The Kurdish founder of a radical Islamic group has been jailed in Norway after making death threats against senior officials.
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Radical cleric jailed for Norway death threats
Posted on 29 March 2012.
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Two jailed in cartoon terror plot
Posted on 01 February 2012.
Two men have been convicted on terrorism charges in Norway for planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.
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Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark
Posted on 31 December 2011.
A group of Iraqi civilians are to sue the Danish Army for damages, after new evidence suggests that they were handed over to Iraqi forces following their arrests in south Basra and subsequently tortured.
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Muslim cleric indicted for politician death threats
Posted on 23 July 2011.
A controversial and high-profile Muslim cleric has been indicted in Norway for making threats against the leader of the Conservative Party.
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Father arrested in dramatic double kidnap
Posted on 02 July 2011.
Two toddlers who were dramatically kidnapped in southern Norway have been found alive and well, while three new suspects, including the children’s father, have been arrested.
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Icelandic air traffic controllers heading to Iraq
Posted on 17 May 2011.
So far this year seven Icelandic air traffic controllers have started working in Iraq and another is due to go there in the near future.
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Wikileaks releases documents on Iceland
Posted on 04 December 2010.
The whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks has fulfilled its promise to release more secret files to the public. This time some of the files relate to Iceland; among other things about Icelandic-American political relations and the Icesave dispute.
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Icelandic support of Iraq war was top secret
Posted on 11 November 2010.
The Icelandic government was included on the list of nations who supported the U.S-led invasion of Iraq two days before the military campaign began. The list was classified top secret at the time.
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