Traffic checks for Christmas

December 14, 2006

Norway's Highway Patrol (UP) promises to be very active along the nation's roads in the Christmas season, trying to inhibit drunk driving.

Men spend more

December 14, 2006

Men use more money than women on their Christmas shopping, but it is not clear how much of this is due to generosity.

Top 10 immigrants named

December 13, 2006

An architect from Austria, a nurse from Somalia and an executive from China are among the immigrants selected as the 10 most successful in Norway this year.

Stars salute Peace Prize winner with song and dance

December 13, 2006

A dozen international performers including the Nobel Peace Prize winner's own daughter paid tribute to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank Monday night. Yunus said he felt like the entire experience was a dream come true.

Arctic ice melting away

December 13, 2006

As Norway entered yet another December week of unseasonably warm temperatures, experts were warning that all the ice in the Arctic may melt by 2040.

Warm weather nurtures rats

December 13, 2006

Norway's rat population is thriving this year, with unseasonably warm temperatures boosting their reproductive abiities. Heavy rains and full sewage pipes are also sending more rats above ground.

Rape reports soar in Oslo

December 13, 2006

Nearly 300 women have sought help so far this year from Oslo's emergency clinic handling rape victims. That's a higher per capita rate than New York City's, and the clinic is having trouble meeting demand.

Litvinenko’s accuser turns her fury on 'Aftenposten'

December 11, 2006

A Russian woman who tried to discredit the poisoned former spy Alexander Litvinenko has since attacked newspaper Aftenposten.

Actress makes royal blunder

December 11, 2006

US actress Sharon Stone may have wanted to make a grand entrance at Sunday's banquet honoring the Nobel Peace Prize winners in Oslo, but ended up making a royal faux pas by arriving late.

Hundreds hail prize winners

December 11, 2006

This year's traditional torchlight parade in honour of the Nobel Peace Prize winners attracted the biggest crowd in years, as Nowegians turned out to cheer Muhammad Yunus' and the Grameen Bank's work to help people out of poverty.

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