Human rights lawyer becomes new American ambassador in Oslo
Norway has been without an ambassador from the United States for nearly two and a half years. Now, the Senate finally approved the nomination of…
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Norway supports project to reduce environmental risk in Arctic waters
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is providing NOK 14.3 million for a project to reduce environmental risk in connection with oil and gas activities in…
More people trust Listhaug in her new position
More voters have confidence in Minister Sylvi Listhaug after she left her job as Minister of Agriculture and was tasked with fronting the government asylum…
Brende: – Could be the beginning of an armistice
It is good that the parties in Syria have agreed on what may be the beginning of a truce, said Mr Brende. He is especially…
The long term weather: Lillehammer have something to look forward to
The performers, organizers, and the audience will get good conditions when the Youth Olympic Games begins in Lillehammer this weekend. As a matter of fact…
Norwegians more concerned about the immigration
The refugee crisis in Europe is having an impact on Norwegians. Nearly one in five, 19 percent, say that immigration is their biggest worry for…
Strongest increase in unemployment among EU immigrants
The registered unemployment among immigrants increased from 6.9 per cent in November 2014 to 7.0 per cent in November 2015, while the unemployment rate went…
Resistance to strong beer in shops
Strong beer in stores is not a good idea, the beverage industry believes. A round of consultations among breweries and Beverages Association members revealed that there…
New ambassadors from Afghanistan, Guinea, Niger and Turkmenistan
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their credentials to His Majesty King Harald V on 11. February 2016. The ambassadors are: Ambassador of the Islamic…
Doctor warns that this year’s flu hits hard
More than every fourth bed in the emergency department at Haukeland University Hospital is now used by flu patients. The hospital has not had a…
19 evacuated during fire in Os
A dwelling was completely destroyed in a fire in Os near Bergen on Thursday. No one was injured in the fire, but 19 people were…
Man found dead beneath car in garage
A man is pronounced dead after being found beneath a car in a garage at Vanse Farsund municipality in Oslo on Thursday. The police believe…
Norway joins NATO force
Norway reported for duty in NATO’s new rapid strength force for about three years. Norway will along with Germany and the Netherlands take responsibility for…
Foundation will settle with the priest convicted of fraud
The priest Are Blomhoff is convicted of embezzling almost NOK 16 million, which was mostly spent on sex parties and booze. Now he wants to repay…
Fewer children abducted from Norway to abroad
Last year, 48 children were abducted from Norway and brought to foreign countries, which is eleven fewer than the year before. At the same time,…
A 20-year-old man got nine years in prison for rapes over Web
A 20-year-old man from Romerike has been sentenced to nine years in prison by Lower Romerike District Court for 135 rapes on the internet. The…
Anundsen: – Too easy to extract information from Norway
Justice Minister Anders Anundsen thinks that Norwegians, Norwegian companies and public bodies are extremely bad at protecting themselves against foreign espionage. – We need to…
No one is missing after train accident in Germany
The police in Bavaria informs that no one is missing after the train accident which cost ten lives in Bavaria in southern Germany. The police…
PST expelling a Pole suspected of terrorism
The Police Security Service last year expelled a Polish man (23)who they believe may have had the intention to commit a terrorist act in Norway….
The Crown Prince is speaking out against cyberbullies
The bully Ombudsman Bodil Jenssen Houg in Buskerud has been awarded the Safe use award during The Safer Internet Day. Crown Prince Haakon headed the ceremony and…
