United States President Donald Trump’s simmering resentment in the wake of failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize has surfaced again when he told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to “think purely of peace”. In the message that was confirmed on Monday as being delivered to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store, … Read moreTrump tells Norway PM not bound to ‘think purely of peace’ after Nobel snub
The Slovenian government has approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the steps of Spain, Norway and the Republic of Ireland. “Today the government has decided to recognise Palestine as an independent and sovereign state,” he said at a news conference in Ljubljana on Thursday. The … Read moreSlovenia’s government approves recognition of a Palestinian state
A lawsuit launched by far-right fanatic and mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik accusing the state of abusing his human rights has opened in Norway. Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, appeared in a court set up in the high-security jail in which he is serving his sentence on … Read moreFar-right mass killer Breivik sues Norway for human rights abuse
Days of heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, where authorities said on Wednesday they were considering blowing up part of a dam at risk of bursting to prevent downstream communities from getting deluged. The Glåma, Norway’s longest and most voluminous river, is dammed at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, which was … Read moreNorway considers blowing up dam after days of heavy rain, flooding
Sophie Roman Haug scored a hat-trick as Norway put a turbulent two weeks behind them and made it to the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup on goal difference, with a 6-0 thrashing of the Philippines at Eden Park. Winger Caroline Graham Hansen and Guro Reiten also scored on Sunday to help the 1995 … Read moreNorway qualify for Women’s World Cup last 16 after thrashing Philippines