40 years of Harald and Sonja
Publisert: 11:47 29-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
"She has meant everything to me, says King Harald, sitting next to his wife of 40 years, Queen Sonja. They celebrate their anniversary with a family cruise on the Adriatic. |
 
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More Somalians please
Publisert: 10:39 29-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Hassan Samahle returned to the mountain village of Vinje in Telemark County after getting his degree. Somalians here are so well integrated that the community want more of them to come. Everyone completes secondary school, and no one is a passive welfare recipient. |
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More Somalis please
Publisert: 10:34 29-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Hassan Samahle returned to the mountain village of Vinje in Telemark County after getting his degree. Somalis here are so well integrated that the community want more of them to come. Everyone completes secondary school, and no one is a passive welfare recipient. |
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Cyclists head for the hills
Publisert: 15:11 28-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Thousands of mountain bikers will be racing over the range separating two of Norway´s major valleys this weekend, in a cycling version of the famed Birkebeiner
ski race. |
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Record number of new citizens
Publisert: 14:04 28-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Fully 14,900 persons were granted Norwegian citizenship last year, the highest number ever. Very few of the immigrants in Norway from European countries were among them, however, raising new debate over Norway´s ban on dual citizenship. |
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MP´s generous pension plans may be scrapped
Publisert: 13:26 28-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Politicians from left to right have begun urging that the generous pensions granted to members of the Norwegian Parliament be scrapped. They fear they´ll lead to voter envy and mistrust of politicians. |
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Norway ´does NOT want to talk with Osama bin Laden´
Publisert: 12:36 28-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway´s deputy foreign minister now says that Norway has no desire for a dialogue with either Osama bin Laden or the terror network he leads, al-Qaida. The foreign ministry sent out a clarification of remarks Johansen made on Wednesday, indicating he´d been misunderstood. |
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Positive equestrian doping results confirmed
Publisert: 11:17 28-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A final round of doping tests on Norway´s bronze-medal-winning horse Camiro has come back positive, but Camiro´s rider continues to claim innocence. He calls the doping charges "absurd." |
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Robbery wave rolls over Oslo
Publisert: 10:26 28-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Three men were in police custody on Thursday after they allegedly carried out no less than six robberies or attempted robberies on the streets of Oslo during the night. |
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Firm scraps plans for major housing project at Fornebu
Publisert: 16:37 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian real estate firm Scandinavian Property Development has shelved plans for a large residential development at Fornebu, west of Oslo, citing market uncertainty. |
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Norway willing to talk with Osama bin Laden
Publisert: 16:17 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norway has joined Switzerland in opening up for talks with terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. That doesn´t mean Norway is going soft on the fight against terrorism, though, said the country´s deputy foreign minister. |
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Crown couple fights HIV/AIDS
Publisert: 15:25 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A humanitarian fund set up by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit awarded NOK 500,000 (about USD 92,000) on Wednesday to a group that helps HIV-positive children in Nicaragua. |
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Norway regrets Russia´s recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Publisert: 13:02 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has formally denounced Russia´s recognition of the two separatist provinces in Georgia that sparked this month´s hostilities between Georgia and Russia. |
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War crimes trial underway
Publisert: 12:27 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 41-year-old Bosnian who´s now a Norwegian citizen pleaded not guilty in Oslo on Wednesday to charges that he tortured and raped civilian Serbs during the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina. |
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Ex-MPs deny pension fraud
Publisert: 11:23 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Six former members of the Norwegian Parliament, including former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, vehemently deny they knowingly accepted excessive pension payments. A probe into the payments made to scores of other retired MPs is set to expand. |
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One dead, two missing after boat capsizes
Publisert: 10:26 27-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police in Trondheim have called off a massive search for two men missing after their speedboat capsized in the local fjord. One of the five occupants was found dead Tuesday afternoon and two others were later found alive after having clung to the overturned boat for 22 hours. |
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Attorney admits firing shots at asylum center
Publisert: 16:43 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Police were holding a well-known attorney in custody on Tuesday, after charging him with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at an asylum center west of Oslo earlier this summer. The attorney initially denied he´s the sniper who severely injured a 16-year-old refugee from Somalia, but later changed his story. |
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Paule tipped for IOC
Publisert: 16:17 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Tove Paule, the popular and relatively new leader of Norway´s leading athletics association, is now being fronted for a seat on the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Controversy remains, however, over Norway´s own bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2018. |
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Oslo apologizes for beggars, prostitutes and drug addicts
Publisert: 15:51 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Tourists who have written letters complaining about being accosted on Oslo´s main streets are getting a two-page written apology from the head of the city government in return. |
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Russia´s ambassador lashes out at media and USA
Publisert: 14:37 26-08-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Russia´s ambassador to Norway was supposed to talk about cultural bridge-building in Stavanger on Tuesday, but used the occasion to instead warn the media and the USA against creating a new "Cold War." |
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