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John Martin Johansen
Held captive and whipped for five days – the court describes it as sadistic
Four men have been convicted by Oslo District Court of holding a man captive in a flat in Sinsen for five days in the…
US: Democrat backs Republican following anti-Semitic advert
On Sunday, Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens came out in support of Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate by-election, just two days before the…
Rolness: NRK celebrated a children’s wedding in Gaza
Sociologist Kjetil Rolness has criticised Dagsrevyen following a report about a 14-year-old girl who was married off in Gaza. According to him, NRK failed…
It pays to be a crook in Europe
On Saturday morning, the Dutch coastguard found a rubber dinghy adrift off Breskens in Zeeland. There were 38 people on board. They were all…
Aasland couldn’t care less about Statnett – he wants offshore wind power come what may
Statnett has calculated that Norwegian offshore wind power will probably never be profitable without state support. This does not worry Energy Minister Terje Aasland…
Came to visit a care home – criticised Norway for its oil
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, was in Norway from 19 to 23 October. The main theme of the visit…
Somali man sentenced to 30 years in prison for food fraud in Minnesota
Salim Said, aged 37, from Somalia, has been sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment by a US federal court. He defrauded millions of dollars from…
England: Trial following a knife attack on a train
The trial of 33-year-old Anthony Williams is underway at Cambridge Crown Court, where he stands accused of 14 counts of attempted murder. Ten of…
Plans to build a large mosque with an after-school club in Drammen
The Islamic Cultural Centre in Drammen has submitted plans to demolish old commercial buildings on Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons gate and build a centre covering around…
Uranienborg care home in Oslo: Elderly residents restrained and left lying in their own urine for hours
A family reports that the mother was repeatedly left lying in her own faeces. Another relative says that the mother was in severe pain…
Norway's state broadcaster on Trump and the Brazilian election
Donald Trump has commented on the presidential election in Brazil for the first time. NRK has turned his comments into a separate article, in…
Lindboe wants to close Holmenkollen to Russian skiers
Oslo’s mayor, Anne Lindboe (H), is calling on the government to introduce a visa ban on Russian athletes during the World Cup races at…
England: BBC pays £400,000 following allegations of anti-Semitism
The BBC has agreed to pay £400,000 to the award-winning documentary producer Lucie Kon (57). Kon is the first well-known figure to have received…
Fuel prices are set by head office
Chains in the fuel market raise diesel prices almost simultaneously. It is the head offices that make the decisions, not the petrol stations.
Støre: ‘Trump can’t write in normal letters’
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour) believes that the US President lacks the patience to write properly. Støre said that his own job is…
Barth Eide says Norway is not taking an active part in the war – but no one believes him
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Labour Party) maintains that Norway is not taking an active part in the war in Ukraine, and that Norwegian…