Locals amused by Gingrich's 'misguided' praise

July 5, 2008

Norwegian government leaders and environmentalists alike are all but scoffing over some unexpected -- and unjustified -- praise doled out to them by American arch-conservative Newt Gingrich.

Found refugees' passports in aircraft’s septic tank

July 5, 2008

Four persons who arrived in Oslo without any identity papers were mighty surprised when police later confronted them with the remnants of their passports – found after sifting through the contents of their flight's toilets.

Norway urged to reopen embassy in Iraq

July 5, 2008

A former state secretary in the Foreign Ministry is criticizing what he calls deficient Norwegian foreign policy towards Iraq. He thinks Norway should reopen the embassy it closed in 2003, just before the US-led invasion of the country.

Hits and misses in North Sea

July 5, 2008

StatoilHydro has found more gas in the North Sea, but the company also drilled some wells along with US-based ConocoPhillips that came up dry.

New arrest in Norwegian's murder in Russia

July 3, 2008

Police in southern Russia have arrested a third person in connection with the murders of a Norwegian man and his Russian wife at their home in Astrakhan, near the border to Kazakhstan.

Norwegian entertainer dies after long illness

July 3, 2008

Harald Heide-Steen Jr, a well-known actor and comedian in Norway who’d won royal recognition, died early Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.

Son also charged in mother’s fatal stabbing

July 3, 2008

A 38-year-old refugee from Iraq has been charged with stabbing his ex-wife to death on the grounds of a school in Setesdal Wednesday. His teenage son was charged as well on Thursday.

'Best chef in Europe'

July 3, 2008

One of Norway's best-known young chefs celebrated his 28th birthday on Wednesday by winning the prestigious European culinary competition known as Bocuse d'Or. Geir Skeie let loose with a heartfelt "yippee" when it was all over.

Stocks sink, pessimism rises

July 3, 2008

Shares traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange took a collective dive on Thursday, as analysts claimed that "people are now starting to get very scared."

Norwegian hostage released in Colombia

July 3, 2008

Just hours after French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt was freed from FARC guerrillas in Colombia, came news that a Norwegian hostage has been released by FARC.

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