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• Myanmar's Suu Kyi given first passport in 24 years

  -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi received her first passport in 24 years on Tuesday ahead of a planned trip to Norway and Britain .An official from her National League for Democracy party said the passport was received Tuesday from the Home Ministry.   Read more »

• Russia's Rosneft signs deal with Norway's Statoil

  -- Russia's state oil company Rosneft and Norway's Statoil signed a deal Saturday to jointly explore Russian offshore deposits in the Barents Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. Statoil ASA will take a 33 percent stake in the joint ventures and will finance the initial   Read more »

• Police: 1 dead in Norway dairy plant gas explosion

  (AP) -- A gas explosion ripped through a building of a Norwegian dairy plant in the country's southeast on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding three others, police said. Local media reported that rescuers also sought five people believed to be   Read more »

• Norway killer trained with video game

  OSLO -- Anders Behring Breivik knew it would take practice to be able to slaughter dozens of people before being shot by police. In a chilling account, the far-right fanatic claimed yesterday that he sharpened his aim by playing the video game "Call of Dut   Read more »

• McFeatters: Norway's gentle justice

  you're a lunatic mass murderer, you couldn't pick a much better venue for the crime than Norway.That's the lesson from the trial that began Monday in Oslo of Anders Breivik, who has admitted to killing eight people in a bomb blast in the capital's downtown   Read more »

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• Norway - Croatia Betting Preview: Back Bilic's boys not to get beaten in Oslo on Saturday

  only missed out on a Euro 2012 play-off on goal difference to Portugal, but on Saturday play host to a Croatia side that succeeded where their opponents didn't. Such are the small margins in football. The Scandinavians have been in solid form, winning three 22 m ago from Goal.com Read more »

• Norway: Six-Night Vacations with Airfare and Touring from $2,749

  your chance to see the Northern Lights! Gate1Travel is now featuring six-night Norway vacations with airfare from $2,749 per person for select dates in 2012. Highlights include the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Lom Stave Church in Lom, a Sognefjord Cruise, 9:46 AM from Smarter Travel Read more »

• Bringing Barrhaven to Norway Bay

  Homes at the rear of the property will be smaller and less expensive, designed to fit the buyer. Prices on waterfront property in Norway Bay start at $350,000, going upward if there is a cottage. There is an increasing number of permanent residents in Norway 9:13 AM from Ottawa Citizen Read more »

• Suu Kyi gets ovation at first international speech

  month, the 66-year-old Suu Kyi will see how much Europe has changed, too, with visits to five countries including England and Norway, where she will formally accept her Nobel Peace Prize, 21 years after winning it. Klaus Schwab, the forum's founder, introduced 9:08 AM from Sify Read more »

• Wanted: Friends for Norway murderer Anders Breivik

  inmates in isolation for extended periods of time. Breivik has testified that he committed the horrific attack as revenge for Norway’s “multicultural experiment.” Prison officials fear that he believes he is “in phase three of his own war.” “He still behaves 9:03 AM from New York Daily News Read more »