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Norwegian ex-cyclist Kjærgaard admits doping
Another former US Postal teammate of disgraced Lance Armstrong, Steffen Kjærgaard, on Tuesday admitted to using banned blood booster EPO when racing the Tour de France alongside the American. READ () »
Norway face crunch tie after Iceland disaster
Coach Egil “Drillo” Olsen knows his players need to bounce back quickly from Friday’s shock defeat to Iceland if Norway are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. READ () »
Rung swims to third medal at Paralympics
Sarah Louise Rung swam to a second silver medal at the Paralympics in London on Tuesday as she was defeated in the final of the 100m breaststroke by Ukraine’s Natalia Prologaieva. READ () »
Norway seeks to wrestle old Olympic gold medals from US
Norwegian sports historians have unearthed documentation seeming to prove that two American gold medals in wrestling at the 1904 Olympic Games should in fact have been attributed to Norway. READ () »
Norway handball gold eases Olympic dismay
A disappointing Olympics for Norway ended on a high note as the women’s handball team struck gold, following the shining example set earlier by retiring canoeist Eirik Verås Larsen. READ () »
Canoeist snags Norway's first Olympic gold
Eirik Verås Larsen paddled his way to the Norway's first gold medal of the 2012 London Olympics in the K1 1,0000 metre race on Wednesday. READ () »
Olympic ticket 'scandal' to Norway Supreme Court
A Norwegian ticket agent has appealed to the Supreme Court in a bid to reclaim 455 tickets to the London 2012 Olympics seized by police at Oslo's Gardermoen airport last month. READ () »
Norway claims first ever Olympic fencing medal
Norwegian Bartosz Piasecki claimed the country's first silver medal of the London 2012 games after he lost his fencing final to Ruben Limardo from Venezuela on Wednesday. READ () »
Dale Oen honoured by record-breaking rival
South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh pointed to the heavens in a tribute to deceased Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen after claiming Olympic gold and new world record in the 100 metre breaststroke on Sunday. READ () »
Bookie arrested in match-fixing probe
Norwegian police have arrested an official bookmaker as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing involving two local third division games in which four footballers have already been implicated, police said. READ () »
Olympic debutante to carry Norway flag
After much speculation, Norway's Olympic committee finally announced on Thursday that canoe sprinter Mira Verås Larsen will carry the Norwegian flag at the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in London on Friday. READ () »
Norway footballers get their kit off for fans
Taking a break from training, players in Narvik in northern Norway put their balls to one side to send a cheeky summer greeting to their fans on Facebook. READ () »
Match-fixing scandal rocks Norway
Norway’s football association (NFF) reported match-fixing allegations to the police on Monday amid suspicions that players have teamed with organized criminals to rig results for betting reasons. READ () »
World swim champ Dale Oen died of heart attack
Norwegian world champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen died of heart failure as the result of a blood clot in one of his coronary arteries, according to autopsy results published on Tuesday. READ () »
Divers defy death at Oslo world championships
Curling up like shrimp just before they hit the water, the world’s best ”death divers” gathered in Oslo on Sunday for a hair-raising display of high-diving with a twist. READ () »
Parents in Norway jailed for incest
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. READ () »
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 () »
Statoil to develop six billion barrel field
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. READ () »
Norwegian base jumper dies in Swiss cliff crash
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. 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 growth forecast cut amid Europe turmoil
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. READ () »
Scientists sound alarm over Arctic Ocean acidity
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. 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 () »
Britain celebrates Norwegian war hero
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. 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 () »
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Opening Statement at Conference on Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law (Thu, 23 May)
"We all agree on one thing, however, that we have to increase our efforts to protect the civilians affected by armed conflicts. We must respect and uphold international humanitarian law and define what it means in practice", said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, at the opening of the conference.
Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Europe: Strengthening the Impact of the Council of Europe’s Activities (Thu, 16 May)
- We meet at a very important moment. As we here from the Secretary General the founding principles of this organisation, democracy, human rights and the rule of law are again under pressure in Europa. We have to take that very seriously, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, in his statement at the Council of Europe's meeting.
Norway increases support for prevention of violence against women and children in Bolivia (Thu, 16 May)
“More than 70 % of women and children in Bolivia are victims of violence, most of them in their own homes. Norway is stepping up its efforts to respond to this extensive problem,” said State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arvinn Gadgil.
The Niwano Peace Prize to Gunnar Stålsett (Thu, 16 May)
Ambassador Arne Walther gave this message on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, at the award ceremony.
