SN Power draws fire in Chile
Publisert: 15:41 11-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A state-owned Norwegian power company has angered native groups in southern Chile, and someone fired shots at a company executive earlier this week. The incident involving SN Power comes just two weeks before Norway is sending one of its royal couples to Chile, partly in the hopes of drumming up more business between the two countries. |
 
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Police finally nab pedophile ´Pocket Man´
Publisert: 10:07 11-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in Bergen are quite sure they´ve finally arrested the pedophile Norwegian known as the "Pocket Man." He´s believed to have been assaulting boys all over southern Norway for 30 years. |
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Celebrity investors lose fight over Norske Skog
Publisert: 09:57 11-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A trio of investors led by high-profile Norwegian hotel owner Petter Stordalen has failed to win either representation on the board of forest products firm Norske Skog or support for their call to sell off lots of the company´s assets. |
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Stranded dog on firm ground
Publisert: 16:50 10-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The one-and-a-half year old dog Leon is quietly licking his wounds after a dramatic week on the edge of a mountain in Norway. |
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Soccer chief wants to ´adopt´ poor Brazilian team
Publisert: 15:08 10-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway’s national soccer coach Åge Hareide, currently on a visit to South America, thinks Norway’s national team should "adopt" a youth team from the slums of Rio de Janeiro. |
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Oslo stocks take another dive
Publisert: 13:26 10-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Oslo Stock Exchange took another severe beating on Thursday, as investors dumped shares in a busy market. The Oslo exchange was among the weakest in all of Europe. |
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Norwegian skier lost in Kashmir snowstorm
Publisert: 12:56 10-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A Norwegian woman has been missing in Kashmir, India, since Tuesday. |
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Police can´t keep up with criminals in Oslo
Publisert: 12:26 10-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Oslo Police District is snowed under by the sheer number of criminal cases in the capital, and only 21 percent of reported offenses were handled last year. Investigators claim they don´t have the time, staffing or resources to cope with their workload. |
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Insurgents threaten Norway
Publisert: 19:31 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A coalition that´s described as one of Iraq´s most powerful insurgent groups is threatening retaliation against Norway if Mullah Krekar is sent back to Iraq. |
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Police to probe royal guard´s head-on collision
Publisert: 18:50 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
The Norwegian police department´s division in charge of internal affairs is seeking more information on a serious collision caused by one of its officers while on royal duty in the UK. |
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´Gro-gate´ hits Labour party
Publisert: 18:27 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new public opinion poll indicates that former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland´s image in Norway has been severely tarnished, following revelations that she avoided paying taxes while still seeking medical care in the country. The Norwegian Labour Party, which she headed for years, has also been bruised. |
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No troops to Darfur
Publisert: 17:26 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway won´t be sending any soldiers to Darfur after all, because the government in Sudan won´t authorize the United Nations to send any contingents from western countries to join the peace-keeping force already there. |
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Anti-EU forces prevail again
Publisert: 17:08 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Her party may have lost efforts to block preservation of a unique forest, but Åslaug Haga of the Center Party appears to have succeeded in hindering future attempts to push EU membership through the parliament. |
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Forest saved from more development
Publisert: 13:24 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s government launched lofty plans last month to save the world´s rainforests, but hadn´t managed to save one of its own unique forests at home, called Trillemarka.
Now they have, much to the disgust of its owners who had development plans. |
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StatoilHydro sinks, despite higher production goals
Publisert: 12:00 09-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s largest oil company started the day by announcing sharply higher production estimates to a market thirsty for more oil, but that didn´t seem to satisfy investors. StatoilHydro shares took a dive anyway. |
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Gro attacked for operations
Publisert: 17:30 08-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Embattled former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland is in the midst of yet a new brouhaha. It appears the Norwegian health system will foot the bill for operations that should have been paid for by France, Brundtland´s current place of residence. |
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Injured by royal escort
Publisert: 17:01 08-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
An English couple was involved in a head-to-head collision with a driver from the Norwegian royal police escort who seemed to forget which side of the road he should have been on. |
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Airport train stopped again
Publisert: 15:25 08-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
More signal trouble has hit Norwegian rail services, with the express train to Oslo Gardermoen International Airport suspended between Oslo and Drammen on Tuesday. |
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Wintry conditions to blame
Publisert: 14:02 08-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new round of train traffic chaos on Monday was due to signal equipment not being up to winter weather. |
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Norwegians test diet chip
Publisert: 13:24 08-01-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A total of 12 Norwegians agreed to have an electronic chip surgically implanted in their stomach to try to lose weight. |
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