Breivik fails in bid to create fascist group
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. READ () »
NATO has 'no intention' to up presence in Arctic
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. READ () »
Norway battles with EU at WTO over seal ban
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. READ () »
Norwegian air mulls Irish registries to cut costs
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. READ () »
Norway's Statoil in major North Sea oil find
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. READ () »
Parliament evacuated after short-circuit blast
Norway's parliament was briefly evacuated on Thursday after a minor explosion in an electrical room, but no one was hurt, the parliament said. READ () »
Iran investigates Norway diplomat defection
Iran has confirmed that it is investigating reports that one of its diplomats has sought political asylum in Norway, with a spokesman citing "personal problems". READ () »
Iranian diplomat seeks Norway asylum
An Iranian diplomat has applied for political asylum in Norway, his lawyer confirmed on Friday. READ () »
Rwandan jailed in Norway genocide trial
A 47-year-old Rwandan was on Thursday jailed for 21 years by an Oslo court for being complicit in the massacres of more than 2,000 people in his home country in 1994. READ () »
Norway calls meeting over horsemeat scandal
Norway's government on Friday called for a meeting of the country's largest food retailers and food safety authorities to discuss the situation after horsemeat was found in lasagnes sold in stores across the country. READ () »
Horsemeat confirmed in lasagne dishes in Norway
Norwegian food retailer NorgesGruppen said on Friday that horsemeat had been found in frozen lasagne dishes sold in its stores, the first confirmed cases in the country. READ () »
Man arrested in Oslo over parliament threats
A Norwegian reported to be a far-rightist was arrested Wednesday after threats forced police to cordon off public buildings in Oslo where memories remain vivid of bloody attacks in July 2011. READ () »
Findus horsemeat spreads to Norway
Ready meals by frozen food giant Findus thought to contain horsemeat instead of beef have been pulled from supermarket shelves in Norway, the country's food safety authorities said on Wednesday. READ () »
'Ape woman' returned from Oslo to Mexico
The remains of the 153-year-old so-called “ape woman” have been returned by Oslo University to her homeland of Mexico READ () »
Norway pledges more aid to Afghanistan
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has pledged to continue to offer aid to Afghanistan, during President Hamid Karzai’s official visit to Oslo. READ () »
American tourist dies in Arctic cruise mishap
An American tourist in her 60s died during a cruise of the Arctic when a dinghy she boarded to visit a fjord in Norway's Svalbard archipelago capsized, local officials said Tuesday. READ () »
Norwegian apologizes for long-haul flight service
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Europe's third-largest budget airline, apologized on Monday for refusing passengers food, water and even blankets on its recently launched long-haul flights to New York and Bangkok. READ () »
Norway beaten as Spain reach U21 final
Defending champions Spain clinched a 3-0 victory over Norway in the semi-finals of the UEFA under-21 championship on Saturday, securing themselves a place in the next week's final. READ () »
Norway extends draft to female recruits
Norway will soon become the only country in Europe to extend its military conscription to women in peacetime, after parliament reached agreement on the issue on Friday. READ () »
Bolt lifts Rome blues with classy Oslo win
Usain Bolt banished any blues he felt from losing to Justin Gatlin over 100m last week by scorching to an impressive victory in 19.79 seconds in the 200m in the Diamond League meet in Oslo Thursday. READ () »
Oslo residents to vote on 2022 Olympic bid
Oslo inhabitants are to vote on whether they wish to bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics after the city council on Wednesday voted in favour of bidding. READ () »
The Local launches Italy's news in English
As The Local flings open its doors in Rome on Wednesday, country editor Angela Giuffrida tells us what to expect from the network’s bright new Italy edition. READ () »
Norway recognizes "The Scream" creator Munch
Long neglected at home, Edvard Munch is finally to get his due as Norway honours one of its greatest artists with the most comprehensive retrospective ever to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth. READ () »
Oslo reaches deal on new Munch Museum
The city of Oslo said Tuesday it had clinched a deal to build a new museum housing the biggest collection of works by Norwegian expressionist master Edvard Munch, bringing to an end years of political squabbles. READ () »
US author wins Norway environmental prize
US environmentalist, author and journalist Bill McKibben on Tuesday won Norway's Sophie Prize for environmental and sustainable development, the last time the award will be given due to lack of funds, organizers said. READ () »
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Seeking solutions to African conflicts – the role of regional and global actors (Sun, 16 Jun)
"African conflicts are rarely just an African concern. Seeking solutions to African conflicts is a joint responsibility. This may require the involvement of global as well as African and other regional organisations, such as the EU, NATO and others", state secretary Torgeir Larsen said at the Nordic-African Foreign Minister’s meeting in Finland.
Troika statement on Sudan and South Sudan (Fri, 14 Jun)
Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Government intends to ratify Nuclear Terrorism Convention (Fri, 14 Jun)
The Government intends to ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention). One of the main purposes of the Convention is to prevent terrorist groups from gaining access to nuclear weapons and other nuclear material.
India in Svalbard (Wed, 12 Jun)
India’s interest in the Arctic is growing. 12 June Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide met Indian researchers in Ny-Ålesund and Longyearbyen.
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