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Museum returns stolen painting

One of Norway's leading art museums has brought to a close one of the most uncomfortable and disturbing chapters in its history. The Henie...

Support grows for Stoltenberg

As speculation rises over whether Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, will become the new boss of NATO, support for his candidacy seems to...

Russian jets buzz Norwegian coast

As Norwegian politicians try to balance their indignation and concerns over Russia's territorial takeover in Crimea with their desire to remain good neighbours, Russian...

Ex-politician reveals life as Soviet spy

A longtime politician for Norway's Liberal Party (Venstre) has gone public with his experiences as a double agent, spying for both the former Soviet...

Norway’s dilemma over Russia

NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: As conflict escalates between Russia on the one side and Ukraine and most of the rest of Europe on the other, the...

Minister smashes E18 bottleneck

Ketil Solvik-Olsen, who took over as Norway's transport minister from the Progress Party just five months ago, has managed to do what few if...

State helps fund new student housing

The government's education ministry has agreed to allocate NOK 359 million (USD 60 million) to help fund student housing projects around the country. The...

Olympic effort keeps snowballing

Top city politicians in Oslo went ahead and sent an application on Friday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  to host the Winter Olympics...

Child abuse cases shake up minister

A recent rash of child abuse cases in Norway, several resulting in the young victim's death, has set off criticism that child abuse isn't...

New hurdle for lobby register proposal

A proposal to create a register that would list all lobbyists' contact with Norwegian politicians has no support from the leadership of the Parliament,...
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