Saturday, July 23, 2011

Norway suspect 'ready to explain himself'

Norway suspect 'ready to explain himself'


Norway suspect 'ready to explain himself'

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 05:46 PM PDT

The suspect in the bombing and mass shooting in Norway believed the terrorist attacks were "horrible," but "in his head (they) were necessary," a man who identified himself as the suspect's lawyer said Saturday.

Norwegian islander ferried kids to safety

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:44 AM PDT

When Kasper Ilaug learned that something terrible was happening at Utoya island, he knew what he had to do: He donned his brightly colored weather gear, started up his 18-foot fishing boat and went to help.

Norwegian PM: Attack 'like a nightmare'

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 08:12 AM PDT

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg spoke at a news conference Saturday about the two-pronged attack on his country the previous day -- a shooting at a youth camp that killed at least 84, and a bomb targeting government buildings in the capital, Oslo, that killed seven. The following is a transcript of his speech:

Norway survivor played dead to stay alive

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Three times, Adrian Pracon prepared to die on Utoya island, a Norwegian paradise turned to hell Friday. Friends he laughed with earlier in the day fell one by one in a gunman's hail of fire.

33 dead in China bullet train crash

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 05:39 PM PDT

A high-speed bullet train collision in eastern China's Zhejiang province Saturday left 33 people dead , state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

Protesters, residents clash in Cairo

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 05:55 PM PDT

Protesters and residents clashed in Cairo's Abbasiya neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least two dozen people with injuries serious enough to be taken to area hospitals, a health ministry official said.

Iranian physicist killed in attack in front of his Tehran home

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT

An Iranian nuclear physicist, Daryoush Rezaie, 35, was killed in an attack Saturday afternoon in front of his Tehran house by assailants on a motorcycle, Iranian media said.

In Pakistan's bloodiest city, violence has little to do with militants

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 05:38 PM PDT

At least 15 were killed in shootouts over the past two days in Karachi, police said, the latest victims in a surge of deadly violence that has gripped Pakistan's largest city and commercial capital.

Joint NATO-Afghan raid leaves 16 militants dead in Afghanistan

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:50 AM PDT

An operation by Afghan and coalition forces in Helmand province left 16 militants dead, according provincial governor Gullab Mangall.

Hurricane Dora weakens off the Mexican coast

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Hurricane Dora weakened to Category 1 strength as it continued to churn in the Pacific Ocean off the northwest coast of Mexico on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.

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