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New air for museums The precious relics on show in our museums provide us with a unique connection to the past which might otherwise be lost. But these remains are fragile… 13/05/2013
Deadly bridge collapse in Norway One person has been killed and another is missing after a bridge collapsed in the Trondheim area of Norway. The crossing was under construction when it came… 09/05/2013
Kon-Tiki makes waves at cinema Filmmakers Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg revisit Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl’s legendary ocean crossing on a wooden raft in their new film… 06/05/2013
Ryanair denies ‘slave contracts’ after Norway crew complaintThe low-cost airline Ryanair has vigorously defended the way it employs cabin crews following accusations in Norway that it uses “slave contracts”. … 12/04/2013
Why isn’t Norway in the EU? In this edition of U talk we have a question from Simon, an Austrian student in his Erasmus year in Oslo, who asks: “Why is Norway not a member of the… 29/03/2013
Egypt: two tourists kidnapped in Sinai released Two tourists abducted by Bedouin gunmen last week have been freed.. Authorities been been negotiating with the kidnappers for their release. The Israeli man… 26/03/2013
Schlierenzauer and Zyla share Oslo win World Cup champion Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria claimed his ninth win of the season and 19th of his career on Sunday although he did have to share the top… 18/03/2013
Svindal wins super-G title with maiden home snow victory Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal celebrated a double whammy on Sunday when he finally won a race on home snow with victory in a super-G that also handed him the… 03/03/2013
Theaux wins Kvitfjell downhill France’s Adrien Theaux was all smiles on top of the podium after winning his second career World Cup downhill race in the Norwegian resort of… 02/03/2013
Kranjec wins in Vikersund Slovenia’s Robert Kranjec produced a stunning performance to clinch his first World Cup victory of the season in Vikersund on Sunday. The 31 year old, who… 28/01/2013
Gregor Schlierenzauer wins ski flying event in Norway Austrian prodigy Gregor Schlierenzauer kept his composure to clinch a ski flying event in Vikersund on Saturday and tie the record for most ski jumping World… 27/01/2013
Bardal back to winning waysNorway’s Anders Bardal claimed his first individual victory of the season on Wednesday after the defending overall world cup champion won the large hill… 10/01/2013
Two in a row for JacobsenAnders Jacobsen of Norway continued his domination of the 61st edition of the prestigious Four Hills ski jumping competition on Tuesday when he won the second… 01/01/2013
Svindal looking for third world title Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal still leads the overall World Cup standings after clinching a super G in Val Gardena on the 14th of December and completing the… 31/12/2012
Jacobsen wins Four Hills at Oberstdorf Norway’s Anders Jacobsen kept his composure to clinch the 61st Four Hills ski jumping tournament at Oberstdorf on Sunday. The 27 year old, who’d already… 30/12/2012
Svindal dominates Val Gardena super-G Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal continued his stellar form this season with a convincing victory in the men’s World Cup super-G at Val Gardena on Friday. The… 14/12/2012
European Union receives Nobel Peace Prize in Norway – nocomment The much-discussed prize was officially given to representatives of the EU at a ceremony held in Oslo today. During the ceremony, Jose Manuel Barroso, Herman… 10/12/2012
Schlierenzauer wins Lillehammer large hill Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer claimed his first victory of the new ski jumping season on Sunday when he won the large hill discipline at Lillehammer… 25/11/2012
Freund jumps to victory in Lillehammer The skijumping season has opened in Lillehammer with the men’s event won by Germany’s Severin Freund. He fought off challenges from Austria’s Thomas… 25/11/2012
Svindal takes Lake Louise Downhill The Downhill skiing season is upon us with the world’s fastest unassisted men and women flinging themselves down mountains all around the world, beginning in… 25/11/2012
‘Flipped’ classrooms improve learning What if the traditional ways of using classroom teaching and homework were swapped around? Where children learn the basics of a subject at home allowing… 16/11/2012
Investors welcome SAS’ survival plan The share price of the biggest Scandinavian airline surged 8% in early trading. It closed up more than two percent. The carrier is 50% owned by Denmark… 12/11/2012
Airline lays out survival plan Scandinavian airlines – SAS – is set to cut 6,000 staff in a bid to remain in the air. The airline will also implement a programme of asset sales including… 12/11/2012
Timeline of Breivik’s deadly Norway attacks - On July 22, 2011, Anders Breivik sets off almost a thousand kilos of explosive fertiliser outside the government offices in Oslo. - This kills eight… 24/08/2012
Headhunters rides on wave of Nordic noir Headhunters, adapted from Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø‘s bestseller, is an intense, suspense-filled thriller, from the producers of Stieg Larsson’s… 04/04/2012
