House prices and borrowing fall

August 1, 2008

House prices fell by 2.2 percent from June to July. This continues a trend which leaves housing 3.3 percent cheaper than last year. Less borrowing also indicates that prices may continue to fall.

Lawyers want lighter drug sentences

August 1, 2008

The head of the criminal law committee of the Norwegian Bar Association, Harald Stabell, says sentences for drug-related crimes are too heavy.

Solar eclipse seen by thousands

August 1, 2008

Norway has experienced its first solar eclipse since 1954. Spectators gathered round a big screen in Oslo to see pictures relayed from a surveillance plane in the Arctic.

Hushovd drops the Olympics

August 1, 2008

Thor Hushovd has deceided not to go to Beijing. He has still not recovered after the Tour de France, where he needed antibiotics to cure an infection.

Visible tattoos become increasingly popular

August 1, 2008

Tattoos are becoming more visible. The neck, face and head are increasingly being decorated by ordinary people. Tattoos may be more acceptable now than before, but both employment agencies and tattoo artists ask customers to think twice.

Russian wreck radioactive

August 1, 2008

The wreck of the Russian cruiser Murmansk

Come on in! The water?s lovely!

August 1, 2008

Weeks of tropical temperatures makes swimming enjoyable throughout most of the country.

Lightning struck out trains

July 30, 2008

Some train lines and Oslo's public transport system were disrupted after a sudden and severe thunderstorm hit southern Norway Tuesday night.

'Cycled for his life,' with a moose on his heels

July 30, 2008

Asbjørn Larsen was out riding his bicycle in the forest northwest of Oslo when he suddenly was confronted by an angry moose that started chasing him.

Man threatened to blow up sheriff's office in Lørenskog

July 30, 2008

Police in Lørenskog, just northeast of Oslo, were faced with a dramatic situation Wednesday after a man parked his car outside the local sheriff?s office, claimed it was full of explosives and threatened to blow the building to bits.

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