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Foreign minister backs website’s independence

Norway's foreign ministry, which finances the operations of the Barents Secretariat in Kirkenes that owns the website BarentsObserver, has grown weary of an editorial conflict between the two....

Controversial thriller draws in viewers

More than 630,000 Norwegians watched the first episode of a new controversial TV thriller that premiered Sunday night, and already has sparked protests from...

Snowden may sue Norway

American fugitive and whistle-blower Edward Snowden was, as expected, forced to resort to video link over the weekend when accepting a prize he won...

Snowden may get prize at border

Officials of a Norwegian academy devoted to literature and freedom of expression are considering handing over their already-announced annual prize to Edward Snowden this year...

North Pole claims can take years to sort out

Russia's latest claim to the North Pole this week has been viewed as everything from an attention-grabbing stunt to an attempt to secure potentially...

Norway and Russia ‘re-adjust’ border

Russian survey crews have been out gathering data this summer that will be used to "re-adjust" parts of their northern border with Norway that literally have washed...

MP warned about Russian contacts

Tor Andre Johnsen, a Member of Parliament (MP) for one of the two parties holding government power in Norway, has been warned twice by...

Academy won’t give up on Snowden visit

Norway's Bjørnson Academy isn't abandoning its plan to welcome American whistleblower Edward Snowden to the city of Molde, and present him with its annual...

Stoltenberg leaves with more support

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg left Norway after last week's visit to his homeland with promises of bigger defense budgets, more personnel and maybe even...

NATO chief flies home to some critics

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg arrived back home in Norway this week, on an official visit in his new role as secretary general of...
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