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Newsline 16.04.2012 | 16:15 UTC News Crime Norway massacre suspect pleads not guilty The Norwegian man who confessed to killing 77 people in and around Oslo last year has pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial. It's still not clear whether Anders Behring Breivik is mentally competent. Breivik pleads not guilty World France Every vote counts for Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to be re-elected as French president. But his poll ratings are low and time is running out. France cracks down on suspected Islamists Candidates on the campaign trail Toulouse shootings may upend French presidential race Sarkozy pledges budgetary surplus by 2017 French police arrest 10 in fresh raids France expels Islamist radicals Elections Francois Hollande, the challenger His party long regarded Francois Hollande as a wan regional politician. But a week before first-round voting, the socialist contender for the French presidency is the frontrunner in most opinion polls. France: on the campaign trail French economy stalls as fiscal belt tightens Sarkozy pledges budgetary surplus by 2017 Hollande's presidential ambitions threaten Franco-German bond Terrorism Attacks show Afghan security forces have not 'learned their lesson' In a series of coordinated attacks, the Afghan Taliban have demonstrated their strength and unwillingness to compromise. While comments from NATO have been positive, experts are less optimistic. Karzai: NATO failings led to attacks by Taliban Taliban attacks - the start of a spring offensive? Afghan Taliban siege ends in bloodbath Politics New North Korea surprises with a speech but not with its message North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears determined to stick to the same script of milking the impoverished country to build weapons, perhaps with one exception: at least he's willing to speak about his policies publicly. North Korea marks founding president's 100th birthday World ponders response to North Korean rocket test Defectors link North Korea's weapons program to food shortage Justice A trial about more than (in)sanity Insane or not, Anders Behring Breivik killed in cold-blood, and the trial tasked with delving into his murderous undertakings will be a momentous test for Norway - much more than a cold assessment of one man's psyche. Anders Behring Breivik pleads not guilty Guilty of mass murder - but is Breivik sane? Norwegian killer deemed sane after all Examining psychology of gun rampages Newsletters More DW Pursue your Master's with DW Akademie's International Media Studies DW Akademie's international, bilingual Master's Program "International Media Studies" combines journalism, media management and development cooperation. The next program starts September 2012. Apply now!   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012