Former Mid-East peace broker won´t release archive
Publisert: 13:22 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Terje Rød-Larsen, who played a key role in the so-called "Oslo Agreement" that later fell apart, has refused to turn over documents tied to negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians in the early 1990s. |
 
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Three charged with financing terrorist activity
Publisert: 11:05 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s special police unit in charge of intelligence gathering and national security has charged three persons with financing terrorist activities overseas. |
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Cannabis suspects pack jails
Publisert: 10:37 28-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Nearly 60 persons, mostly of Vietnamese background, are now in custody in Norway after police raided yet another house south of Oslo Wednesday night and found a new cannabis plantation inside. |
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Bolivian president to visit Samis in northern Norway
Publisert: 18:09 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is coming to Norway for an official visit this weekend, and has a slightly unusual schedule, beginning with an encounter with the Sami culture. |
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Northern internet-heads
Publisert: 16:15 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegians are among the biggest internet users in Europe. |
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Voting rights for 16-year olds
Publisert: 15:30 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Several communities in Norway have applied to the government to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections - and the minister in charge is looking positively on the idea. |
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Digital television transfer causes concern
Publisert: 14:45 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Next week begins the shutting down of the analog system of TV broadcasting in Norway and many are worried about the consequences it will have, especially for older people. |
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Peace Prize nominations near record number
Publisert: 13:43 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The secretive Nobel Peace Prize committee released the final count today, saying 197 nominations were received, but there are no obvious candidates, as conflicts rage around the world. |
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Good diplomats to be recruited for ´bad´ places
Publisert: 12:33 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway’s Foreign Ministry has decided that the best diplomats should be sent to war-torn or tumultuous places like Afghanistan, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, instead of the coveted, cushy, and prestigious jobs in London, Paris and Washington. |
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StatoilHydro figures disappoint analysts
Publisert: 11:33 27-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
StatoilHydro released disappointing results today, but investors kept their faith in Norway’s largest company, sending the stock price well up in early trading. |
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Norway seeks tax info on accounts in Liechtenstein
Publisert: 17:34 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
It was only a matter of time before Norwegian tax authorities would seize the opportunity to find out whether any Norwegian taxpayers are hiding money in Liechtenstein. |
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Golf star ´never played better´
Publisert: 16:05 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian golfer Henrik Bjørnstad is more than just ready to play on the PGA tour. His performance Monday evening was arguably his best ever, when he qualified for this week´s Honda Classic. |
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Seed vault opens in the Arctic
Publisert: 15:28 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A "doomsday" seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain on the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. |
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´Doctor boom out of control´
Publisert: 15:21 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
State auditors claim Norwegian hospitals have been hiring too many doctors, and that staffing procedures "seems to be out of control." With budget cuts looming, physicians now face layoffs. |
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Mette-Marit uses psalms to calm nerves
Publisert: 12:29 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has long had a fear of flying, and now she says she uses psalms to calm herself before traveling. |
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Tycoon’s twins move into the family´s business
Publisert: 11:29 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Billionaire Norwegian shipowner and businessman John Fredriksen has placed one of his twin daughters on the board of his major stocklisted tanker firm Frontline Ltd. |
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Truck drivers plan protest
Publisert: 10:22 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Trucks all over the country are set to stop where they are at noon on Wednesday, as their drivers honour dead colleagues and protest substandard highways in Norway. |
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Trains roll, anger lingers
Publisert: 10:00 26-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Frustrated and angry commuters could ride their normal trains to work again on Tuesday, but few were in a forgiving mood. Monday´s latest round of delays and cancellations has spurred calls for compensation. |
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Train trouble in Oslo again
Publisert: 16:17 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
All train traffic between Oslo´s central station and Lysaker, west of the capital, was standing still Monday afternoon, after more signal trouble at the main Skøyen station. |
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Oslo airport worst for intercontinental connections
Publisert: 15:49 25-02-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Despite logging the fastest growth rate of all airports in the Nordic countries last year, Oslo´s main airport at Gardermoen continues to rank lowest in intercontinental routes. |
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