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Fighter jet base landed at Ørland
After months of rivalry and lobbying, Norway's defense ministry will set up new bases for the country's new fleet of F35 fighter jets at...
Fighter jet funding splits government
Norway's three-party coalition government reportedly is split over yet another issue, this time over how the state will pay for a new fleet of...
Soldier wounded in Afghan clash
A Norwegian soldier was wounded after demonstrators outside the Norwegian military camp at Meymaneh in Afghanistan threw a hand grenade into the camp.
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Probe demanded of Libya bombings
Jan Egeland, the former Norwegian diplomat who now heads Human Rights Watch in Europe, is calling for an investigation into Norway's and NATO's bombing...
Islamic demonstration faced boycott
UPDATED: Muslims themselves were urged to boycott a planned demonstration in front of the Norwegian Parliament on Friday by an Islamic group considered to...
Video threatens Crown Prince, Stoltenberg with ‘painful revenge’
A video published on the social media site Facebook threatens Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre...
US military cuts worry Norway
US President Barack Obama has said the US will boost its military presence in Asia-Pacific, and Norway is among NATO allies who worry that...
Fighter jet price fires up opposition
New and even higher estimates for what Norway's new fighter jets might cost have set off new howls of protest from the government's opposition...
Eide finally moved up the ranks
Espen Barth Eide had been branded the "eternal state secretary" before he finally was tapped to be Norway's new defense minister last month. After...
Defense minister escaped bombing
New Norwegian Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide was still in Afghanistan on Tuesday when a series of suicide bombers went on the attack, but...
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