Defense of Bombings Stirs Norway Debate
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A leader of one of Norway's most respected Islamic groups defended the use of suicide bombings in certain cases and stirred a debate Wednesday in this Nordic country that sees itself as a beacon of peace and nonviolence.
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Allegations of misconduct in two murders â one of an outspoken journalist â have heightened debate.
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Norway&#39;s police sought to nail down the motive behind the theft of Edvard Munch&#39;s &quot;The Scream&quot; on Monday amid criticism that Oslo&#39;s museum security was too lax after gunmen stole the picture in a dramatic daylight raid.
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Four men were charged under Norway's anti-terror law on Thursday after an attack on the Nordic nation's main synagogue, police said.Comment
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Norwegians including artists and politicians made a rare foray into U.S. politics Tuesday with an advertisement in a U.S. newspaper saying that President Bush's war on terror was backfiring.
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Four men held in Norway over a synagogue attack are accused of targeting the US and Israeli embassies, prosecutors say.
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Mr.Erik Solheim, Norwegian special peace envoy Thursday urged the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to exercise the maximum restraint and refrain from actions that could be interpreted as provocations, especially
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THE Nuremberg Trials suggested that the German people and media were to blame for not standing up to the Nazi Party. Will history make the same argument against the British and the UK media for not standing up to Tony Blair and New Labour?   Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction.
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North Korea has accused South Korea of &quot;grave provocation&quot; after the South fired warning shots at its vessels. In a statement published by the official KCNA news agency, North Korea said an armed clash was only avoided thanks to its navy&#39;s restraint.
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Japan&#39;s defense minister apologized again  on Tuesday for remarks appearing to accept the 1945 U.S. atomic  bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but opposition parties --  keen to woo voters ahead of this month&#39;s election -- insisted  that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fire the gaffe-prone politician.
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OSLO, Dec 8 (IPS) - Norway's defence forces are changing to  reflect challenges of terrorism, uncertainty, international  interventions and increased expenses following the Cold War.  Meaner and leaner militaries are a feature of most of  today's western world.
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The decision by the five-member Nobel Committee to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to an environmental activist prompted some prominent Norwegians to criticize the decision, saying the effectiveness of the ...
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FRANKFURT -- While the British public reacted to the latest terrorist strike there with stoicism and a practiced determination to get on with life, Germany has erupted in a rancorous dispute over how to deal with a terrorist threat that has yet to materialize here.
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OSLO (Norway): A passenger on a Norwegian regional flight linking the northern towns of Narvik and Bodoe on Wednesday attacked two pilots with an axe while the plane was in the air, but the plane was later able to land.
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Japan's defense minister apologized again on Tuesday for remarks appearing to accept the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but opposition parties -- keen to woo voters ahead of this month's election -- insisted that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fire the gaffe-prone politician.
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As the IAEA meets, advocates of a nuclear-fuel bank argue that it would help safeguard against terrorism.
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About 500 Norwegians staged a torchlight protest on Sunday against a plan to move the U.S. embassy from central Oslo to a leafy suburb where many residents fear they might get caught up in terror attacks.