Ibsen prizewinner gives up proceeds
The controversial winner of this year's International Ibsen Award, Austrian author Peter Handke, feels he has received an "unfriendly" reception in Norway after being met with boos and protests outside the … [READ MORE...]
First snow falls on Northern Norway
After an unusually warm summer, winter arrived suddenly in several areas of Northern Norway on Monday. Snow fell in both the northern counties of Troms and Finnmark, leading to slippery roads, cancelled bus … [READ MORE]
High court rejects Nerdrum’s appeal
Norway's Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal by Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, who was convicted on tax evasion charges. That means the 70-year-old artist will need to serve his jail term of one year … [READ MORE]
Government backs military aid to Iraq
UPDATED: Norway's conservative government coalition is positive towards sending military aid to Iraq, to help in the fight against the extremist Islamic group IS, reports newspaper VG. Foreign Minister Børge … [READ MORE]
Terrorists targeted Norwegian families
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) was reporting on Thursday that the terror threat against Norway last summer involved scenarios in which extremists would break into random Norwegian homes and execute the families … [READ MORE]
Landmark hotel finishing facelift
Oslo's venerable Hotel Continental is in the process of reopening luxurious accommodation in the heart of Norway's capital, after a NOK 400 million renovation project. As its new rooms continue to open this … [READ MORE]
Breivik’s father takes on blame
Jens Breivik, the former Norwegian diplomat and father of convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, admits in his new book that he "could have done more" for his troubled son. The book offers the elder … [READ MORE]
King ‘should have stopped daughter’
Royal experts in Europe claim that Norway's King Harald should have stopped his daughter, Princess Martha Louise, from promoting a British medium during a seminar her so-called "angel school" conducted over the … [READ MORE]
PEOPLE
Solskjær ‘still has a chance’
The coaching career of Norway's former football superstar Ole Gunnar Solskjær … [READ MORE...]
Boxer Brækhus made history
Norwegian boxing star Cecilia Brækhus made history over the weekend by winning … [READ MORE...]
Princess ‘can’t represent’ royals
Norwegian bishops were critical and distressed on Sunday after Norway's … [READ MORE...]
Carlsen’s decision stirs new debate
Magnus Carlsen's decision on Sunday to defend his chess world championship title … [READ MORE...]
SPECIAL FEATURES
Record film season shows off Norway
UPDATED: Norwegian films may not be known for producing profits at the box office but they are producing a certain amount of prestige. By the time Liv Ullmann's new film Frøken Julie (Miss Julie) premiered … [READ MORE]
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