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Mass killer Breivik wins court case over 'inhuman' prison conditions

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case against the Norwegian state, in which he claimed his human rights were

20/04/2016

World

Raising young peoples' eyes to the stars

Beating off bears or bringing the secrets of the universe into primary schools; just two of the challenges astronomers face when passing on their knowledge to the next generation of stargazers.

15/04/2016

World News

Norway to allow same-sex church weddings

After 20 years of discussion, the Lutheran Church of Norway has said "yes" to gay marriage.

11/04/2016

Norway

Mass killer Breivik appears in court in human rights case against Norway

Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has appeared in public for the first time since being sentenced for killing 77 people five years ago. He gave a

15/03/2016

Norway

Norway's mass killer Anders Breivik sues his jailers for violating his human rights

Anders Behring Breivik , the man convicted of killing 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity is suing his jailers for alleged cruel and

14/03/2016

Norway

Norway mass murderer Breivik sues over his human rights

Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is about to return to court – but this time it is to sue the Norwegian state, claiming it is violating his human

12/03/2016

Sport

Mikkelsen tops timesheets after Rally Mexico shakedown

Andreas Mikkelsen topped the timesheets in the shakedown for Rally Mexico on Thursday – the third leg and first gravel test this season. The

03/03/2016

Sport

Tour of Oman: Edvald Boasson Hagen claims stage 5

Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the fifth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman in Muscat on Saturday. The

20/02/2016

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Norwegian adventure cat

Jesper the cat has become a celebrity in Hedmark, Norway. He has his own blog in Hamar Arbeiderblad (newspaper) and more than 8,000 followers on

16/02/2016

Sport

Prevc soars to victory with massive leap at Monsterbakken

Peter Prevc swept away with the spoils on day two of competition on the “Monsterbakken” in Norway. The Slovene’s two jumps of 238.5m and 230m gave

13/02/2016

Sport

Ski Jumping: Prevc leaps towards World Cup title with ninth win of the season

Peter Prevc took a giant leap towards the overall ski jumping World Cup crown on Wednesday when he won a night event in Trondheim, Norway. The

10/02/2016

Sport

Jansrud claims first victory on South Korean Winter Olympic piste

The men took to a brand new piste in South Korea for the World Cup downhill, the slopes first test ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The

06/02/2016

Sport

Skiing: Kilde victory in World Cup downhill adds to Norway's spectacular season

Norway’s Aleksander Kilde won a surprise men’s World Cup downhill on Saturday at Garmisch in Germany. It looked like certain victory for Slovenia’s

30/01/2016

Norway

Refugees in legal limbo as Norway and Russia argue over their fate

Norway’s “attempts to deport hundreds of asylum seekers to Russia“http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/20/norway-sends-syrian-refugees-back-to-russia/

27/01/2016

Norway

Norway sends Syrian refugees back to Russia

The Norwegian authorities have begun sending the first of around 5,500 mainly Syrian refugees who’ve been housed in a transit camp in the north of

20/01/2016

Sport

Kristoffersen joins Norway's World Cup party with slalom win

Hello and welcome to Gravity. The Swiss resort of Wengen was colonized by Norwegians. After the victories of Kjetil Jansrud and Aksel Lund Svindal

17/01/2016

Sport

Svindal wins World Cup downhill at Lauberhorn

Aksel Lund Svindal added a rare piece of silverware missing from his crowded trophy cabinet on Saturday when he overcame the opposition and foggy

16/01/2016

Sport

Alpine Skiing: Loeseth ends Norway's 16-year wait for slalom winner

Nina Loeseth experienced the dizzy heights at the top of a World Cup podium for the first time in her career on Tuesday after winning a slalom race

05/01/2016

Norway

Norwegian coastguards save five lives in dramatic rescue

Norwegian coastguards have pulled off the daring rescue of the crew of a trawler that capsized near the coast. Five lives were saved in the teeth of

04/01/2016

Sport

Kristoffersen wins night slalom as Hirscher suffers near miss with drone

Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway continued his fine form of late to win a World Cup night slalom race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy. The 21-year-old

22/12/2015