Tag: politics

Reaction mixed to spending cut call

A call by Norway's central bank boss to spend less of the country's vast oil revenues is being greeted by decidedly mixed reaction. At...

Politician acquitted of sexual assault

Trond Birkedal, the former top politician who was the Progress Party's candidate for mayor of Stavanger, was acquitted on Thursday of charges he'd sexually...

Telenor faces legal marathon in India

Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor has opted to file a huge compensation claim against its partner in India, Unitech, after their joint venture Uninor lost...

Lysbakken looms as new SV leader

Audun Lysbakken has won an internal power struggle within the Socialist Left party (SV) and now seems assured of being elected as SV's new...

Krekar trial disrupted by filming

The latest trial of former guerrilla leader Mullah Krekar was disrupted after it got underway on Wednesday, when three men were caught filming the...

Krekar back in court, denies threats

When Mullah Krekar told a group of journalists that a top Norwegian politician would die if he's expelled from Norway and dies, too, back...

Work rules issue splits government

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is facing another thorny issue that's dividing the three-party coalition government he leads. His two government partners won't back the...

Probe demanded of Libya bombings

Jan Egeland, the former Norwegian diplomat who now heads Human Rights Watch in Europe, is calling for an investigation into Norway's and NATO's bombing...

Tough times for outlying hotels

While hotels in many Norwegian cities and around airports are enjoying high occupancy rates, those in outlying areas keep struggling to fill their rooms....

More hospital patients get treatment

Norway's embattled hospital authorities now contend that more patients are receiving treatment in a more timely fashion after years of complaints, at least in...
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