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Norway attacks: Details emerge about Utoya camp shooting

Police confirmed the connection between today's deadly camp shooting and Oslo bombing. Norwegian Prime Minister said 'no one will bomb us to silence.'
Norway attacks: Oslo bombing puts Norway on edge (VIDEO)

Norway attacks: The Oslo bombing that damaged government buildings and killed at least seven is the worst attack since World War II. Authorities say it is linked to a shooting today at a youth summer camp.
Chapter & Verse
Stieg Larsson's companion prepares for the book tour he never took

Eva Gabrielsson, longtime companion of "Millennium" author Larsson, will tour the US, promoting her memoir and raising awareness about her lawsuit.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/13
Who is the American slated to face trial in North Korea?

Details are emerging about Aijalon Mahli Gomes, the American who will face trial in North Korea after having crossed into the country 'illegally.' From Boston, he had been teaching English in South Korea.
Swedish environmental lessons

With help from a climate-conscious nordic town, four U.S. families lessen their carbon footprint.
Terrorism & Security
North Korea arrests American; continues shelling near disputed border

Analysts and diplomats are scratching their heads as to why North Korea continued firing artillery shells into its disputed maritime border with the South for the second day in a row.
American missionary allegedly held by North Korea. A 'gift' to Pyongyang?

North Korea said it has detained a US citizen, widely believed to be Robert Park, a Korean-American missionary who crossed the border into North Korea with a message for the regime to close all labor camps. His fate could be tied up in the future of six-party talks.
Israel rejects European Union plan to divide Jerusalem

Israel's foreign ministry said a Sweden-led initiative to divide Jerusalem, with East Jerusalem as the eventual Palestinian capital, would marginalize the European Union's ability to foster peace.
Europeans press the US to end the death penalty

With 37 prisoners executed last year, the United States is among the top five countries that still have the death penalty.
Russia says Arctic Sea hijackers demanded ransom, threatened to blow up ship

Russian authorities say the case of the missing cargo ship has a straightforward explanation, but many in Europe still speculate something else happened.
Is China spying on Uighurs abroad?

Sweden arrested Uighur exile Babur Mehsut last month on charges of 'refugee espionage.'
Global News Blog
North Korea silent on American journalists' trial

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met with Chinese officials in Beijing Friday after having met S. Korea's president in Seoul. Sanctions against the North were a central topic.
Global News Blog
Diplomatic flurry after North Korea seizes US journalists

Did the two women cross into North Korea, or did border guards lure them over?