Ten Norwegian diplomats in Moscow were ordered to leave Russia Wednesday, in what Oslo said was “an act of revenge” for its move this month to expel 15 Russian diplomatic staff for alleged spying. Norway’s ambassador to Moscow was informed that ” 10 of our diplomats at the embassy in …
Read More »Norway declares 15 Russian embassy officials unwanted
Norway’s foreign ministry on Thursday said it had declared 15 Russian embassy officials in Oslo as “unwanted”, adding that they were intelligence officers operating under the cover of diplomatic positions. “The government’s decision is in response to the changed security situation in Europe, which has led to an increased intelligence …
Read More »Custody hearing for Norway bow-and-arrow suspect
The suspect in a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people and wounded three in a quiet Norwegian town this week is facing a custody hearing Friday. He won’t appear in court because he has confessed to the killings and has agreed to be held in custody. Espen Andersen Braathen, a …
Read More »Danish man suspected of killing five in bow-and-arrow attack in Norway
A 37-year-old Danish citizen is suspected of killing five people with a bow-and-arrow and other weapons in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg in a rare incident of mass killing in Norway, police said on Thursday. Two people, including an off-duty police officer, were wounded in the Wednesday evening attacks, which …
Read More »US says it stopped spying on allies in 2014, says Norway PM
Norway’s prime minister Erna Solberg said on Thursday the United States had given assurances it had stopped spying on its allies in 2014 after Oslo launched a protest against the practice. Norway called in the U.S. ambassador, she said, after a report that the U.S. National Security Agency had used …
Read More »Ryanair flight lands in Oslo after bomb threat
A Ryanair passenger plane landed in Oslo on Friday after receiving a bomb threat while in the air, Norwegian police said, adding that the situation was still ongoing. A large police presence awaited the aircraft as it touched down at the Gardemoen airport about 50 kilometers northeast of the Norwegian …
Read More »Woman dies after knifeman stabs three in Norway; suspect arrested
Norwegian police said Wednesday they had arrested one person after multiple women were stabbed, one of whom reportedly succumbed to her wounds, in the city of Sarpsborg south of Oslo. Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Norwegian police wrote on Twitter that they had received reports of “multiple people that have …
Read More »Norwegian anti-Islam rally turns violent over Quran Burning.
The leader of a group against the “Islamization” of Norway was attacked by several men after setting fire to a copy of the Quran during a demonstration. Footage shows police intervening to stop the skirmish. A demonstration held by Stop Islamization of Norway (SIAN) in the city of Kristiansand turned …
Read More »Norwegian police arrest gunman after ambulance rampage.
Norwegian police said they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance Tuesday and ran over pedestrians in Oslo, including at least one baby, as the motive was not immediately known. Police said they were searching for a second suspect — a woman described as having fair skin and wearing …
Read More »Why Trump wants to buy Greenland?!
5 questions about Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, answered. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in recent weeks in buying Greenland. That is not a sentence from an Onion article, although you could be forgiven if you made that mistake. This President, the most unorthodox resident of …
Read More »Shooting at Oslo mosque, 1 shot & 1 arrested – Norway police.
A gunman has stormed a mosque in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, injuring a worshiper. The perpetrator has been detained by police, but his motive is not yet known. The “shooting incident” occurred on Saturday afternoon at the al-Noor Islamic Centre, local police confirmed. Described as a “young white male,” the …
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