Plane crash wreckage and victims recovered
Publisert: 10:05 23-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Emergency crews located and recovered the wreckage of a small plane that disappeared Friday while on a training mission for Kystverket,
the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The plane crashed into the sea with three pilots on board. |
 
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Norske Skog may chop more assets after Korean sale
Publisert: 09:26 23-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Forest products firm Norske Skog, struggling under a heavy debt burden, said Monday it was selling off its South Korean paper mills and may shed other businesses as well. |
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Stoltenberg unveils new government line-up
Publisert: 18:29 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg fended off criticism that his government was weak and in disarry on Friday, and unveiled a major reorganization of his ministers. He hopes to have a stronger team in place in the run-up to next autumn´s national elections. |
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Conflict mediators gather
Publisert: 16:35 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Peace brokers from around the world will once again gather for the annual Oslo Forum next week, to swap experience in conflict mediation. |
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Continental eyes Star Alliance
Publisert: 15:37 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Continental Airlines, which runs the only non-stop route from Norway to the US, may soon enter the frequent flyer program Star Alliance, in which SAS and Lufthansa are already members. |
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Another arrest for insider trading
Publisert: 14:51 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Stavanger on Friday, charged with violating Norwegian securities laws. The charges are tied to a string of other insider-trading arrests involving finance firm Acta. |
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Small plane disappears off west coast near Bergen
Publisert: 13:53 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A propeller plane with three persons on board disappeared off the west coast of Norway Friday morning. A major search and rescue operation was underway. |
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New children´s ombudsman finally named
Publisert: 12:38 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
And he´s not so new after all. After months of conflict and power struggles, current ombudsman Reidar Hjermann has been allowed to keep his job. |
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Major cabinet shuffle looms
Publisert: 09:37 20-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
It´s not just Norway´s Oil & Energy Ministry that was set to get a new leader on Friday, following the resignation under pressure of Oil Minister Åslaug Haga. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg from the Labour Party was poised to shuffle several of his cabinet ministers, including those responsible for health, business and immigration. |
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Car and boat sales slow down
Publisert: 16:44 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Buyers have put the brakes on purchases of cars and boats. It´s another sign that Norway´s red-hot economy is cooling off. |
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Stock deals rule out Telenor bid for Telia-Sonera, for now
Publisert: 15:52 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Two top executives in Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor bought shares in the company on Thursday. The share purchases all but rule out any imminent attempt by Telenor to launch a bid for Swedish-Finnish rival Telia-Sonera. |
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Young Norwegian woman missing in London
Publisert: 15:14 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
A young woman from the north-central city of Trondheim has disappeared after flying to London last week. Police are investigating. |
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Riise rakes in riches in Rome
Publisert: 12:25 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Professional Norwegian soccer player John Arne Riise will enjoy paychecks totalling NOK 22.4 million a year (EUR 2.8 million) after agreeing to play for AS Roma this week. The club that´s been Riise´s home for the past several years, Liverpool, also stands to profit. |
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Prostitutes´ ranks thin after waves of arrests
Publisert: 12:07 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
There´s been a marked decline in the number of prostitutes on the streets of Oslo this week. The decline follows two waves of arrests aimed at cracking down on human trafficking. |
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Wolf population cut in half
Publisert: 11:32 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Illegal hunting and the apparent lack of any new breeding in the past year has cut Norway´s wolf population in half and seriously set back efforts against extinction. |
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Embattled cabinet minister steps down
Publisert: 10:23 19-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Åslaug Haga quit Thursday morning as both Norway´s Oil & Energy Minister and leader of her political party, bowing out after a storm of criticism around building violations and questionable political maneuvering. Haga herself said her decision was not political, but rather steered by her health. |
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Shipping line flags out
Publisert: 16:20 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Wilh Wilhelmsen, one of Norway´s largest shipowning and operating firms, has grown weary of the Norwegian government´s expensive and constantly changing tax regulations. It´s flagging out its Norwegian fleet to Malta. |
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Afghanistan seeks return of ´stolen treasures´
Publisert: 15:33 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Some cultural treasures allegedly carried out of Afghanistan by a Norwegian soldier are 4,000 years old, and the country wants them back. |
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Retailers challenge ban on Sunday opening
Publisert: 14:35 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
Norwegian law requires most retailers to stay closed on Sundays, but loopholes in the law have allowed some to open. Now more stores are opening illegally, to protest what they claim is unfair competition. |
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Top cop battles breast cancer
Publisert: 14:00 18-06-2008 Kilde: Aftenposten
On Monday she was in the news, calling for thousands of new police officers within the next decade. On Tuesday she was out on patrol. On Thursday, the director of The Norwegian Police will undergo surgery for breast cancer. |
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