Chess Olympiad yields to FIDE
The organizers of the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromsø next month bowed to pressure from the World Chess Federation (FIDE) on Monday, and agreed to allow entry to teams who missed the sign-up deadline. Last … [READ MORE...]More foreigners in prostitution
The Norwegian government banned prostitution in 2009 in a bid to halt human trafficking, but charities said the number of foreign prostitutes in Norway has only risen. Aid groups blamed the financial crisis in … [READ MORE]
‘Rotten’ Kristoff takes another win
Norwegian cyclist Alexander Kristoff felt so bad on Sunday's Tour de France stage 15, he almost asked his team mates to stop riding for him. He managed to stay with the peloton which, in a thrilling finish, … [READ MORE]
Oslo’s population predicted to boom
The population of Oslo is expected to grow by 34.3 percent or 208,000 residents over the next 20 years. It would take the capital's total population to around 852,000 residents, with most of the initial growth … [READ MORE]
No Norwegians on board MH17
UPDATED: Foreign Minister Børge Brende said on Friday morning there was nothing to suggest any Norwegians had been on board Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday … [READ MORE]
Kristoff’s stage 12 ‘Le Tour’ triumph
At the start of the week, Alexander Kristoff was so sick from a stomach complaint he almost dropped out of the Tour de France. On Thursday, the only Norwegian cyclist in the 2014 competition surged back to a … [READ MORE]
Alta salmon river lures the wealthy
The sheer number of expensive private jets parked at the airport in the relatively small northern Norwegian town of Alta is a good indication that Norway's wild salmon season is in full swing. The shores of … [READ MORE]Record human trafficking reports
Norwegian police received record numbers of human trafficking reports last year, almost doubling from 48 in 2012 to 70 in 2013. For the first time, police registered a greater increase in the total number of … [READ MORE]
FIDE threatens Chess Olympiad
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) threatened on Wednesday to cancel next month's 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, after organizers refused entry to 10 national teams that tried to register after the … [READ MORE]PEOPLE
Rosenborg gives Hansen the boot
Trondheim football club Rosenborg (RBK) sacked coach Per "Perry" Joar Hansen on … [READ MORE...]
Koch to report Økokrim prosecutor
Tax lawyer Sverre E Koch said he planned to report Morten Eriksen, the top … [READ MORE...]
Johnson quits as UN’s South Sudan boss
Hilde Frafjord Johnson, a former Norwegian politician, was all smiles three … [READ MORE...]
Kristoff battles on in Tour de France
Norwegian cyclist Alexander Kristoff announced on Monday night he would not be … [READ MORE...]SPECIAL FEATURES
Brokers urged to take ‘pappaperm’
Norwegian politicians and large financial firms reacted strongly this week to revelations that many independent brokerage firms dissuade new fathers from taking parental leave. Conservative politicians … [READ MORE]
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