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• Production cuts hit Statoil profits, revenue

  Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA saw first-quarter net income plunge 60 percent against the same period last year as production cuts, operational ... 

• Security raised at Norway party convention

  Norway's governing Labor Party has tightened security at its first convention since a far-right extremist who railed against the party's immigration ... 

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  Matisse in Norwegian museum was once Nazi loot

  The family of a prominent Parisian art dealer is demanding that a Norwegian museum return an Henri Matisse painting seized by Nazis under the ... 

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  5 Norwegian schools shift exams for Bieber concert

  Five schools in western Norway have rescheduled their midterm exams to allow students to attend upcoming Justin Bieber concerts in the capital, the ... 

• 3-time Olympic gold medalist Hjalmar Andersen dies

  Hjalmar Andersen, a Norwegian speedskater who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympics, has died. He was 90. The Norwegian Skating ... 

• Norway killer denied furlough for mother's funeral

  Norwegian media say prison authorities have rejected mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's request for a furlough to attend his mother's funeral. 

• Norway mass murderer wants to attend mom's funeral

  Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has said he would like to attend the funeral of his mother, his lawyer said Saturday. Breivik and his ... 

• Norway earmarks extra $19 million to combat terror

  The Norwegian government has pledged an extra 109 million kroner ($18.7 million) this year to improve terror preparedness following the July 22, 2011, ... 

• American men 1-2 in halfpipe at freestyle worlds

  David Wise of the United States won his first halfpipe title at the world freestyle skiing championships while Virginie Faivre of Switzerland regained ... 

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  Record 259 nominations for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize

  A record 259 nominations have been received for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, with candidates including a Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban and a U. 

• Norway's Berger wins biathlon World Cup race

  Tora Berger of Norway extended her dominance in the biathlon World Cup by winning her third straight race in Oslo Sunday. Berger overcame two ... 

• Berger wins biathlon World Cup sprint race

  Tora Berger of Norway widened her biathlon World Cup lead by winning the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint on the Holmenkollen course in Oslo on Friday. 

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  Tarjei Boe of Norway wins men's 10K race

  Tarjei Boe of Norway won the men's 10-kilometer sprint Thursday at a biathlon World Cup meet. Boe won in 25 minutes, 44.5 seconds, .01 seconds ahead ... 

• Iranian diplomat seeking asylum in Norway

  A lawyer says an Iranian diplomat in Norway is seeking asylum in the Nordic country. Joergen Loevdal, the Norwegian attorney, says the diplomat, who ... 

• Rwandan in Norway given 21 years in genocide case

  A Norwegian court on Thursday convicted a Rwandan man living in Norway for participating in the 1994 genocide in his home country and sentenced him ... 

• Norway recalls processed food in horsemeat scare

  Officials in Oslo say that processed food products have been recalled from stores in Norway after warnings from the European Union that they may ... 

• Norwegian police arrest man for Parliament threat

  Police in Norway say they have arrested a man after a bomb threat against Parliament put officers on high alert and shut down streets in central Oslo ... 

• Mexican 'ape woman' buried after 150 years

  An indigenous Mexican woman put on display in Victorian-era Europe because of a rare genetic condition that covered her face in thick hair was buried ... 

• Norwegian Air's Dreamliners delayed

  Norwegian Air Shuttle says Boeing has warned it of possible delays in the deliveries of its first 787 Dreamliner aircraft scheduled for April and June 

• Norway cheese fire shuts down road tunnel

  A road tunnel in northern Norway will be shut for several weeks after a 27-ton truckload of sweet goat's milk cheese caught fire. Regional traffic ... 

• Anti-Islam groups rally in Norway

  About 40 people gathered for an anti-Islam demonstration in Oslo, and were met with jeers and chants of "no Nazis on our streets" from a larger group ...