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• Norway fines ship company in fatal accident
Experience an audio slide show of the best news and sports images from around the world and close to home. OSLO, Norway - A national prosecutor has ordered the Norwegian company, Bourbon Offshore Norway AS, to pay a 5 million kroner ($725,000) fine ...
• Amy Winehouse drops drug appeal in Norway
OSLO, Norway - British singer Amy Winehouse dropped her appeal in a Norwegian drug case and will accept a fine for illegal marijuana possession in 2007, her attorney said Tuesday. Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were arrested during a ...
• European protesters urge end to Gaza attacks
Hundreds more marched in the Swedish cities of Malmo and Uppsala, while in Oslo, Norway demonstrators marched from the parliament to the Israeli Embassy, calling on Israel to "let Gaza live." Outbreaks of violence Most of the protests were peaceful ...
• And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to ... Al Gore?
OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday. “A prerequisite for ...
• Q&A: The history behind Israel's Gaza strikes
The Gaza Strip remained under Israeli military control until 1994, when it became partly autonomous under the Palestinian National Authority as a result of the Oslo peace accords. Israel continued to control most of the strip’s borders and airspace ...