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Solid show of support, solidarity

Norway was well-represented at a massive outpouring of solidarity and support in Paris on Sunday for victims of last week's terrorist attacks in France. Prime Minsister...

Reinfeldt promotes the advantages of immigration

Former Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has urged Norway to "be more open" to immigration despite the challenges it can bring. As terrorist attacks...

Norway, Denmark ‘are next targets’

UPDATED: Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) was investigating a report on a French website Friday that Denmark and Norway are the next...

Cities finally set to get more priority

After decades of spending billions on bridges and roads in outlying districts of Norway, state politicians finally may start investing more in urban areas...

Government keen to contain Krekar

Norway's conservative government coalition is searching for ways to restrict the movements of Islamic cleric Mullah Krekar when he's released from prison later this month....

Minister won’t detail spying probe

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen won't reveal details of the Norwegian authorities' investigation into suspected illegal surveillance of mobile phone communications. Many questions remained after Anundsen addressed...

Leaders condemn attack in Paris

Norwegian leaders including Prime Minister Erna Solberg were condemning a terrorist attack on a satire magazine in Paris on Wednesday, calling it both "tragic"...

More embassies subject to spying

More false mobile telephone base stations, capable of monitoring mobile phone communication, were likely in operation around Oslo late last autumn, reports newspaper Aftenposten,...

Krone dives again, but may resurface

The value of the Norwegian currency, the krone, was down again on Tuesday, with one US dollar costing NOK 7.73 by midday. Consumers have been...

King, premier call for compassion

Heavy fog spoiled the New Year's fireworks in Oslo, but the monarch and the prime minister carried on their tradition of delivering New Year's speeches as usual...
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