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Sweden orders retrial for convicted serial killer
Once considered Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall confessed to more than 30 murders over three decades, and was convicted of eight of them.
Northug, Randall win World Cup sprint races
Petter Northug of Norway won his fourth World Cup race Friday, winning the men's freestyle race at the Sochi Olympic cross-country course.
Attacked Algeria gas plant to partly resume work
The Algerian gas plant that was the scene of a hostage crisis that left dozens of foreigners and militants dead will soon be partially operational, ...
EU, 2 other nations meet to pledge Mali trainers
EU countries are meeting Tuesday in Brussels to pledge personnel and other support for a military training mission to Mali, an EU official said.
Norwegian cruise operator to cut fourth of staff
Norway's Hurtigruten cruise line says it will streamline operations and slash staff by 25-30 percent in an effort to increase profitability.
Kranjec wins ski flying event in Norway
Robert Kranjec of Slovenia cleared 230 meters in both rounds to win a ski flying event Sunday for his first individual ski jump World Cup victory of ...
Schlierenzauer wins ski flying event in Norway
Gregor Schlierenzauer soared 240 meters in his second jump to win a ski flying event Saturday and tie the record for most ski jumping World Cup ...
Norway's 4th missing hostage is dead in Algeria
The Norwegian energy company Statoil says a fourth Norwegian employee missing after a terror attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria has been ...
Norway says 3 missing hostages dead in Algeria
Norwegian energy company Statoil ASA said Friday that three Norwegian employees missing after a terror attack on a gas plant in Algeria have been ...
Svindal wins super-G for 20th career WCup victory
Aksel Lund Svindal became the first skier in nine years to win three World Cup super-G races in a season on Friday. Austrian standout Hermann Maier ...
Norway cheese fire shuts down road tunnel
A road tunnel in northern Norway will be shut for several weeks after a 27-ton truckload of sweet goat's milk cheese caught fire. Regional traffic ...
Death toll climbs past 80 in siege in the Sahara
The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed past 80 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for ...
Norway wins cross-country World Cup relay events
Norway again won both the men's and women's relay competitions at a cross-country World Cup meet Sunday. The men's team of Eldar Roenning, Martin ...
Frenzel wins 2nd Nordic combined event in 2 days
Eric Frenzel of Germany won his second Nordic combined World Cup event of the weekend on Sunday. Frenzel outsprinted Mikko Kokslien of Norway and ...
Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages
In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists ...
Nations fume, quietly, over Algerian hostage raid
Nations with hostages in Algeria have reacted with muted anger to the North African country's decision to launch a military rescue mission without ...
Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear
Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free ...
Russia's men, Norway's women win WCup team sprints
Mikhail Jun Devjatiarov teamed with Nikolay Morilov to win a men's team sprint for Russia at a cross-country skiing World Cup event on Sunday.
Germany wins Nordic Combined team event
Germans Tino Edelmann and Eric Frenzel won the team sprint at Chaux-Neuve as Nordic Combined World Cup leader Jason Lamy Chappuis helped France finish ...
Norway's Jacobsen wins ski jump World Cup
Anders Jacobsen of Norway won a World Cup ski jump while overall leader Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria was eighth on his return Saturday from an ...