News: Norway

We have started to collect the most important news related to Norway in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Norway – overview

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• December 26th 2009 – October 5th 2009
• September 15th 2009 – May 8th 2009
• May 4th 2009 – January 1st 2009
• December 5th 2008 – August 14th 2008
• July 25th 2008 – March 4th 2008
• February 28th 2008 – August 28th 2007
• May 30th 2007 – December 4th 2006
• November 17th 2006 – July 26th 2006
• July 23rd 2006 – May 5th 2006
• April 28th 2006 – February 6th 2006
• February 5th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Norway: news

Mob attacks Norway asylum centre

Friday, July 25th 2008, 11:51

More than 40 people attack an asylum centre in Norway armed with iron bars, in an apparent dispute between migrants.
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Arvesen sprints to Tour stage win

Wednesday, July 16th 2008, 15:50
related countries: France

Norway's Kurt-Asle Arvesen comes out on top in a three-man sprint finish to take stage 11 of the Tour de France.
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Northern life

Saturday, July 12th 2008, 11:22
related countries: Svalbard
related places: Longyearbyen

The Norwegian town where dying is forbidden
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Whalemeat traders 'defying ban'

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 15:22
related countries: Iceland, Japan

Icelandic and Norwegian firms start exporting whalemeat to Japan, outraging environmentalists.
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Munch's Scream back on display

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 11:38

Edvard Munch's painting The Scream, damaged by armed robbers in 2004, goes back on public display in Norway.
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Norway king opens new opera house

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 22:30

Norway's King Harald V opens a new national opera house with a gala performance on the shores of the Oslo Fjord.
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Tamil Tigers appeal over shrine

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 14:15
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Madhu

Tamil Tiger rebels have asked Norway's peace brokers to press Sri Lanka's government into ending violence near the Madhu shrine.
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UN's Afghan envoy begins work

Friday, March 28th 2008, 11:47
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide starts work in Kabul as the new UN envoy to Afghanistan.
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Hopes fade for missing in Norway

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 16:10
related places: Alesund

Hopes fade for five people still missing hours after a building collapsed in the Norwegian town of Alesund.
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Kai Eide nominated Afghan envoy

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 21:41
related countries: Afghanistan

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon names Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide as the next UN envoy to Afghanistan.
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Skier to have left leg amputated

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 10:18
related countries: Austria

Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger will have his left leg amputated after breaking it during a World Cup race in Norway on Sunday.
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December 26th 2009 – October 5th 2009September 15th 2009 – May 8th 2009May 4th 2009 – January 1st 2009December 5th 2008 – August 14th 2008July 25th 2008 – March 4th 2008February 28th 2008 – August 28th 2007May 30th 2007 – December 4th 2006November 17th 2006 – July 26th 2006July 23rd 2006 – May 5th 2006April 28th 2006 – February 6th 2006February 5th 2006 – November 11th 2005