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‘Norwegian jets bombed Gadhafi’

American media outlets are reporting that the bombing of Libyan leader Colonel Gadhafi's headquarters on Monday was carried out by two Norwegian F16 fighter...

‘Norway bombing the most’

Norwegian fighter jets reportedly have bombed at least 130 targets in Libya since the UN-backed military intervention began last month, meaning that Norwegian pilots...

New debate looms over fighter jets

Norway's defense ministry needs to renew the country's fleet of F16 fighter jets, but plans to spend tens of billions on new fighter jets...

Journalist finally released in Libya

UPDATED: Ammar Al-Hamdan, a Norwegian cameraman who works for worldwide news service Al-Jazeera, has been released in Libya, with the help of the Palestinian...

Plot thickens again in Treholt case

Further revelations have been published in the last few days regarding the near 30-year-old Cold War spying case of Arne Treholt, as the deadline...

Majority supports Libya mission

Seven out of 10 Norwegians support their country's involvement in enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya, according to a new opinion poll. Six F-16...

Officer’s body arrives back home

UPDATED: Crown Prince Haakon, Defense Minister Grete Faremo and top military officials were among those attending the arrival in Oslo Thursday of the flight...

Aid office closed after attack on UN

Memorial services were held over the weekend in honor of Norwegian officer Siri Skare, killed in Friday's attack on the UN. Meanwhile, Norway's largest...

Female pilot killed in Afghanistan

UPDATED: Norwegian defense officials confirmed Friday night that Lt. Col. Siri Skare, the country's first female military pilot, was among at least a dozen...

Norway won’t send arms to Libya

The Norwegian government will neither send arms to the opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi nor contribute to any moves to send ground troops...
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