Norway’s national news agency has said police are investigating whether a second suspect was involved in the shooting spree on the island of Utoya.

More than 25 people were feared dead tonight after a bomb ripped open buildings in the heart of Norway's government and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at an island youth camp connected to the ruling party.

A powerful bomb tore into the heart of Norway today, killing seven people and injuring at least 15 as it ripped open buildings, including the prime minister’s office.

A gunman opened fire at Norway Labour Party’s youth camp outside Oslo today, shooting several people.

A powerful bomb tore open several Oslo buildings, including the prime minister’s office today, killing at least one person.

Norwegian police say a number of people have been killed after a blast ripped through a building in the capital Oslo.

Norway’s public broadcaster NRK says one person has been confirmed killed in an explosion at the government headquarters in Oslo.

A loud explosion has shattered windows at the government headquarters in Oslo, injuring several people.

A Swedish man who was assumed dead after disappearing off the Norwegian coast two years ago stunned authorities this week when he showed up at a routine traffic stop in Sweden.

A leading Norwegian pro-Palestinian activist today claimed she infiltrated the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad as a double agent in the 1980s.

A Norwegian politician, who has nominating rights for the Nobel Peace Prize, said that Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof should win the coveted award, a news agency said.

A Norwegian man died after jumping off an upper deck of the Eiffel Tower with a parachute that never opened, officials said today.

A 38-year-old man was ordered to be jailed for four weeks by the Oslo District Court, in Norway, today, while police investigate his alleged involvement in the theft of Edvard Munch’s masterpieces The Scream and Madonna.

A 23-year-old Norwegian woman was sentenced to nine months in prison today after she was convicted of raping a man.

Three works by renowned Norwegian artist Edvard Munch were stolen from a hotel in southern Norway, although no information was immediately available on their value, police said today.

In a rare warning to Americans living or travelling in the Nordic and Baltic region, United States embassies in the area said they had received ”threat information” and warned them to be cautious.

Art experts were stunned today after one of the world’s most famous paintings was stolen at gunpoint in a €59m raid at a packed gallery in Oslo.

ARMED men stormed into an art museum yesterday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings The Scream and Madonna before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.

A US military helicopter crashed west of Baghdad today, killing one soldier, and gunmen shot dead a Kurd as ethnic tension gripped the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

More than 100,000 people lost electricity in Sweden after a winter snow storm downed power lines and caused accidents on icy roads today.

A TOTAL of 28 countries from around the world, plus the European Commission, lined up yesterday to endorse a landmark global anti-smoking treaty on the first day it was open for signature.