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US probably spied on Norway, too

UPDATED: Jonas Gahr Støre, who served as Norway's foreign minister for seven years in the former left-center government, says it would be be "naive"...

Spy news can sour Russian relations

As revelations of US spying continue to leak out of documents distributed by defected American Edward Snowden, some of them may cause conflicts for...

Political debate looms over surveillance

Politicians on both the right and the left were urging renewed debate over the scope of surveillance in Norway, after reports emerged this week...

King has honoured surveillance chiefs

Norway's King Harald V went along with the recommendations of Norwegian military intelligence officials and has bestowed in recent years one of the country's...

Defense minister mum on surveillance

Norwegian Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen won't answer any questions about the US' controversial surveillance programs revealed by American whistle-blower Edward Snowden, or what she...

Refugees ‘spied on and threatened’

Refugees in Norway are regularly spied on and threatened by agents of the governments they fled, confirms the acting leader of the counterespionage unit...

Support grows for fugitive Snowden

Support is growing in Norway for fugitive American Edward Snowden, who set off an international controversy after releasing information about the US' global surveillance...

Snowden’s asylum request rejected

Justice Minister Grete Faremo has halted attempts to get the Norwegian government to reconsider an asylum request from Edward Snowden, the young American who...

Snowden seeks asylum in Norway

Norwegian government officials confirmed on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the young American who's on the run from US authorities for divulging details of their...

Norway accepts the US’ response to surveillance and spying ‘scandal’

While EU officials say they're "shocked" by  reports of US spying on private persons and themselves, and question the US' treatment of whistle-blower Edward...
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