Spectacular tow truck accident in Norway – nocomment Police say a Lithuanian truck driver suffered broken bones but survived after his vehicle tumbled 60 meters (200 feet) down a snow-covered cliff in central… 04/04/2012
Katzenjammer’s eclectic music creates UK buzz Eclectic Norwegian band Katzenjammer are gearing up for a spring and summer on the road; touring Europe – including several dates in the UK – with songs from… 09/03/2012
Northern Lights over Norway – nocomment The skies over northern Europe have been illuminated with an intense display of the northern lights after massive solar storms showered the Earth with… 27/01/2012
The threat of antibiotic resistance Retired teacher Lill-Karin Skaret counts herself lucky, after having a close call with a bacterium resistant to many antibiotics. The Norwegian grandmother… 15/11/2011
Norway may help euro zone if asked Norway says it would consider using some of its North Sea oil wealth to strengthen the euro zone rescue fund if asked. Norway’s finance minister Sigbjoern… 24/10/2011
Virtuoso Charlie Siem ‘obsessed by the violin’ British violinist Charlie Siem is a fast-rising star in the world of classical music. The 25-year-old has just released his second album and is on tour in the… 06/10/2011
Norway: two dead on a cruise liner fire – nocomment Two people died after a cruise liner caught fire off Norway’s coast on Thursday. Police said four other people could also be missing. 16/09/2011
Atypical schools for different children For people living traditional lives in the jungles of Indonesia, nature can be a challenge. One organisation is setting up informal classes for nomads and… 02/09/2011
Flash flooding in Norway – nocomment Torrential rains caused severe flash flooding in Norway. All routes connecting southern and central Norway are closed because of the deluge. At least a dozen… 17/08/2011
Norway massacre: Oslo flower memorial cleared – nocomment The enormous amount of flowers, cards and other tributes remembering those killed in Norway’s attacks has been cleared from outside Oslo Cathedral. 03/08/2011
Norway reviews security after Oslo attacks – nocomment Oslo’s central station was evacuated early after a suspicious suitcase was discovered on a bus, and all train and bus services were halted. 28/07/2011
Norway mourns twin attack victimsFlowers and candles are seen on the shore in front of Utoeya island, Northwest of Oslo July 25, 2011. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 25/07/2011
Norway in mourning – nocomment Flowers being layed at Oslo Cathedral on Saturday in memory of those killed in Friday’s terror attacks. 24/07/2011
Norway bomb blast – nocomment Aftermath of the massive bomb blast outside government buildings in central Oslo. 22/07/2011
Singer Thomas Dybdahl goes stateside Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl has released his first album in the US. “Songs” is a compilation of his work going back over a decade. He has… 21/07/2011
Longboard competition in Norway – nocomment Ekstremsportveko is the largest sport and music festival of its kind and takes place every year in Voss, Western Norway. This year, 140 riders joined the… 01/07/2011
Floods in Southern Norway – nocomment Torrential rain hit Southern Norway washing out bridges, setting off mudslides and leaving some communities isolated. 11/06/2011
Norway: find the Ugly DucklingNorway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg watches a Mallard duck and its offspring cross a street near his official residence in the centre of Oslo… 26/05/2011
Climate change costing herders deer Olav Mathis Eira, reindeer herder in Norway. “My reindeer are almost a year old. They were very weak in the winter so we had to bring them home and feed… 04/04/2011
Erasmus goes global The EU has long been encouraging an exchange of ideas across its borders, hoping to engage young people in European affairs. A prime example is the European… 11/02/2011
Turning the Energy Tide A Norwegian inventor is developing a system that provides hydro-electric power on a non-industrial scale. Like many innovations, it came unsolicited from out… 02/02/2011
A can-size challenge for European students Flying your very own rocket with its model satellite – that was the challenge facing high-school students from all over Europe this summer for the first ever… 17/09/2010
Norwegian police arrest terror suspectNorwegian police have arrested a man they suspect of threatening to attack on government buildings in Oslo. Late on Tuesday, an armed man told passengers on… 13/02/2013
‘Nappy’ hunters leave Norwegian baby bottoms bareSouthern Norway is in the midst of a diaper shortage after a supermarket price war lured enterprising bulk shoppers from eastern Europe who have cleaned out… 05/02/2013
Brazen burglars in BergenPolice in Norway have released surveillance video of a daring raid on a museum, where burglars made off with 25 valuable pieces of Chinese art. The oldest… 28/01/2013
Islamists abduct dozens of locals and foreigners in AlgeriaIslamist militants claim to have kidnapped up to 41 foreigners after attacking a gas plant in eastern Algeria. 150 Algerian employees of a catering company… 16/01/2013
