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Sami still battling discrimination

The Easter holidays were typically festive for Norway’s indigenous Sami people, marking a high season for weddings and other traditional celebrations as the days grow...

Roadblocks ahead for transport plan

NEWS ANALYSIS: As hundreds of thousands of Norwegians hit the road this week, to spend the country's long Easter holiday weekend at mountain cabins or...

Minister reins in ‘parking cowboys’

Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen has won praise and gratitude over his proposal for new statewide parking regulations that will apply to both private and public parking...

‘Police need more covert authority’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg thinks Norwegian police must be granted broader authority to use more covert methods in their efforts to track down terrorists....

Condolences as police re-arm

Police in Oslo were re-arming themselves on Tuesday in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels. King Harald was among those extending...

Fewer refugees expected this year

Norway's Justice Ministry has dramatically cut the numbers of refugees expected to arrive in the country this year, down to "most probably" 25,000 from as...

Solberg ‘secure’ before meeting Obama

Prime Minister Erna Solberg could attempt some Easter holiday this week secure in the knowledge that her government coalition still has support in the latest...

Christian Democrats’ abortion reform met by protests

The Christian Democrats party continued on Monday to meet strong objections from most all other parties in Parliament, after it proposed requiring women to...

Government aims to make gender change easier

Norway's conservative government coalition wants to make it easier for Norwegians to change their gender in line with their own sexual definitions of themselves. Amnesty...

Westerdals students seek compensation

Former students at the private Westerdals School of Communications have hired a lawyer to help them recover excessive amounts of school fees from the school's...
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