http://www.thelocal.no/ Norway's news in English en-us TheLocal TheLocal TheLocal RSS Feed Generator A Norwegian court Thursday sentenced a couple to 17 years in prison for violence, rape and incestuous relations with their three sons, calling it the country's worst sexual abuse case. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/parents-in-norway-jailed-for-incest 2013-05-18 08:59:56 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/parents-in-norway-jailed-for-incest Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been refused permission to found a fascist association, authorities said on Friday, due to missing paperwork and a lack of support. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/breivik-fails-in-bid-to-create-fascist-group 2013-05-11 12:22:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/breivik-fails-in-bid-to-create-fascist-group Statoil and ExxonMobil have agreed to spend $4 billion to develop a six billion barrel oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, the two companies said. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/statoil-to-develop-six-billion-barrel-field 2013-05-08 16:07:52 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/statoil-to-develop-six-billion-barrel-field Police have launched an investigation into the death of a 48-year-old Norwegian who died while base jumping this week in the Lauterbrunnen area of the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norwegian-base-jumper-dies-in-switzerland-cliff-crash 2013-05-08 15:43:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norwegian-base-jumper-dies-in-switzerland-cliff-crash NATO has no plans to increase its presence in the Arctic, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday despite numerous countries' keen interest in the region's vast natural resources. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/nato-has-no-intention-of-increasing-arctic-presence 2013-05-08 13:30:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/nato-has-no-intention-of-increasing-arctic-presence Norway on Tuesday lowered its growth forecast for this year to levels that will still see it outpace its European neighbours, but which could weaken the current government ahead of September's election. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-cuts-growth-forecast-amid-europe-turmoil 2013-05-07 15:26:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-cuts-growth-forecast-amid-europe-turmoil Scientists at a conference in Bergen expressed alarm on Monday over the rapid acidification of the Arctic Ocean caused by carbon dioxide emissions, which could have dire consequences on the region's fragile ecosystem. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/scientists-sound-alarm-over-arctic-ocean-acidity 2013-05-07 12:19:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/scientists-sound-alarm-over-arctic-ocean-acidity The European Union locked horns on Monday with Norway and Canada at the World Trade Organisation over its hotly contested ban on the import and sale of seal products. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/eu-battles-with-norway-at-wto-over-seal-ban 2013-04-29 13:42:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/eu-battles-with-norway-at-wto-over-seal-ban Britain honoured Norwegian war hero and resistance fighter Joachim Roenneberg on Thursday, presenting him with the Union Jack flag for his daring feats which helped prevent Nazi Germany from obtaining the atomic bomb. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/britain-celebrates-norwegian-war-hero 2013-04-26 13:41:40 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/britain-celebrates-norwegian-war-hero Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday that it is considering registering future long-haul aircraft in Ireland to circumvent Norwegian laws which bar the carrier from hiring cheaper Asian cabin crews. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norwegian-airline-mulls-irish-registries-to-cut-costs 2013-04-25 14:50:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norwegian-airline-mulls-irish-registries-to-cut-costs Norwegian oil group Statoil announced Friday the discovery of significant new oil resources in its Gullfaks licence in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/statoil-announces-large-oil-find-in-north-sea 2013-04-20 09:55:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/statoil-announces-large-oil-find-in-north-sea The lawyer who defended Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has voiced concern that his client is becoming a cult figure, but insisted the right-wing extremist should have the right to express himself. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/breivik-becoming-a-cult-figure-lawyer-warns 2013-04-19 09:03:49 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/breivik-becoming-a-cult-figure-lawyer-warns Norway's parliament was briefly evacuated on Thursday after a minor explosion in an electrical room, but no one was hurt, the parliament said. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-parliament-evacuated-after-small-blast 2013-04-18 16:27:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-parliament-evacuated-after-small-blast Norway's government announced plans Friday for what is being labelled the world's first tunnel for large ships, aimed at helping them navigate a treacherous section of the southwestern coast. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-wants-to-build-worlds-first-tunnel-for-ships 2013-04-13 12:56:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-wants-to-build-worlds-first-tunnel-for-ships Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary was in Norway on Thursday to reject accusations that his low-cost airline treated its employees like slaves, as unions and politicians in the Scandinavian state called for a boycott of the firm. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-pm-will-never-fly-ryanair 2013-04-12 08:54:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norway-pm-will-never-fly-ryanair Two Norwegian teens returned 467,200 kroner ($81,500) they found left on a train by an elderly passenger, Norwegian media reported on Thursday. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/teens-return-467200-kroner-found-on-norway-train 2013-04-11 13:30:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/teens-return-467200-kroner-found-on-norway-train Two Greenpeace activists dressed as polar bears boarded an oil platform in Norway on Wednesday to protest against Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil's planned drilling in the Arctic. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/greenpeace-polar-bears-protest-arctic-oil-drilling 2013-04-10 17:49:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/greenpeace-polar-bears-protest-arctic-oil-drilling The first woman democratically elected as head of government in Europe, Margaret Thatcher inspired but also exasperated a generation of women political leaders, including Norway's first woman prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/thatcher-no-role-model-for-norways-first-female-pm 2013-04-10 16:30:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/thatcher-no-role-model-for-norways-first-female-pm A Norwegian teenager has been raped and robbed at gunpoint by two armed men in South Africa's top tourist city of Cape Town, police said Tuesday. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norwegian-exchange-student-raped-in-cape-town 2013-04-10 09:32:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/norwegian-exchange-student-raped-in-cape-town A non-governmental studies center headed by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's estranged stepdaughter accused his Sandinista government on Monday of blocking Norwegian aid to the group. http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/nicaragua-accused-of-blocking-norwegian-aid-to-ngo 2013-04-09 09:50:00 http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/nicaragua-accused-of-blocking-norwegian-aid-to-ngo