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This year’s ‘russ’ the ‘worst ever’

This year's spring "russ" season in Norway, when graduating high school students party with abandon, is shaping up as the "worst ever," according to...

Islamic extremist still in jail

Ubaydullah Hussain, charged with recruiting foreign warriors for jihad in the Middle East, has been ordered held in custody for another eight weeks. A...

Telenor’s ex-CEO defends his record

Jon Fredrik Baksaas came back swinging over the weekend, after an internal investigation into his years as chief executive of Telenor uncovered weak leadership....

Grisly murder probe unfolds in Oslo

Police in Norway's capital were literally piecing together the murder of a man in his 20s this week, after his partly severed body was...

Telenor admits to weak management

Large Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor was back in the media glare on Friday, after an internal investigation into its handling of possible corruption revealed some...

Ex-students ponder Westerdals offer

Students who paid excessive tuition fees while attending the private and now troubled Westerdals communications school are evaluating whether they'll accept a compensation offer from new school officials....

Police finally identify body found in pipe

Police in Oslo have finally been able to identify the body of a man found inside a pipe at the construction site for the...

State appeals verdict on how Norway’s prison system treats a mass-murderer

UPDATED: Norway's Justice Ministry has decided to appeal a judge's verdict that mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik's prison conditions violate his human rights. Breivik's attorney...

DNB to reveal tax haven customers

Scandal-plagued Norwegian bank DNB has agreed to turn over information to state tax authorities about Norwegian customers who have held bank accounts set up in...

Mystery surrounds dead man found in pipe

Like a scene right out of a Nordic crime novel or film, construction work at the site of Oslo's new Munch Museum came to...
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