Tag: crime

Progress Party leaders under fire

Criticism from within their own ranks continued to assail leaders of the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) during the weekend, with some party veterans calling...

Progress Party sinks into crisis

Leaders of Norway's most conservative party, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), were trying to fend off crisis on Friday following the alleged sexual misconduct...

Party leader sad over sex charges

A high-ranking member of Norway's conservative Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) was under arrest on Tuesday, charged with sexual misconduct towards a young male member...

Boycott hits murder suspect’s father

A recent boycott of Coca-Cola products in Norway, aimed at getting the huge beverage maker to sever ties with the father of a murder...

Norwegian ships may be able to arm against pirates after all

The Norwegian government is reconsidering a ban against weapons on board ships in its international registry. That means vessels may be able to arm...

Murder victim’s backers boycott Coke

An estimated 30,000 Norwegians seeking justice for the rape and murder of student Martine Vik Magnussen in London three years ago have launched a...

Terror threat now ‘more serious’

Islamic fundamentalists, right-wing extremists and foreign spies pose the greatest threats to Norway's safety in 2011, the state police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste)...

Suspects released in Philippines

A Norwegian man and his Filipina fiancée were finally released from custody in the Philippines on Monday, after being held for two weeks in...

Adecco scandal widens to hospitals and slaughterhouses

Allegations of labour law violations committed by the human resources (HR) and recruitment firm Adecco have continued to multiply, with a range of operations...

Historic royal ski jacket recovered

Oslo police could announce on Friday that they'd recovered one of the more unusual items stolen in the Norwegian capital in recent times: A...
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