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, 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,…

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

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 Liu Xiaobo, While China Inaugurates Confucius Peace Prize.

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

Edda, a publisher in Norway, now makes employees at its newspapers work for both the paper and Web versions. It’s a strategy that has helped its bottom line. Read more CompleteNorwegian Newspaper Taps Into Web’s Efficiencies

The three men, detained in July, had been planning an attack on the Danish newspaper that first published cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad. Read more CompleteNorway Says July Detainees Planned Reprisal for Muhammad Cartoons