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Crisis meeting for ‘desperate’ SV

Norway's Socialist Left party (SV) is so worried about its poor showings in recent polls that it called in reporters to a crisis session...

Security tightens around candidates

Norway prides itself on being an open society with accessible leaders, but a rise in threats against Norwegian politicians has boosted security to record levels...

Defense minister mum on surveillance

Norwegian Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen won't answer any questions about the US' controversial surveillance programs revealed by American whistle-blower Edward Snowden, or what she...

New meeting set with Obama

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will take time away from his re-election campaign to join other Nordic premiers at a meeting with US President Barack...

Norway condemns Egyptian brutality

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide joined his counterparts worldwide in condemning the Egyptian military's brutal and deadly attacks on demonstrators this week. The...

Here are the campaign issues

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Norway's parliamentary election campaign clicks into high gear, much of the local media attention has been on how the parties stand...

New Storting may be more pro-EU

Around half of the politicians expected to be elected to the next Parliament (Storting) on September 9 would either like to see Norway join...

Former minister claims she’s not bitter

The former Labour Party minister who's written what her party colleagues are calling a downright  nasty book about them is defending her decision to...

Ex-minister’s book smears Labour

A new book written by a former Labour Party minister, and timed for release at the height of the current election campaign, harshly criticizes...

Taxi stunt part of a paid ad for Labour

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's highly publicized stunt posing as a taxi driver in a video that's been viewed around the world turns out to...
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