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China must expect Norwegian parliamentarians to take up human rights when they visit, said a message from parliamentary president, Olemic Thommessen. Together with his…
Smuggled khat to Norway Two of the travelers to Oslo airport in the early morning of January 6 were caught with khat in the luggage by the customs officers. One Swedish…
Norway worries about possible US aid cuts to Palestine The situation in the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula are among the topics in the talks that Minister of…
Natural disasters cost nearly 2,500 billion kroner, more than ever, in the USA last year, according to government figures. The previous record was broken in 2005, when…
Father charged with abusing his daughter for 15 years A man in his fifties from Nord-Trøndelag is charged with sexually abusing his daughter for a period of 15 years.…
USA’s President, Donald Trump, is ready for the Norwegian visit, and feels ‘unusually good’ about meeting Prime Minister, Erna Solberg of Høyre (H) on Wednesday. At…
The naval forces in Værnes send a clear signal to Russia, believe US defence experts. But it’s not a military base, they claim. ‘There is no military base, certainly…
King Harald opened the search and rescue company Redningsselskapet’s new school and adventure center at Langgrunn outside Horten in yesterday’s clear skies and winter…
Søreide detects will for peace in the Middle East Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide, (Conservatives) believes that there is a will for negotiations and…
A Norwegian aid worker employed in Norwegian Church Aid, has been banned from Israel whilst Secretary of State, Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) is visiting the country. The…
North and South Korea agreed to restore military direct line North and South Korea has agreed restore a direct military phone line, states South Korean authorities. Also…
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) welcomed Høyre (Right – H), Fremskrittsparti (Frp) and Venstre’s (the Left’s – V) efforts to make people feel more…
Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug (Frp) is taking a week’s break from Norwegian politics to take on the refugee situation in East Africa. The goal is to send more…
Good news from Korea before Solberg meets Trump Erna Solberg spent the time before leaving for the United States to update on the issues she is to discuss with Donald…