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Anders Behring Breivik (C) killed 77 people in two attacks in July 2011

Breivik still poses risk of 'unbridled violence'

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, still poses a risk of "totally unbridled violence", the Norwegian state argued in a lawsuit over his prison conditions.

World • 09 Jan 24

Anders Behring Breivik was in 2012 sentenced to 21 years in prison

Norway court rules killer Breivik to remain in prison

A Norwegian court has rejected a request for parole from Anders Behring Breivik 10 years after he was convicted of killing 77 people in the country's deadliest peacetime attack.

World • 01 Feb 22

Anders Behring Breivik now renounces violence, according to his lawyer

Anders Behring Breivik 'renounces violence'

Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik now renounces violence, his lawyer said, the same day Norway commemorated the third anniversary of the massacre in which he killed 77 people.

News • 22 Jul 14

Anders Behring Breivik will be jailed for at least 21 years

Court rules Breivik sane over Norway killings

A Norwegian court has ruled that gunman Anders Behring Breivik was sane when he killed 77 people last summer.

News • 24 Aug 12

Oeystein Maeland was criticised for failing to face up to police shortcomings after the attack

Norway's police chief resigns over Breivik report

Norway's police chief has resigned days after an independent commission found that police could have prevented all or part of the attack by Anders Behring Breivik that killed 77 people.

News • 17 Aug 12

Norwegian police criticised in report over Breivik

A Norwegian commission has criticised police authorities for failing to take actions that could have prevented or interrupted the bomb and gun attacks by a far-right militant that killed 77 people last year.

News • 14 Aug 12

Anders Behring Breivik confessed to the killings and is awaiting a verdict

Norway marks first anniversary of Breivik killings

Thousands of Norwegians gathered today at sombre memorials to the 77 people killed a year ago by far-right gunman Anders Behring Breivik.

News • 23 Jul 12

Man set himself alight outside courthouse where Anders Behring Breivik is on trialk

Man sets himself on fire outside Breivik trial

A man has set himself on fire outside an Oslo courthouse where Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for murdering 77 people last July.

News • 15 May 12

Brother of victim threw a shoe at Anders Behring Breivik during today's hearing

Victim's brother throws shoe at Breivik

A brother of one of the victims of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik threw a shoe at him in court, the first time the trial has been interrupted by a public outburst.

News • 11 May 12

Breivik said in court today: "To all of those ... I want to say I am deeply sorry for what happened."

Breivik picked 'leftist looking' victims

Anders Behring Breivik has told his trial that he believed he could tell the ideology of his victims by looking at them, and tried to spare one who appeared "right-wing".

News • 23 Apr 12

Breivik compares his pain to victims' families

The right wing extremist who confessed to a massacre of 77 people in Norway today compared the pain he caused the families of his victims to his own situation, saying he lost contact with his friends and family after the attacks.

News • 23 Apr 12

Anders Behring Breivik said he was a caring person

Breivik describes methodical killing spree

Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway last July, described his methodical killing spree to a court in Oslo today.

News • 20 Apr 12

Anders Behring Breivik said he had planned to plant three - not one - car bombs in Norway

Breivik planned higher death toll in Norway attack

The gunman behind Norway's 2011 massacres has told a court he had meant to kill the entire government and said he used meditation, video games and steroids to prepare for the attack.

World • 20 Apr 12

Breivik claims he was 'defending his country'

Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has gone on trial for the killing of 77 people in a bomb and gun attack in July 2011.

Special Reports • 18 Apr 12

Mr Breivik, 33, has been questioned about his alleged militant nationalist contacts on the third day of his trial

Breivik - acquittal or death penalty only option

Anders Behring Breivik told a court in Oslo that he should be executed or acquitted after killing 77 people last summer in what he said was a battle to defend Europe against mass immigration.

World • 18 Apr 12

Anders Behring Breivik wipes away a tear as the court views his propaganda film

Breivik describes Norway attack as 'spectacular'

Anders Behring Breivik said at his trial today his shooting and bomb attacks were "sophisticated and spectacular" and that he would do the same thing again.

News • 17 Apr 12

Anders Behring Breivik said he does not recognise Norwegian courts

Breivik claims Norway attacks 'in self defence'

Anders Behring Breivik has pleaded not guilty to charges of ''acts of terror'' over the massacre of 77 people in twin attacks in Norway last July, saying he was acting in self defence.

News • 16 Apr 12

Anders Behring Breivik confessed to killing 77 people last July

Norway killer deemed sane in new report

Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway last July, was not psychotic at the time of the twin attacks and can thus be held criminally responsible, a new psychiatric report has found.

News • 10 Apr 12

Anders Behring Breivik