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Failed Russian Missile Test Caused Spiral Light Show Over Norway?

Yesterday it was reported that a strange spiral light show appeared unexpectedly for several minutes over Norway before dissipating into the night sky. Confusion reigned supreme. Everything from the Northern Lights...

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech: Important Quotes, Video, Photos

The U.S. President Barack Obama has finally accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. U.S. President was awarded the Nobel Prize on October 9 for his "promotion of nuclear nonproliferation and a new climate in...

Norway Spiral Photos, Video: What Caused the Lights Over Norway?

 A mysterious spiral light display has been spotted over northern Norway. Witnesses is towns such as Trøndelag to Finnmark described the so-called "Norway Spiral" as a bright blue light that seemed to come from...

Teenage girl blogged about her painful road to death

For one year 18 year old Regine Hansen Stokke in Norway blogged about her fight against cancer. Thousands of people followed her blog  up to the day of her death. A longer version of this story can be found in...

Coach Peter Mueller Fired Over Comments About Skater Maren Haugli

American coach Peter Mueller who was training Norwegian national long track speed skating team was fired over comments he made about female skater Maren Haugli. Mueller was fired on Monday after Haugli complained...

Great Photo to Start the Day: Nobel Shrimp’

After President Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize for Peace for less than two weeks of work in the Oval Office, the once-prestigious award has become as easy to get as an order of shrimp tacos.

Norway, Japan Prop Up Whaling Industry With Taxpayer Money!

Norway, Japan Prop Up Whaling Industry With Taxpayer Money, Report Finds (June 18, 2009) — The governments of Norway and Japan are using taxpayer money to subsidize their unprofitable whaling industries, according to a first-time analysis of the economics of whaling ......

3 out of 5 Members on Nobel Peace committee not in favor of Obama

According to Norway's top-selling daily Verdens Gang (VG)  3 out of 5 members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee were not in favor of  awarding President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, and it...

Chavez joins long list of critics of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez joins a long list of critics against United States President Barack Obama's receipt of The Nobel Peace Prize award. "Chavez believes Obama didn't make any notable accomplishments to...

Alternative Award, to the Nobel Peace Prize, Winners Announced

" "Despite the scientific warnings about the imminent threat and disastrous impacts of climate change and despite our knowledge about solutions, the global response to this crisis is still painfully slow and...

Michael Moore - Congratulations Mr. President - Now Earn It

There has been a lot of reaction from both the Left and the Right on the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama.  The Nobel Prize Committee chose President Obama on "Hope".  President Obama...

Mafia Link To Radioactive Waste Dumped In Mediterranean

An unmarked wreck full of radioactive waste was found in the Mediterranen, off the coast of Italy, on Saturday. Prosecutor Bruno Giordano stated that the ship may be proof that the mafia has been sinking nuclear...

Norway Votes - Part Two - Aftermath and counting votes.

So Norway have voted for parliamentary election. The red-green government have won with 86 mandates versus the oposition of 83. The Norwegian newspaper VG (Verdens Gang) have recently published an article claiming; the opposition consisting of the parties Right and the...

Norway votes - Norwegian Parliamentary Election 2009

September 14. 2009 - Election Day for the Kingdom of Norway.It seems that the Norwegian Labour Party and the Red-Green parliament is winning the ´09 Election. Alongside with the Norwegian Labour Party - it is likely that Socialistic Left Party and the Central Party is...

Norwegians sentenced to death in Kongo.

Two Norwegian citizens have been, during a military trial in Congo, given five times death sentence. Under the charges of spying, attempted murder and the murder of their driver. During the trial, Norway have as well been charged and convicted with a debt of $60...

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