Eurosceptic Norway celebrates EU’s Nobel Peace PrizeThe European Union’s three presidents have celebrated receiving the Nobel peace Prize on behalf of their 55-year-old organisation. Herman Van Romuy… 11/12/2012
EU receives Nobel Peace Prize in OsloThe Nobel Peace Prize has been collected in Norway’s capital Oslo by the Presidents of the EU’s three main institutions. The European Union was awarded the… 10/12/2012
Protests as EU prepares to pick up Nobel Peace PrizeAll three of the EU’s largest figures are in Oslo to pick up the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the bloc in October. Council President Herman Van Rompuy… 10/12/2012
Colombian government holds peace talk with FARC in OsloThe Colombian government and Marxist rebels are set to hold peace talks in Norway aimed at ending nearly half a century of conflict. President Juan Manuel… 17/10/2012
More delays to peace talks between Colombia and FARCPeace talks due to be hosted by Norway between Marxist rebels and the Colombian government have been delayed due to neither side showing up. Representatives… 16/10/2012
Nobel win offers chance for deeper union, say EU officialsThe European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize win is an opportunity for further integration, EU figures said on Friday. Martin Schulz, the president of the… 13/10/2012
Thieves steal Ghanaian king’s crown jewelsA suitcase belonging to Ghana’s King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II has been stolen from his country’s embassy in Oslo, Norweigan police and diplomatic sources said on… 13/10/2012
Cheers and boos over EU’s Nobel Peace PrizeThe European Union is celebrating being awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. It has been receiving congratulations from around the world after the announcement… 12/10/2012
EU leaders delighted at Nobel peace awardThe award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union comes not only a surprise to the EU itself, it provides a much-needed morale boost for the… 12/10/2012
2012 Nobel Peace prize goes to EUThe Norwegian Nobel committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union. The announcement produced an audible… 12/10/2012
Follow the Nobel Peace Prize announcement LIVEThe Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the winner of this year’s Peace Prize in Oslo later on Friday. The European Union will win the Prize, Norwegian… 12/10/2012
Norwegian author calls for new Breivik probeA Norwegian author who obtained private emails written by mass murder Anders Behring Breivik has urged police to reopen the investigation. Kjetil Stormark… 03/09/2012
Breivik begins 21 year jail term for Oslo murdersNorwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has begun his 21 year jail term for the murder of 77 people in July last year. Sharidyn Svebakk was the youngest of… 25/08/2012
No appeal against Breivik ‘sane’ verdictThe mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has told a Norwegian court that he will not appeal against the verdict that found him sane. The prosecution which… 24/08/2012
Norwegian anger and sadness following Breivik verdictIn Norway, many survivors of Anders Behring Breivik’s mass killings are still coming to terms with the tragedy, more than 12 months on. Seventy-seven people… 24/08/2012
Norway killer jailed for 21 years, judges rule Breivik not psychoticA court in Norway has declared Anders Behring Breivik sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail for mass murder. The far-right extremist had previously… 24/08/2012
Breivik declared sane, sentenced to 21 yearsNorwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after a court in Oslo found he was sane when he carried out last July’s twin… 24/08/2012
Majority of Norwegians want Breivik jailedThree-quarters of Norwegians want mass killer Anders Behring Breivik to be declared sane and sent to jail, according to a poll by Norway’s state… 24/08/2012
Norway names new police chief after mass killingsNorway’s outgoing police chief Oystein Maeland has been replaced. He resigned on Thursday after a report said mass killer Anders Breivik could have been… 17/08/2012
Report slams Norway over Breivik massacre“The perpetrator could have been stopped earlier.” That is the verdict of an official report, criticising the way Norwegian authorities responded to last… 13/08/2012
US ‘training bomb’ triggers security scare in OsloPart of central Oslo was evacuated and special forces sent in after a fake bomb was left on a US embassy car by mistake. The device which had been used for… 31/07/2012
Oslo: US embassy area evacuated after package foundNorwegian police have evacuated the US embassy in Oslo after a suspicious package was found under a car nearby. Surrounding buildings have also been… 31/07/2012
Norway’s day of sorrowIt was a day when sorrow was felt by a nation -Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg laid a wreathe on Utoeya island in remembrance of the 77 people who… 23/07/2012
Norwegians come together to remember massacre victimsThis time last year, Norway was rocked by an attack that claimed the lives of 77 people and injured 242 others in Oslo and on the island of Utoeya. Today… 22/07/2012
Victims of Norway massacre are rememberedMemorial services are taking place across Norway to commemorate one year since 77 people were killed and 242 other injured in two attacks carried out in Oslo… 22/07/2012
