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‘Breakthrough’ in Philippines talks

Norwegian negotiators were reporting a "breakthrough" on Tuesday after a week of peace talks between the two sides of the Philippines’ 40-year-long internal strife....

Ambassador breaks WikiLeaks silence

US Ambassador Barry White has been complaining about Oslo-based newspaper Aftenposten for months and finally went public with his criticism of Norway's largest daily...

Speculation rife over cabinet shuffle

Reports of changes in the Norwegian government’s ministerial cabinet have intensified, with the replacement of beleaguered Health Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen expected. Fellow ministers Jonas...

Norway joined NATO in suppressing reports of civilian Afghan deaths

New WikiLeaks releases, accessed by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, continue to embarrass the Norwegian government as well as the US', with latest revelations suggesting that...

Asylum policy strictest in Europe

Norway's policies for granting asylum and residence status to immigrants are among the strictest in Europe, according to some human rights experts. Between 1996...

Norway hosts Philippines peace talks

Norway is hosting peace talks this week between the government of the Philippines and communist rebels, in a new effort to end their 40-year...

Foreign bus owners face new limits

Norwegian bus owners seem to be getting the protection they've wanted, reports newspaper Aftenposten. From this summer, their foreign competitors will only be allowed...

Government hails Egyptian people

Norway's government leaders joined their counterparts all over the world in hailing the perseverance of the Egyptian people who succeeded in forcing change through...

More trouble for Statoil, in Canada

A bad week for Statoil has become even worse, as Canadian authorities confirmed they would be taking action against Norway’s partly state-owned oil and...

‘Postpone the monster masts’

Campaigners against the "monster mast" power lines in Hardanger have told ministers that they would like to see the project postponed or at the...
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