Category: International News

Erik Lahnstein of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on proposals to fight money laundering by abolishing cash. Read more CompleteCounterpoint

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,…

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

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…

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…

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…

Critics of construction plans in Norway say pylons would mar majestic mountain landscapes. Read more CompleteNorway Power Plan Upsets Nature Lovers

The Norwegian novelist Per Petterson’s new novel doesn’t have the same historical sweep as his best seller “Out Stealing Horses,” but it is just as well written. Read more Complete‘I…

Officials said one of the men was a Chinese Uighur, and all three arrested supposedly belonged to a group that advocates separatism in China. Read more CompleteChinese Separatists Tied to…