graywolf Press announced that "June Fourth Elegies" will be published in 2012. It is a bilingual edition of verse by the 54-year-old Chinese dissident and literary critic. Liu is serving an 11-year prison sentence for subversion handed down last year after he co-authored an appeal for human rights and political reform. The title...
05:18 PM, Dec 10, 2010
Beijing: China on Monday blocked European officials from meeting with the wife of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner, cut off her phone communication and canceled meetings with Norwegian officials — acting on its fury over the award. As China retaliated, U.N. human rights experts called on Beijing to free imprisoned democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo, who was permitted a brief, tearful meeting with his wife Sunday. Liu dedicated the award...
12:11 AM, Oct 12, 2010
Ahtisaari's 3 decades of efforts have helped resolve conflicts in Europe. ...
03:36 PM, Oct 10, 2008
Indian-born mathematician, Srinivasa S R Varadhan has been awarded the Norwegian Abel Prize. ...
12:22 PM, Mar 27, 2007
