Norway open to boycott of Olympics ceremony

April 3, 2008

Norway is considering boycotting the opening ceremony of the Beijing summer Olympic Games if China doesn’t brush up on its human rights record.

'Welcome to Norway... let me see your bags'

April 2, 2008

Norwegian customs inspectors seem to be racist, accuses an international finance and development consultant who has been stopped on over half of the 31 occasions he has visited Oslo on business.

IOC's Heiberg mum on new report of abuses in China

April 2, 2008

Gerhard Heiberg, the Norwegian member of the International Olympic Committee, remained unwilling this week to criticize China's abuse of human rights as documented in a new report from Amnesty International.

Opera opening spurs debate

April 2, 2008

Oslo's brand new Opera House will finally open next weekend, but anyone expecting a highly dignified opening program is in for a surprise. Among the performers will be a dance band known for a hit song that roughly translates to:"Oh, how fat you've become."

April Fool's jokes abounded

April 2, 2008

Norway's media continued to take tradition seriously on Tuesday, punctuating newspapers and broadcasts with silly stories aimed at fooling readers and listeners.

Lyn still faces charges

April 2, 2008

Oslo soccer club Lyn still may lose the money it collected on the controversial transfer of young former player John Obi Mikel. Former Lyn director Morgan Andersen, convicted of falsifying documents related to the transfer, dropped his appeal on Monday.

Celebrities team up to improve new Holmenkollen

April 2, 2008

A high-profile team of business, political and sports celebrities are pooling their own resources and "inviting" the state to cough up money as well, to re-build a "complete" and "fully worthy" Holmenkollen Ski Jump.

Crocodile safely 'home' again

April 2, 2008

A dwarf crocodile snatched from an aquarium in Bergen over the weekend was returned Monday night, by the animal rights activist who took it.

Brothers survived fall through the ice on Svalbard

April 2, 2008

The scent of a polar bear suddenly prompted a dog team to lead two brothers out onto thin ice on Svalbard. The ice cracked. The brothers survived. The dogs didn't.

Bhatti denies any grudge against the US or Israel

April 2, 2008

Terror suspect Arfan Bhatti said in court Tuesday that he’d never kill innocent people to support the Palestinians. It would be against his religion, he said.

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