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This Is the World's Cushiest Prison

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:33:11 CDT

We earlier reported on the plush world of Norway's Halden prison , where Anders Behring Breivik could end up. Today CNN tops that prison (which employs personal trainers) with what it calls the "world's nicest prison" and "the holiday version of Alcatraz." Also located in Norway, Bastoy Prison is, as you...

Man Sets Self on Fire Outside Breivik Trial

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:35:17 CDT

The drama continues at the Anders Behring Breivik trial, though today the biggest scene took place outside the courthouse, where a man set himself on fire. Police do not believe the man has any connection with the trial. Police say he poured a flammable liquid onto himself and and set...

Man Hurls Shoe at Breivik, Hits Lawyer

Matt Cantor — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:37:44 CDT

An onlooker at the trial of Anders Behring Breivik launched a shoe at the admitted killer today, shouting, "Go to hell, go to hell, you killed my brother." The throw marked the first public interruption of the trial, Reuters notes, and it was met with applause, tears, and cries of...

Worst Place to Be a Mom: Niger

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:00 CDT

Good news for American moms: The United States is a slightly better place to be a mother than it was last year, according to Save the Children's 13th annual report on the topic. The US rose from 31st to 25th place in its look at 165 countries. For the best...

Edvard Munch's Factory Murals Head for Sale

Matt Cantor — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:38:38 CDT

The painter of The Scream was also an interior decorator of sorts: Edvard Munch painted a set of murals long displayed in the dining hall of an Oslo factory. Now, that canteen—currently owned by Kraft Foods—could be on its way to a sale, paintings included. Officials plan to...

40K Norwegians Sing Song Breivik Can't Stand

Matt Cantor — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:09:05 CDT

Anders Behring Breivik hates the Norwegian song "Children of the Rainbow"; he says it's a Marxist anthem. So 40,000 Norwegians, inspired by an Internet campaign, gathered in rainy Oslo today to belt out the tune near the courthouse where Breivik is being tried, AFP reports. The brightly-clad protesters carried...

Breivik: My Actions Were 'Entirely Logical'

Kevin Spak — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:09:02 CDT

Anders Behring Breivik made his case that he is sane in court today, decrying the report that declared him crazy as a "lie." Breivik said that the psychiatrists who first examined him didn't understand that he'd purposely suppressed his emotions to carry out the attack, the BBC reports. "It is...

To Prep, Breivik Studied al-Qaeda, Played Call of Duty

Rob Quinn — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:56:28 CDT

Anders Behring Breivik "trained" for his shooting massacre by playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, studying al-Qaeda, and reading bomb-making guides. The best-selling military game let him practice his shot using a "holographic aiming device," much like the one he used when slaughtering 69 people at a youth camp last...

Breivik to US Pen Pal: How Can We Work Together?

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:23:29 CDT

A Massachusetts "pen pal" of Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik has stepped forward to publicly declare his esteem for the gunman and his battle against "cultural Marxism and the Islamization of Norway." Kevin Forts, 23, made the front page of Norway newspaper VG , which printed excerpts from letters believed to...