Year: 2011
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17. Mai i Brisbane
Source: http://stjordalsnytt.no/bildereportasje/102-bilderapport/797-17-mai-i-brisba tirsdag 17. mai 2011 22:05 | Skrevet av Jon Eivind Schefte Den utflytta stjørdalingen Odd Steinar Dybvad har sendt bilder fra 17. mai-feiringen i Brisbane i Australia. Alf Andersen fra den norske klubben, norsk ambassadør i Australia Siren Gjerme Eriksen, norsk konsul i Brisbane Peter Tolin og Odd-Steinar Dybvad fra den norske klubben. Odd…
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Wife of Liu Xiaobo Invites Chinese to Nobel Event
The wife of the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has invited 143 Chinese activists, academics and celebrities to the award ceremony to be held in Oslo. Read more CompleteWife of Liu Xiaobo Invites Chinese to Nobel Event
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Counterpoint
Erik Lahnstein of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on proposals to fight money laundering by abolishing cash. Read more CompleteCounterpoint
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Galbraith, Envoy Who Advised Kurds, Gets Millions in Oil Deal
A British court has awarded between $55 million and $75 million to Peter W. Galbraith, the former United States diplomat who advised the Kurds during the negotiations on Iraq’s Constitution, and a Yemeni investor for their stake in a widely criticized oil deal involving Iraq’s rich northern fields. Read more CompleteGalbraith, Envoy Who Advised Kurds,…
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Norway Questions U.S. on Reports of Surveillance
Norway demanded an explanation from the United States of reports that its embassy in Oslo has conducted illegal surveillance of Norwegian residents for more than 10 years. Read more CompleteNorway Questions U.S. on Reports of Surveillance
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19 Countries to Skip Nobel Ceremony for Liu Xiaobo, While China Inaugurates Confucius Peace Prize.
The number of countries declining to attend the Nobel ceremony on Friday has tripled; China schedules its own prize for Thursday. Read more Complete19 Countries to Skip Nobel Ceremony for Liu Xiaobo, While China Inaugurates Confucius Peace Prize.
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Mammograms’ Value in Cancer Fight at Issue
A new study suggests awareness and treatments are the main force in reducing the breast cancer death rate. Read more CompleteMammograms’ Value in Cancer Fight at Issue
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China Cancels Meeting Over Nobel Peace Prize
China abruptly called off a meeting with a Norwegian minister in retaliation for Friday’s award of the Nobel peace prize to an imprisoned dissident. Read more CompleteChina Cancels Meeting Over Nobel Peace Prize
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Norway Announces 3 Arrests in Terror Plot Linked to U.S. and Britain
The three men were suspected of having links to Al Qaeda in a terrorism conspiracy tied to plots in the United States and Britain, police officials said. Read more CompleteNorway Announces 3 Arrests in Terror Plot Linked to U.S. and Britain