Progress Party comeback
Publisert: 12:01 22-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new political poll shows the populist Progress Party surging upwards again, now challenging Labour dominance. |
 
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Elderly care in focus
Publisert: 17:39 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A series of nursing home scandals have put care for Norway's aged in the media spotlight. |
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Will investigate investment advice
Publisert: 15:48 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen has asked the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway to assess if Terra Securities violated guidelines when advising controversial investments. |
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Hunter 'lands' deer
Publisert: 14:53 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Hunter Sveinung Brusegard bagged a deer while sitting and eating his lunch. |
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Student interrogation illegal
Publisert: 13:50 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Lawyer Jannicke Fløystad says that police have improperly interrogated the 15-year-old boy linked to a threatening video and fears of a Norwegian school massacre. |
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"Drillo" mystified
Publisert: 13:24 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian soccer coaching legend Egil "Drillo" Olsen has yet to be paid as national trainer for Iraq, and was puzzled by the explanation he had received. |
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Defense squabble deepens
Publisert: 13:07 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Major-General Leif Sverre Rosén said Wednesday that he will not return to the Defense after his study leave is over, further fueling debate linking his departure to his public criticism of military medical readiness in Afghanistan. |
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SAS safety dispute
Publisert: 12:18 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A report from a Civil Aviation Authority expert has blasted the safety practices of part of Scandinavian airline SAS, but both the CAA and SAS insisted the airline is a safe carrier. |
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More Oslo brawling
Publisert: 11:53 21-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police detained 14 teenagers after a massive clash on Tuesday evening, just the latest example of group violence in Oslo. |
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New book ranks celebrities
Publisert: 16:27 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A local publishing house released a new lexicon this week that ranks Norwegian celebrities in terms of how well-known they are. Several of those who landed on the "C" list are miffed, others amused. |
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Cops shot during training
Publisert: 15:36 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two police officers taking part in a training session conducted by Norway's police academy were shot on Tuesday and rushed to hospital. |
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Good times keep rollin'
Publisert: 15:22 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's economy continues to be on a roll, still fueled largely by oil and optimism. |
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Biathlon star hits stag
Publisert: 14:36 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée, Norway's multi-medal-winning biathlon veteran, had an unfortunate meeting with a large deer near her home this week. |
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Huge jewelry heist in Asker
Publisert: 10:50 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thieves reportedly made off with nine suitcases full of jewelry that had been left in a parked car at a suburban Oslo hotel. |
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Townships caught up in international credit crisis
Publisert: 10:14 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Several small townships in northern Norway went along with a securities firm's advice and invested as much as NOK 4 billion in complicated American commercial paper sold by Citibank. They now risk losing it all. |
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Expelled student charged with threatening his school
Publisert: 09:32 20-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 15-year-old boy who was expelled from a junior high school in western Norway has been charged with posting threats against the school on YouTube. |
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Back to school for Solskjær
Publisert: 13:46 19-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Ole Gunnar Solskjær, the recently retired soccer star who probably ranks as the world's most famous Norwegian, was back in school this week. He's learning how to be a coach. |
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Hydro starts building huge plant in Qatar
Publisert: 13:43 19-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian industrial concern Norsk Hydro laid the cornerstone on Monday for what may become the world's largest aluminum plant, in Qatar. |
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Threats lodged against school
Publisert: 13:42 19-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in western Norway were holding a suspect on Monday in connection with threats made against a junior high school on an island near Bergen. |
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Norwegian Christmas trees bound for Germany
Publisert: 10:55 19-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway is sending Christmas trees to Germany for commercial sale to the general public for the first time ever. Demand has risen because of a tree shortage on the continent. |
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