Progress Party fed up with juries

April 25, 2006

Sentencing criminals is no job for amateurs is the new stance from Norway's emerging political force, the populist Progress Party.

Teacher training blasted

April 25, 2006

Norway's current education system for teachers is simply too poor.

Terrorist threats against Russian reactors

April 25, 2006

Nuclear power plants in Russia have been targets of terrorist threats, and Norway has invested in security measures for their neighbors.

Gilde forced to pull more meat

April 21, 2006

Norwegian meat producer Gilde was hit with yet another state order Friday to pull some of its products off grocery store shelves. Food safety authorities have discovered that they're contaminated with the dangerous E-coli bacteria.

Norwegian ship rescues castaway found floating at sea

April 21, 2006

The crew of a Norwegian gas tanker spotted a thinly clad man Friday morning lying on a makeshift raft that allegedly had been set adrift in the chilly waters of the Skaggerak.

New boss for state liquor monopoly

April 21, 2006

The managing director of one of Norway's largest law firms was named Friday to take over as head of the state-owned entity that controls all retail sales of wine and spirits in the country.

Progress Party eyes governing on its own

April 21, 2006

Norwegian voters narrowly elected a left-center coalition government just last fall, but now the country's most conservative party is the largest in the land. Its leaders are already mulling the possibility of seizing government power on their own.

Whaling begins amid protests

April 21, 2006

Norway's controversial whaling season is underway, and another international protest has been launched in the hopes of halting it. Norwegian officials acknowledge the protests, but have no plans to stop the slaughter.

Bus traffic rolling as usual

April 21, 2006

A strike that would have pulled most bus drivers off the job in Oslo, Bergen and several other Norwegian cities was averted early Friday after an all-night bargaining session.

State may crack down on telephone solicitation

April 21, 2006

A flood of complaints over aggressive and questionable tactics used by telephone solicitors has prompted the government to consider banning such sales in Norway.

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