Maximum sentence for Overhalla murders
Publisert: 16:39 02-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Bahadir Mirzaolimov received Norway's maximum sentence of 21 years on Friday for the double murder of his ex-wife and a seven-year-old girl in Overhalla in April. |
 
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Norske Skog shares plunge
Publisert: 15:32 02-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Disappointing third quarter results sent troubled newsprint giant Norske Skog tumbling on the Oslo stock exchange Friday. |
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Golf hopefuls improve
Publisert: 12:53 02-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian golfers Henrik Bjørnstad and Marius Thorp both moved upwards on Thursday in their quests to qualify for the PGA tour. |
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Warfare in Afghanistan
Publisert: 12:28 02-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian forces are currently engaged in active warfare in Afghanistan, rather than their conventional stabilizing role. |
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Progress Party rebounds
Publisert: 11:13 02-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
The populist Progress Party has begun to recover, and the political right is now roughly level with the red-green government in a new poll. |
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Admits to manipulation
Publisert: 15:48 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Fredrikstad Mayor Eva Kristin Andersen has insisted that the controversial photo of her in a motorcycle gang Bandidos sweatshirt was a fake, with little support - until now. |
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Norwegian wages soaring
Publisert: 15:20 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A new Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) study of manpower costs in 26 nations indicates that wage earners are doing very well indeed. |
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More business for Aker Yards
Publisert: 14:21 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Shipbuilder Aker Yards has won a contract worth about NOK 1.4 billion Norwegian (USD 261.1 million) from 'K' Line Offshore for four offshore platform supply vessels, Aker Yards said on Thursday. |
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Few escape insults
Publisert: 13:39 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Former Progress Party leader Carl I. Hagen's new autobiography is packed with passing and parting shots to journalists and politicians he has dealt with over the years. |
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Western Norway soaked
Publisert: 12:33 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Several roads out of downtown Bergen were flooded on Wednesday afternoon after hours of extreme rain. |
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Most aches in the world
Publisert: 11:38 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegians have mysteriously emerged as global leaders in an unexpected category. |
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Fatal accident in Oppland
Publisert: 11:23 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
One person died when a Romanian bus carrying 17 passengers drove off the E-136 highway in Lesja, Oppland County on Thursday morning. |
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Støre backs down
Publisert: 11:07 01-11-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
The recent feud between Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre and Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen has been resolved, and Støre will have to find a way to keep his staff happy. |
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Super-fan throws in towel
Publisert: 16:56 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Kristiansand's football club Start's legendary supporter Jan Næss has given up his dream job after just one year. |
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Little support for Colgate
Publisert: 16:01 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Consumer focus is on Colgate Total toothpaste's claim of global approval, with Norwegian dentists overwhelmingly against the product. |
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Interest rate unchanged
Publisert: 14:18 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway's central bank left its main interest rate steady at 5.0 percent on Wednesday, a decision widely predicted by economic analysts. |
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StatoilHydro looks to Africa
Publisert: 13:50 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
StatoilHydro said on Wednesday that it was interested in expanding its presence in Africa. |
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Restrictions cause consternation
Publisert: 13:32 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Fishermen and Norway's herring industry were dismayed after a sudden Russian ban on some of Norway's herring and mackerel exporters. |
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Day care centers may close
Publisert: 12:34 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
Creaking budgets may force municipal day care centers in Oslo to shut down some of their operational duties. |
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Willing to pay for planet
Publisert: 12:15 31-10-2007 Kilde: Aftenposten
A majority of Scandinavians are willing to pay more for gasoline and electricity if it helps reduce climate problems. |
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