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Long-lost Nazi submarine U-486 found off coast of Norway

March 26, 2013 10:24
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The U-486 last sailed on April 12, 1945, when she came under attack from a British submarine. A torpedo broke the German vessel in two, sending her and all 48 crew onboard to the bottom of the seabed.

Norway's oil wealth jumped 13.4% last year in record gain

March 10, 2013 17:31
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Norway's oil wealth fund's value jumped 13.4 percent last year.

Norway plans 12 hour broadcast of...burning wood

February 16, 2013 14:32
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Always wanted to watch wood burn for 12 hours straight on television, but never got the chance? Norwegian public television has your back: the NRK network broadcast just for on February 15th, complete with "colour commentary."
November 20, 2012 06:35
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'Africa for Norway' spoof charity single satirizes African stereotypes (VIDEO)

"Africans unite to save Norwegians from dying of frostbite. You too can donate your radiator and spread some warmth!" says the website for Radi-aid.
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"Africans unite to save Norwegians from dying of frostbite," says the website for "Radi-aid," a campaign to draw attention to stereotypes about Africa.
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Anders Behring Breivik wants German neo-Nazi terror suspect to be his pen pal

November 19, 2012 16:33
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Norwegian murderer Anders Behring Breivik has written from prison to a suspected neo-Nazi terrorist in Germany, asking her to be his pen pal.

Ashanti crown jewels stolen from Ghana's King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in Norway hotel

News DeskOctober 12, 2012 05:22
The priceless jewels are used by the king when he performs ceremonial duties.
August 24, 2012 06:54
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Chatter: Norway court finds mass killer Breivik sane

Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik gets 21 years in jail, Tropical Storm Isaac steams through the Caribbean, and man bites snake. Specifically, a Nepalese farmer is bitten by a cobra — and bites it back.
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Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik gets 21 years in jail, Tropical Storm Isaac steams through the Caribbean, and man bites snake. Specifically, a Nepalese farmer is bitten by a cobra — and bites it back.
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Norway bomb scare evacuates US Embassy

July 31, 2012 08:07
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Norwegian police said the embassy and surrounding areas, including the royal palace, were cleared of people as the bomb squad and its sniffer dogs were dispatched.

Norway massacre anniversary: Remembrance, defiance one year on

News DeskJuly 22, 2012 11:45
"By meeting blind hatred with knowledge and reason, we have shown that democracy is stronger than its biggest threat," Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said.

Anders Behring Breivik is 'insane,' should get treatment, say prosecutors

News DeskJune 21, 2012 09:56
Prosecutor Svein Holden said that "it was worse to sentence a psychotic person to prison than to place a non-psychotic person in psychiatric care."
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