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Sun shone on more friendly US talks

The weather seemed to cooperate as much as the two main players involved, when foreign policy leaders for the US and Norway wound up...

Clinton dodges striking workers

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a warm welcome to Oslo on Friday despite unseasonably cold weather and a strike by state workers...

Aung San Suu Kyi bound for Oslo

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will finally be able to deliver her Nobel Peace Prize address in Oslo after winning the prize in...

Norway lifts sanctions against Burma

The Norwegian government has decided to lift economic sanctions against Burma, also known as Myanmar. All limits that have been placed on foreign aid,...

Støre drops controversial book plans

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been in hot water during the past two weeks over some alleged conflicts of interest. Now he's decided...

Norwegian held in Egypt returns home

A Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party (Høyre) who faced charges of carrying out illegal political operations in Egypt was finally allowed to leave...

Foreign Ministry shuffles posts

Norway's diplomatic presence overseas is facing more changes because "the world is changing, and we see a clear shift in the power balance to...

State visit ended with diplomatic spat

A recent state visit to Norway ended on a sour note, when South Africa's foreign minister refused to submit to routine security controls at...

Norwegian shot dead in Philippines

UPDATED: An 18-year-old Norwegian man was shot dead in Quezon City, the Philippines, in the early hours of the morning on Sunday July 31. The...

Diplomats trained in black metal

The Norwegian foreign ministry has begun training aspiring diplomats in "TNBM - True Norwegian Black Metal" - after foreign service missions reported a rise...

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