Brazil boosts Norse Energy
Publisert: 16:21 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Tiny Norse Energy has becoming an interesting investment after Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras announced the discovery of a massive oil field off its coast. |
 
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Final football dramas
Publisert: 15:55 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's domestic soccer season is drawing to a close, which means the cup final and the last berth in next season's Premier League will soon be settled. |
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Seek better military equipment
Publisert: 15:02 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian forces in Afghanistan at times find their training failed to prepare them for the equipment they must use on arrival. |
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Good start for 'Tutta'
Publisert: 12:42 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's female golf star Suzann 'Tutta' Pettersen continued her good form with a three-under-par start to the LPGA Champions tournament in Mobile, Alabama on Thursday. |
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Little damage from storm
Publisert: 12:29 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
The feared storm from the North Sea has closed oil platforms but did little damage when it hit Norway's west coast on Thursday night. |
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Norwegian fatality in Afghanistan
Publisert: 12:06 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A road bomb was remotely detonated in Afghanistan on Thursday evening, destroying a vehicle carrying Norwegian soldiers. |
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Memoir insults Muslims
Publisert: 12:01 09-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
The autobiography of outspoken Progress Party politician Carl I. Hagen "Ærlig talt" - Speaking Honestly - has offended Norwegian Muslims. |
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Krekar can go
Publisert: 16:17 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's Supreme Court ruled Thursday afternoon to uphold the previous court decisions ruling that controversial mullah Krekar can be expelled from Norway. |
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New China toy scare
Publisert: 15:38 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
China-made toys seized in Hong Kong were being tested Thursday after scientists in Australia found that similar toys contained a chemical that converts into a powerful 'date rape' drug when ingested. |
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Cake thrower free
Publisert: 14:49 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's Supreme Court has thrown out the prison conviction of John Waagaard, who became a national issue after he hit Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen in the head with a layer cake. |
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Railway reintroduces rifles
Publisert: 13:25 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian State Railways (NSB) is bringing back rifles on its Røros and Nordland lines, where they were used to put down animals hit by trains. |
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Girl refuses sex compensation
Publisert: 12:42 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A nearly 15-year-old girl has refused to accept damages awarded for sex with an older boy in a court case she has opposed from the start. |
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EU may help pilots
Publisert: 12:28 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
The European Union Commission believes that pilots can be exempt from the constant security checks at Norwegian airports that have caused increasing unrest. |
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Rare butterfly stops construction
Publisert: 12:13 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A residential construction project in Halden has ground to a halt in order to protect an extremely rare type of butterfly in the area. |
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SAS figures impress
Publisert: 12:00 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Scandinavian airline SAS and subsidiary Widerøe released strong quarterly figures on Thursday that support a strong trend of improvement for the SAS group. |
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Opposition to more soldiers
Publisert: 11:31 08-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegians favor supporting NATO allies in Afghanistan but oppose increasing the size of Norway's military force there. |
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Nobel peace concert co-host named
Publisert: 15:40 07-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Actor Tommy Lee Jones will co-host the Nobel Peace Prize Concert for former US Vice President Al Gore and representatives from the UN's climate change panel. |
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Crown Princess wears gift
Publisert: 14:35 07-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit travels with a stylist, but on her current visit to Nicaragua she has adopted a simple accessory. |
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Politicians feel they deserve big raise
Publisert: 13:35 07-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Parliament's wage commission has recommended that the government and members of parliament get a 6.8 percent raise, a healthy cut above the expected 2007 national increase of 5.6 percent. |
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SAS error in Dash mishap
Publisert: 12:33 07-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Faulty procedure by a SAS airline mechanic was behind the near crash of a Dash 8 Q-400 plane in Copenhagen that convinced Scandinavian aviation authorities to ground the model. |
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