ATTENTION forecast given for eight Norwegian counties
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued caution warnings of freezing rain for eight counties. The forecasts apply to Vest-Agder, Aust-Agder, Telemark, Buskerud, Oslo, Akershus, Oppland…
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Man missing and woman receives life-threatening injuries after fire
An elderly man is missing, and an older woman is in hospital after receiving life-threatening injuries after a fire in a residential building in Nesodden….
Controversial cop will not get his job back
Former policeman Stein Robin Kleven Bergh missed the trial he filed against the Ministry of Justice, and therefore will not have his job back as…
The Pope has received 50,000 birthday greetings
Pope Francis has received almost 50,000 birthday greetings on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The messages have come to an email account that was…
Aibel Received a contract from Statoil
The oil services company Aibel AS will be responsible for engineering work when Statoil will develop the Snorre A platform with several underwater frames. If…
Municipalities receive permission to fly rainbow flag
Until now it has been forbidden to hoist soccer flags or rainbow coloured flags on municipal flagpoles. But now the government will rescind the strict…
Norway gives 100 million kroner to Boko Haram victims
Norway provides 100 million kroner in assistance to girls and women who have been abused by the rebel group Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria. According…
Person dies in Oppland fire
One person died in a house fire in Kolbu, Østre Toten in Oppland on Saturday morning. ‘The person has not been identified, and it may…
69-year-old man arrested after several fires are started in Oslo
On Friday night, a 69 year old man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of arson in Oslo. The three fires were extinguished relatively…
Woman admits to slowly feeding her husband mouse poison
A woman in her late 20s acknowledged feeding her husband mouse poison over a period of time. She was arrested, and charged with attempted murder…
Still no arrests after Oslo pub shooting
During Friday night, the police questioned a number of witnesses to the shooting at a pub in Oslo. They still don’t know the motive for…
Two men are convicted of complicity in serious fraud
Two men sentenced to prison for two and three years for complicity in respectively serious frauds of 30 and 50 million NOK. The case concerns…
Hundreds lose their Norwegian citizenship
UDI considering to revoke the citizenship of 500 people because they may have provided incorrect information to the authorities. – UDI is currently considering to…
There have been some gun fires at a bar in Oslo
Several gun fires happened at a nightspot in Hausmanns gate in Oslo. No one is hurt, police said. A witness says to news agency NTB…
New rules for dogs traveling abroad
From coming New Year, new and more stringent requirements is required for the treatment of dogs before they are entered to Norway. The requirements also…
All physical documents to be removed from courtrooms
At the end of the year, all physical documents for civil litigation cases will be digital. On Friday, Parliament adopted that all court participants must…
Indian newspapers: Telenor in talks about giving away operations in India
According to Indian newspapers, Telenor is in talks with a competitor about to give away the company’s operations in India, as long as the buyer…
21 years imprisonment for triple murder in Pakistan
A married couple has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for having ordered the killing of a son in-law, his brother, and his father,…
Two men taken to hospital after a robbery in Porsgrunn
Two men in their 40s have been hospitalized due to their injuries after being robbed and beaten in the center of Porsgrunn. No-one has been…
A Kindergarten Employee charged with rape of children
An employee of a private kindergarten in the municipality of Fjell in Hordaland is charged with sexual abuse of children under 14 years. The person…