Why are Norwegian police so slow to respond to emergencies?
Police were already under fire for their slow response during Anders Behring Breivik’s 2011 attacks. And it took them more than an hour to arrive at the scene of Monday’s bus hijacking.
Police were already under fire for their slow response during Anders Behring Breivik’s 2011 attacks. And it took them more than an hour to arrive at the scene of Monday’s bus hijacking.
But the most exciting programming starts after midnight, with feverish segments on the shearing of bottle-fed sheep.
The US says Norway is an ideal location to destroy roughly half of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles. But Norway would have to surmount legal – and political – hurdles.
The right-wing Conservative and Progress parties started talks today to form a minority government, but needed to drop drilling plans to get support.
Norway’s Conservative Party will lead parliament for the first time since 1990, with plans to lower taxes, sell shares in state oil companies, and increase oil exploration.
Norway has had extraordinary success with its prison rehabilitation program, with one of the world’s lowest recidivism rates. But it’s never had to deal with a criminal like Breivik before.
Norway’s prime minister tells the Monitor that, despite the new laws, the country will maintain its open and democratic character.
Mr. Breivik appeared in court for a final custody hearing dressed in a dark suit, composed and smiling subtly.
By Valeria Criscione
Nov. 8, 2013