Oslo bans foreign flags from its 17th of May parade

April 10, 2008

Norwegian flag waving has long played a major role in the country's Constitution Day celebrations on the 17th of May. A move to integrate foreign flags into Oslo's main parade has been flatly rejected.

Schools forced to close

April 10, 2008

The physical condition of some Norwegian public schools is so poor that state health and safety regulators have ordered them closed. Rundown facilities, roof leaks and rodent infestation are among the problems.

Ambulance driver: 'I've never had racist thoughts or views'

April 10, 2008

One of two ambulance drivers accused of racism after they refused to take an injured African-Norwegian to hospital last summer has spoken out for the first time. He claims neither he nor his partner were motivated by racism, and instead viewed the victim of a beating as unruly and better aided by police.

'Typical' Norwegians: 'Jan' and 'Anne'

April 10, 2008

There is no real "typical" man or woman in Norway, but a fresh bunch of statistics from an official state agency can tell us a lot about what they do (or don't do), and how they differ.

Gypsy conflict spreads

April 10, 2008

An increasingly violent feud involving Oslo?s gypsy families exploded with a fire bombing in a residential neighbourhood during the night. One self-proclaimed leader later turned himself in to police.

Business backs Norway's new Opera House

April 10, 2008

Some of Norway's biggest businesses have signed on as sponsors or helped fund artistic acquisitions for the new Opera House due to open in Oslo this weekend. There's little tradition for such sponsorships in Norway, with most of the opera's funding coming from the taxpayers.

Bhatti boycotted own trial

April 10, 2008

Arfan Q Bhatti, the main defendant in Norway's first terrorism trial, refused to appear in court on Wednesday. He wasn't happy about the treatment he received on Tuesday.

Politics won over human rights in Vanunu asylum case

April 10, 2008

Norway?s efforts to present itself as a champion of human rights suffered another blow on Wednesday, when news emerged that the Norwegian government stepped in to reject an appeal for asylum from long-imprisoned Israeli physicist Mordechai Vanunu.

Heiberg: Olympics in China 'more difficult than expected'

April 10, 2008

Gerhard Heiberg headed Norway's successful Winter Olympics in Lillehammer in 1994 and has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for years. Now he?s trying to put a brave face on the controversy around the upcoming summer games in Beijing, but admits to being worried.

Low-cost plowing blamed for accidents and deaths

April 10, 2008

Since 2003, Norwegian roads have been plowed and salted by independent companies that bid for the cotnracts. A new official report suggests this cost-cutting policy has contributed to injuries and lost lives in winter traffic.

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