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US asks for more help to fight IS

Norway's defense minstry confirmed Monday night that it has received a formal request from the US to contribute more military might to the fight...

High court upholds filmmaker’s rights

Norway's Supreme Court has overturned two earlier court decisions that allowed police intelligence unit PST to seize unpublished video shot for a documentary on...

Norway’s foreign ministry charted IS hostage-takers’ ‘disgusting’ methods

Members of the terrorist organization IS not only called Norway's foreign ministry but also sent more than a dozen emails over the past eight months, accompanied by...

‘No reason to doubt’ executions

UPDATED: The Islamic extremist organization IS claimed on Wednesday that it has executed both a Norwegian and a Chinese hostage they'd captured earlier this year. Prime...

Terror defendant drops appeal after Paris attacks

An attorney for Norwegian terror defendant Ishaq Ahmed, age 24, told state broadcaster NRK on Tuesday that his client had dropped his appeal of...

Fears rise over lack of border control

The influx of thousands of asylum seekers into Norway in recent months has raised fears that local authorities haven't been able to sufficiently control who's crossing...

More aid efforts to Syrians in Jordan

UNICEF and Norwegian Air are sending an aircraft filled with humanitarian aid and what they all a "school in a box," which they say provides...

NATO boss back home in Norway

Jens Stoltenberg was briefly back home in Norway this week, right when he could celebrate his first year as NATO's secretary general. He's busier than...

‘Food for Syria’ fed refugee relief

PHOTO FEATURE: Thousands of Norwegians, along with several top politicians, spent Sunday afternoon in Oslo attending an outdoor Syrian food fair. It was aimed at...

‘Swap hostage for Krekar’

A social media campaign has been active in recent days, urging the leadership of the Islamic extremist group IS to turn over its Norwegian...
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