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Colombian ‘no’ a big blow for Norway

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende admitted to being "extremely disappointed" Monday morning after Colombian voters rejected a peace pact that Norway had helped hammer out between the...

‘Move Parliament from Oslo to Eidsvoll’

As the Norwegian government, all Members of Parliament, the Royal Family and other prominent guests got ready for Monday's highly formal opening of Stortinget...

Fuel taxes spark new budget battle

Norway's minority government coalition is poised for yet another battle over the state budget in Parliament, also with its two support parties. This time...

NATO boss plotted own party coup

NATO's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has admitted to engaging in defiant and controversial tactics when he was still the Norwegian Labour Party's candidate for...

Norway ‘shamed’ in Snowden case

UPDATED: Norway's failure to provide exiled whistle-blower Edward Snowden with a guarantee against extradition to his US homeland, if he visits Oslo to accept another prize,...

Norwegian leaders mourn Peres’ death

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg, her foreign minister Børge Brende and leaders of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo were among those mourning the...

Former minister kisses and tells

Robert Eriksson wasn't at all happy about being replaced as Norway's Minister of Labour last winter. Now he's written a book about his short ministerial career and...

Opposition courts political alliances

Norway's political opposition is well underway in forming both new and renewed alliances among parties keen on government power after next year's parliamentary election. Christian...

Labour defiant as economy recovers

NEWS ANALYSIS: Thursday's decision by Norway's central bank to scrap another interest rate cut illustrates how the country is recovering from the economic shock...

Norway’s wolf hunt catches foreign flak

An announcement late last week that Norwegian authorities would approve the hunting of 47 wolves this autumn and winter has been met with a...
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