Ambassador regrets offense

September 27, 2006

Israel's ambassador Miryam Shomrat has issued a press release saying she never meant to criticize Norway's royal family and claims she has been misrepresented by media.

Urination will go to committee

September 27, 2006

A local decision that schoolboys must sit on toilet seats when urinating has provoked political debate.

Damaged Munchs on show

September 27, 2006

The recovered Edvard Munch masterpieces "Skrik" (The Scream) and "Madonna" will be put on display for five days.

Knew of terror plans

September 27, 2006

The conversation of terrorist plans taped by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) was first printed out 39 days after the fact, and just two days before shots were fired on the Oslo synagogue.

University hushed up dismissal

September 27, 2006

Neither the University of Oslo nor the Research Council of Norway reacted to warning letters of falsified data and the academic in question continued to receive funding.

No interest rate hike - yet

September 27, 2006

Norway's central bank held interest rates at 3.0 percent on Wednesday and stuck to its outlook for future rises in "small, not too frequent steps" - but said economic pressures were building faster than expected.

Transit system to launch courtesy campaign

September 26, 2006

Oslo's public transit system feels it needs to educate commuters on standard etiquette, following complaints from elderly and pregnant passengers.

Stocks recover on oil pickup

September 26, 2006

It didn't take more than a small rebound in oil prices for investors to drive up share prices on the Oslo Stock Exchange Tuesday.

Diplomat set off airport chaos

September 26, 2006

The reason for the evacuation of Oslo's airport at Gardermoen two weeks ago was finally revealed over the weekend: A foreign ambassador had broken into a sealed-off area, and didn't realize he'd done anything wrong.

Elopak bids for Swiss firm

September 26, 2006

Shares of SIG Holding AG rose on Monday after the Swiss maker of packing machines said a Norwegian partnership was offering as much as USD 1.85 billion for the company.

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