Snowden makes Norway asylum application
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in Norway, according to the country’s foreign minister. Norway foreign ministry spokesperson F...
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Norway: cruise passenger killed
A 60-year-old American cruise liner passenger was killed when a rubber inflatable dinghy that was carrying her and other passengers on the ship to sho...
Norwegian airline refuses requests for food and water
The third-largest budget airline in Europe, Norwegian Air Shuttle, has apologised after criticism was leveled at it for refusing passengers’ requests ...
Norwegian Bible becomes country’s bestselling book
The Bible published in the Norwegian language has been named the country’s bestselling book of 2012. The Bible, which has sold close to 160,000 copies...
Norwegian lottery winner purchases stake in local football club
A Norwegian man who recently became the biggest lottery winner ever in the country has spent a portion of his prize money on buying a 25 per cent stak...
Norway cuts growth forecast
Norway has cut its growth forecast for 2013 as the weakness of the Scandinavian country’s trading partners starts to take its toll, announced its stat...
Deported Afghan refugee sues Norway
An Afghan refugee deported by Norway is suing the government because of the treatment he received back in his homeland. Farhad Hakimzai claims that af...
New Munch museum gets green light
After years of wrangling, Oslo politicians have reached agreement on establishing a new museum to house Edvard Munch’s masterpieces. Spaniard Juan Her...