SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 24, 2012
Because wind and solar energy are inconsistent, energy managers are looking for ways to fill in the gaps when it is dark outside and the air is still. A Norwegian company wants to turn hydroelectric power stations in the north into Europe's battery packs. By Christoph Seidler more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 24, 2012
Seventy-seven people died in the attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utøya last July. The central question in the trial of the perpetrator, Anders Behring Breivik, is whether or not he is criminally liable. There is much to suggest that he is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Can a delusional person be punished for their crimes? By Gisela Friedrichsen more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 19, 2012
As the trial of Anders Breivik gets underway in Oslo, survivors of the massacre he perpetrated are using a range of sometimes unique therapy methods to overcome their trauma. But, for many of them, the hardest question remains: Why did I survive? By Gerald Traufetter and Antje Windmann more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 18, 2012
He's an American in his early twenties and he worships a mass murderer. On the third day of the trial against Anders Breivik, Kevin Forts has outed himself as a pen pal of the accused. Breivik's delusional ideology is gaining support in a small, but growing scene of Islam haters. By Gerald Traufetter in Oslo more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 13, 2012
An Oslo court on Friday ordered a second expert opinion on the sanity of confessed killer Anders Behring Breivik. A first report concluded he was insane and incapable of guilt. But public pressure and criticism from experts has prompted the court to reevaluate. Many would like to see him land in prison rather than a mental ward. By Gerald Traufetter in Oslo, Norway more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 23, 2011
Psychiatrists evaluating the Norwegian man who killed 77 people this summer have diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenic psychosis. But a number of forensic psychiatrists disagree. They believe he has a narcissistic personality disorder -- and can therefore be held responsible for his actions. By Gerald Traufetter more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 14, 2011
Anders Behring Breivik, accused of having cold-bloodedly murdered 77 people in Norway in July, was in court on Monday for his first public appearance since the crime. He showed no remorse and accused the judge of being the tool of an ideology that was "destroying Norwegian society." By Gerald Traufetter in Oslo more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 11, 2011
The Norwegian tourist board is unhappy about an attempt by its counterpart in Finland to market the country using a video of the northern lights. The Norwegians claim the Finns are trying to "steal" the celestial phenomenon from them. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 26, 2011
Anders Behring Breivik has admitted to killing 77 Norwegians during a bombing and shooting massacre in July. Investigators say he is almost overly eager to talk. Still, after 100 hours of questioning, they have seen no signs of remorse and have little information about what really motivated him to kill. By Julia Amalia Heyer and Gerald Traufetter more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 10, 2011
The twin attacks of July 22, 2011 will remain seared in Norway's collective memory for years to come. In a SPIEGEL interview, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg discusses the days after the attacks, his efforts to comfort the victims' families and how the Oslo bombing and the Utøya massacre have changed Norwegian society. more... [ Forum ]
