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US actress Parker hails EU as example for America
American actress Sarah Jessica Parker praised the EU on Tuesday for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for pacifying Europe and uniting its different ...
European Union receives Nobel Peace Prize
The EU received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for promoting peace and human rights in Europe following the devastation of World War II, and the bloc ...
EU leaders in Norway to pick up Nobel Peace Prize
European Union leaders on Sunday hailed the achievements of the 27-nation bloc, but acknowledged they need more integration and authority to solve ...
Norway convicts Indian parents of child abuse
A Norwegian court has sentenced an Indian couple to prison for abusing their 7-year-old son. The husband and wife were charged with repeatedly ...
Tutu: EU not worthy to win Nobel Peace Prize
Three Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have contested the awarding of this year's prize to the European Union, saying ...
Norway mass killer criticizes prison conditions
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik accused prison officers of trying to drive him to suicide in conditions he describes as "a mini Abu ...
Norwegian killer complains of prison conditions
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who is serving a 21-year sentence for killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage last year, has ...
Norwegian to begin long-haul flights
Norwegian Air Shuttle says it will start its first long-haul flights to New York and Bangkok next May from Oslo and Stockholm. The Oslo-based budget ...
Statoil Q3 profit hits $2.5 billion
Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil ASA says third-quarter net profit jumped to 14.4 billion kroner ($2.5 billion) from 10.4 billion kroner, citing ...
Harsh rebel rhetoric as Colombian peace talks open
Colombia's first peace talks in a decade were inaugurated Thursday a half world away with a demonstration of just how widely the two sides differ on ...
Dutch insurgent in spotlight on peace talks' eve
The peace talks opening this week in this chilly Nordic capital seek to end a conflict rooted in land tenure grievances that has pitted Colombian ...
Norway asks Sudan diplomat to leave country
Norway has requested that the Sudanese Embassy in Oslo send home a diplomat with alleged connections to a Sudanese man who was arrested on suspicion ...
Refueling problem causes delays at Oslo Airport
Dozens of flights were delayed or canceled Tuesday at Oslo Airport after a malfunction in the pumping system halted all aircraft refueling.
Rwandan genocide trial opens in Norway
A Rwandan man pleaded not guilty to participating in the 1994 genocide in his home country at the opening session of Norway's first genocide trial on ...
Norway court upholds ban on tobacco store displays
A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company. Norway, which ...
Angry Norway goalkeeper lashes out at media
Norway goalkeeper Rune Jarstein has apologized for aggressive behavior against reporters questioning his performance in a World Cup qualifier against ...
No appeal from Breivik as case formally ends
Far-right gunman Anders Behring Breivik stuck to his decision not to appeal a terror conviction and prison sentence Friday, formally closing the legal ...
Missing teen found dead in Norway, 2 suspects held
Norwegian police say they have found the body of 16-year-old girl who went missing a month ago and arrested two men suspected of killing her.
Islamic cleric in Norway convicted of Web threats
An Iraqi-born Islamist cleric has been given a one-year prison sentence for making death threats against Norwegian politicians, influencing witnesses ...
Norway PM apologizes for flawed massacre response
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday apologized for flaws in the response to last year's bomb and gun rampage by a right-wing ...