Oslo

Oslo

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  Bible's strong comeback surprises secular Norway

  It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway — one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe — ... 

• US environmentalist McKibben wins Sophie Prize

  American environmentalist Bill McKibben has won the $100,000 Sophie Prize for being a mobilizing force in the fight against global warming. The award ... 

• 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 ... 

• 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 ... 

• 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 ... 

• Norway honors Munch with 'The Scream' stamp

  Norway is celebrating the 150th anniversary of expressionist painter Edvard Munch's birth with postage stamps of his most famous compositions, ... 

• 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 ...