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New effort to expel foreign convicts

Justice Minister Knut Storberget is making another effort to send foreigners convicted of crimes in Norway back to their home countries, to serve their...

Fight takes off over new fighter jets

Opposition politicians have grown increasingly uneasy over the unclear costs of Norway's plans to buy a new fleet of fighter jets from US contractor...

Libyan targets revealed

Norwegian defense officials have finally revealed more details about the targets bombed by Norwegian fighter jet pilots over Libya. One of four attacks has...

Hospital boss quits after cuts

Siri Hatlen confirmed on Monday that she's quitting as managing director of Norway's largest hospital, Oslo University Hospital, after the hospital's board demanded cost...

Crown prince defies Baku trip critics

Crown Prince Haakon led a Norwegian delegation to an oil industry conference in Baku in Azerbaijan as planned on Monday, despite widespread and unusual...

Laid-up leader vows quick comeback

Siv Jensen, the high-profile leader of Norway's opposition Progress Party, sent signals from her hospital bed over the weekend that she may be down...

Norway backs extended Libyan operation

The Norwegian government supports NATO's decision to extend its military intervention in Libya by another three months. It's unclear, however, whether Norway can continue...

Embarrassed party under attack

UPDATED: Norway's small but powerful Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) was under attack from all sides on Wednesday after news broke that it had consciously...

Government quarrels over emissions

Norway's left-center coalition government has stayed united and in power for nearly six years, but quarrels continue. Now the three parties making up the...

Center Party hushed up call for oil law changes

Norway's oil and energy ministry, long run by politicians from the small, rural-oriented and anti-EU Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp), hushed up a two-year conflict...
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