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Soldiers come home from Libya

Norwegian soldiers who have returned from the NATO operations in Libya this week have described their experience in the military conflict, while domestic criticism...

Part of Sellafield nuclear plant closes

Part of the British nuclear energy plant Sellafield is to be closed down as a consequence of the after-effects of the Fukushima incident in...

‘Fear of foreigners’ breeds extremists

Anders Behring Breivik is by no means Norway's first home-grown right-wing extremist. Concerns are rising that the country, with its relatively small population, has...

Police want stricter gun control

Calls are going out for stricter gun regulation and changes to the Norwegian criminal code after the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya, with...

Norwegian jets return from Libya

Norwegian F-16 fighter jets that have been assigned to the NATO operations in Libya returned home on Monday, as Norway's direct involvement in the...

Day of mourning to be held Aug 21

Norwegian politicians from all parties have gathered in parliament to remember the victims of the Oslo bombing and Utøya shootings - during which Prime...

Breivik ‘delayed,’ new details reveal

The suspect in the Oslo and Utøya terrorist attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, was likely delayed on his way in and out of the capital...

Breivik planned palace attack

The confessed perpetrator of the Oslo and Utøya attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, planned to attack the royal palace and the Labour Party's headquarters in...

Bombed buildings may be saved

Norway's government headquarters, heavily damaged in last week's terrorist bombing, looks likely to be restored. Workers placed an enormous tarp over the side of...

Norway drops US surveillance case

Public outcry last fall over allegedly illegal surveillance of Norwegian citizens by the US Embassy in Oslo has ended with silent acceptance of the...
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