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Israel hat das norwegische "Dagbladet" wegen einer Karikatur von Premierminister Ehud Olmert beim norwegischen Presserat angezeigt. Die Karikatur erschien in der Tageszeitung am 10. Juli im Zusammenhang mit einem Artikel über die Situation in Nahost. Darauf ist Olmert mit einem Gewehr auf dem Balkon in einem Gefangenenlager zu sehen. Im Hintergrund liegt...

L’édition norvégienne du Monde diplomatique a publié dans son numéro de juillet 2006 un remarquable dossier sur les attentats du 11 septembre concluant qu’ils sont le fruit d’un complot intérieur US...

Im internationalen Vergleich der ALL-Studie, die vor einem Jahr veröffentlicht worden war, schneidet Norwegen am besten ab. Die Schweiz kam gesamthaft auf Rang vier...

Noruega acoge hoy una vista judicial sobre los cargos que pesan sobre los tres buques gallegos apresados frente al archipiélago de Svalbard, acusados de falsear los registros de captura, y previsiblemente, les impondrá una fianza conjunta.

Als de Noorse synode in november besluit tot het goedkeuren van kerkelijke inzegeningen van homorelaties, zal dit vermoedelijk een kerkscheuring tot gevolg hebben...

Norwegian industrial group Norsk Hydro ASA reported a 30 percent rise in second-quarter operating profit on Tuesday as forecast by analysts, lifted by soaring oil prices and a robust aluminium market. Operating income at Norway's second-biggest oil and gas producer and the world's third-biggest integrated aluminium group rose to 14.64 billion...

Sevmorneftegaz, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom, has started drilling exploration well Number Seven at the Shtokman gas condensate field in the Barents Sea, Gazprom said Monday. The well is located 50 kilometers off the Kola Peninsula. The sea depth in the area amounts to 340 meters. Gazprom's another subsidiary, Gazflot...

The Saudi Arabia of the north is struggling to work out what to do with the $1billion it earns each week. Should new reserves be left untapped or its citizens made even richer? Norway's prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, looks as though he has just stepped out of a Bond movie. Tanned and fit from regular cycling and skiing, you can see why...

Während Deutschlands Schuldenberg immer größer wird, scheffelt man in Norwegen jährlich viele Milliarden an Petrodollars. Der staatliche Pensionsfonds, früher Ölfonds genannt, ist einer der größten institutionellen Anleger der Welt. Jede Sekunde wird Norwegen rund 1.400 Dollar reicher. Schon jetzt gilt der nordeuropäische Staat als heißer Anwärter...

When you consider the indignities visited by stage adaptors on such respected novelists as Victor Hugo (Les Miserables) and Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist), it seems only fair that the work of established playwrights should not be immune. So while Noel Coward gets an infusion of contemporary sexual politics here at the Shaw Festival, Norway's...

Nordic stocks are trailing behind those in continental Europe and the U.K. for the first time in four years. The underperformance may not last, given the prospects for economic expansion and earnings growth. "We're bullish on the region," said Mark Bon, who helps manage $14 billion at Canada Life in London. "The regional...

The governments of Norway and India today launched a multi-partner initiative aimed at accelerating progress towards 'millennium development goals' under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The initiative will focus on the five states with the highest number of child deaths — Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and...

Norway's Yara, one of the world's biggest fertiliser producers, posted above-forecast second-quarter earnings and announced a $126 million acquisition of a Brazilian fertiliser distributor, boosting its shares. Operating profit fell 17 percent year-on-year to 924 million Norwegian crowns ($146.5 million) due to rising energy prices, which...

270 Bulgarians Hope to Flee Lebanon by Buses, Ships. A total of 270 Bulgarians have expressed willingness to flee the escalating violence in Lebanon, officials said. Most of the people will leave the war-torn country by buses, starting their journey at Bulgaria's embassy in Beirut at one in the afternoon local time on Wednesday. Those...

Russia's president says he personally favors Norwegian partners to U.S. ones in developing the nation's biggest natural gas field known as Shtokman. Vladimir Putin listed several reasons Sunday night why he prefers Norwegians to U.S. corporations in comments widely seen as payback for the failure of Washington and Moscow to come to terms...

Le Premier ministère norvégien, Jens Stoltenberg, a annoncé, la nuit dernière, que son gouvernement a décidé d'envoyer 100 millions de "Couronnes Norvégiennes" (soit 12.5 millions d'euro)comme aides supplémentaires aux palestiniens. Cette annonce a été diffusée à travers la télévision norvégienne officielle, lors d'un discours du Premier ministre norvégien...

Norway’s whaling fleet will catch only half of its quota this season. The government set a quota of 1052 minke whales, but so far only 444 have been landed. Industry spokesmen predict the final tally for the April to August season will be about 500, and say bad weather earlier in the year prevented hunting. Western environmental groups say the...

Tuula Haatainen (soc dem), the Finnish equality minister, was quoted as saying by Uutispäivä Demari, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) organ, on Wednesday that Finland might set a gender quota for the boards of listed companies. In Norway, women must make up at least 40 per cent of all new boards of listed companies. Firms that ignore the…