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More than 750 saved by Norwegian ship

The vessel sent by the Norwegian government to help rescue refugees adrift on the Mediterranean rescued more than 750 people during its first mission on...

Call for refugee referendum turns nasty

The Progress Party's call for a referendum on whether Norway should accept an extra 8,000 refugees over the next three years set off a...

Refugee deal stirs critics left and right

NEWS ANALYSIS: Critics are claiming that Members of Parliament sought refuge themselves when they compromised Wednesday over how many refugees Norway should take in...

Majority supports 8,000 refugees

A compromise hammered out and backed by a majority in parliament calls for Norway to accept another 8,000 refugees from Syria over the next...

Politicians downplay a coalition crisis

UPDATED: Speculation and scenarios were swirling Wednesday after one of Norway's two government coalition parties threatened to withdraw if forced to accept responsibility for...

Government could fall over refugees

The deputy leader of one of the two parties forming Norway's government coalition declared on national radio Wednesday morning that his party may withdraw from the coalition,...

Refugee patrol ship arrives in Mediterranean

The Norwegian-owned supply ship Siem Pilot is now in place in the Mediterranean, in an area where many refugees risk their lives to flee to Europe....

Government ‘trying to scare Eritreans’

The Norwegian government's recent efforts to assure the eventual safe return of refugees from Eritrea is little more than "symbolic politics," aimed at appeasing...

Minister survived torrent of critics

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen survived a serious scolding in the Storting (Parliament) on Tuesday after a vote of no-confidence against him failed to muster enough support....

Support fades for 10,000 refugees

With only three communities in Norway so far willing to take in a total of 152 additional refugees from Syria over the next two years, it...
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