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Police may move into old US Embassy

The US Embassy in Oslo could be turned into a police station when the American diplomats move out in a couple of years. A...

Telenor connects with Thailand

It's been 16 years since Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor first started expanding into Asia via Thailand. Today, Telenor's chief executive Jon Fredrik Baksaas can...

Diplomacy mixed with sticky rice

PHOTO FEATURE: Thousands of Thai food fans turned out for a festival at the central square called Youngstorget in Oslo on Saturday, and it...

Diplomat caught in Roma debate

"I'm cautious," says Romania's ambassador to Norway, Daniel Ionita, before agreeing to share his thoughts on the presence of thousands of beggars in Norwegian...

Embassy reaches out to its own

The Romanian Embassy in Oslo has arguably had more than its share of dealing with a less-than flattering image of its citizens in Norway....

Man indicted for spying on refugees

A 38-year-old man from Sudan has been indicted for allegedly spying on refugees from his homeland, and handing his information over to the Embassy...

Iranian diplomat defects in Oslo

Another high-ranking diplomat at the Embassy of Iran in Oslo has defected, but his Norwegian lawyer won't say why. It's the third known defection...

Ex-PST informant stirs new debate

Debate over how Norway's police intelligence unit PST does its job has fired up again, after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) aired a program in which...

Foreign spies pressure state workers

Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) has resorted to issuing a public warning over how agents for foreign countries keep trying to extract...

City loses embassy zoning battle

City government officials in Oslo have given up trying to get the Israeli embassy to abide by local zoning regulations. For 12 years, the...
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