Memorial services to be held for Norway victimsMemorial services will be held across Norway on Sunday for the 77 people killed in two attacks carried out by Anders Breivik a year ago. A car-bomb in Oslo… 21/07/2012
Government steps in to stop Norway oil shutdownProduction was due to shut down from midnight. But Norway’s government has stepped in at the last minute, ordering a settlement in a row between striking… 10/07/2012
Dispute threatens to shutdown Norway oil industryThe world’s eighth biggest oil producing country could see its industry grind to a halt on Monday night if the government does not intervene in a dispute… 09/07/2012
Unions could escalate Norway oil and gas strikeNorway’s trade unions say they will decide on Friday whether to scale up a strike by offshore oil and gas workers. The 10 day old industrial action has cut… 03/07/2012
Trial of mass killer Breivik ends, verdict due in AugustThe trial of Anders Breivik ,who killed 77 people in Norway, is over. As Breivik began his closing statement, survivors and relatives of some of the victims… 22/06/2012
Prosecutors call for Breivik to be found insaneThe prosecution have called for Norwegian killer, Anders Behring Breivik to be considered insane, and committed to a mental institution. If found sane the… 21/06/2012
Prison wing converted in Norway for killer BreivikPart of a high security prison in Norway is reportedly being converted into a psychiatric unit, to house killer Anders Behring Breivik if it is proved he is… 08/06/2012
Breivik judge plays solitaire in courtOne of the five judges at the trial of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been caught on camera playing solitaire in court. Ernest Henning Eielsen was… 05/06/2012
Norway public sector strike widensAround 50,000 people have now joined a public sector strike in Norway. That’s double the number of workers who began a walk out last week over… 30/05/2012
Breivik will not appeal against verdictNorwegian killer Anders Breivik, on trial for killing 77 people during a bomb and shooting attack last July, has said he will not launch an appeal if the… 24/05/2012
Breivik trial: man sets himself on fire outside courthouseA man has set himself on fire outside the Oslo courthouse where Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for killing 77 people. The man, who appeared to be in his… 15/05/2012
Crowds send musical protest to BreivikThe news in the Breivik trial is today not coming from the courtroom but from outside in the streets of Oslo. About 40,000 people gathered to sing popular… 26/04/2012
Court shown video of test bomb in Breivik trialThe trial of Anders Behring Breivik in Norway has seen evidence of events surrounding the bomb explosion in central Oslo that left eight people dead and… 25/04/2012
Breivik: Norway attacks meant to kill hundreds, court hearsAnders Behring Breivik told a court in Norway on Thursday that he had planned to kill all 564 people on Utoeya island last July, not just the 69 he shot… 19/04/2012
Breivik says he was ‘a military hero fighting Muslims’Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik told prosecutors on Wednesday that he was “a military hero fighting Muslims” when he killed 77 people last July. At… 18/04/2012
Breivik holds court during his trial in OsloThe man at the centre of Norway’s mass-murder trial will continue to be questioned in court today by the prosecution. Yesterday, victims’ families… 18/04/2012
Breivik claims two other extremists at largeSelf-confessed killer Anders Breivik refused to be silenced on the second day of his trial. The court itself was hit by an overnight resignation of one of… 17/04/2012
‘I demand that I be freed,’ Breivik tells courtAnders Behring Breivik asked an Oslo court to acquit him of terror and murder charges on Tuesday, justifying his massacre of 77 people because Norway had… 17/04/2012
Breivik trial adjourned amid questions over judge’s impartialityThe trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the man who killed 77 people last July, was temporarily suspended on Tuesday. As the trial entered its second day… 17/04/2012
Norway’s mass murderer shows no pity for victimsSmirking and showing no remorse Anders Behring Breivik pleaded not guilty to the massacre of 77 people in Norway last year. As the prosecution at his trial… 17/04/2012
Lawyers insist trial must not give Breivik platformPlenty of people attending the Breivik trial have noted his smirking, saluting attitude, and have condemned what they see as his vainglorious posturing. The… 16/04/2012
Breivik defends Oslo massacresNorwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has justified his lone slaughter of 77 people last July, saying it was part of his campaign to defend Europe against a… 16/04/2012
Norway killer Breivik rejects Oslo court’s authorityThe man who admits to carrying out Europe’s worst peacetime atrocity appeared in court in Norway on Monday. Anders Behring Breivik says he killed 77 people… 16/04/2012
Norway Breivik survivors attend trialSurvivors and relatives of those who died at the hands of Anders Behring Breivik gathered outside the court in Oslo on Monday morning. The trial of the… 16/04/2012
