Europe

Defense Lawyer Doubts Norway Suspect’s Sanity

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2011 The lawyer defending Anders Behring Breivik, who pleaded not guilty in court after admitting he carried out the deadly attacks in Norway, said his client might be insane. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

There Are More Like Me, Norway Shooter Says

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 Anders Breivik, the Norwegian man who killed a combined 76 people in the heart of Oslo and on the island of Utoeya last week, told a judge Monday that "two more cells" belonging to his supposed terrorist organization are at large. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Norway’s Horror: Anti-Semitism Becomes Islamophobia

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 Europe's right-wing parties, many of which once had explicitly anti-Jewish messages, have expanded their hatred to Arabs and Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Suspect in Norway Bombing and Shooting Spree Charged

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2011 Norwegian police charged a man Saturday whom they describe as a right-wing Christian fundamentalist in connection with a deadly bombing in Oslo and shooting spree at a summer camp for liberal youth that killed at least 92 people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Blast Rocks Government Buildings in Oslo

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2011 A powerful explosion rocked government buildings in Norway's capital on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring a number of others near the prime minister's office. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scotland Yard Chief Quits, Ex-Editor Arrested in Hacking Case

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2011 Sir Paul Stephenson, head of London’s Metropolitan Police Service—commonly known as Scotland Yard—resigned Sunday just hours after police arrested former editor Rebekah Brooks in the Murdoch hacking scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hacking Scandal Leads to British Tabloid’s Demise

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2011 There might have been a changing of the guard among the top editors at the News of the World in recent months, but the British tabloid, part of the Murdoch family media dynasty, is going off the presses for good this weekend after a hacking scandal (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let’s Unveil One for the Gipper

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2011 This Fourth of July, during a transatlantic Age of Austerity, roughly 2,000 people paid to attend a private celebration near the American Embassy in London's Grosvenor Square, where a statue of Ronald Reagan was unveiled. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greeks Waylay U.S. Ship in Gaza Flotilla

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2011 The Audacity of Hope, an American ship in the defiant Freedom Flotilla 2, tried to set sail for Gaza on Friday afternoon but was stopped by the Greek coast guard shortly after leaving port. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No More Nuclear Power for Germany by 2022

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2011 German lawmakers voted to shut down all 17 of the country's nuclear reactors over the next 11 years and pursue a renewable energy portfolio that would account for one-third of its energy resources. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Greece, ‘Fiscal Suicide’ Was Not an Option

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2011 Despite thousands of protesters' fierce opposition to the PM's austerity plan and with calls of "traitor" ringing in their ears, members of the Greek Parliament voted Wednesday in favor of economic solvency rather than popular opinion. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gridlock in Greece

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 So, time is running out for the Greek government to put a plan in place in the interest of avoiding complete economic catastrophe Too bad Prime Minister George Papandreou's austerity-tastic ideas are failing to win over the protesters (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )