Nadarajah Sethurupan

Ron Pundak, an architect of the 1993 Oslo agreement between Israel and the PLO, died at home of cancer Friday, aged 59, Israeli daily Haaretz reported. In the early 1990s, …

The British historian Michael Cook is awarded ‘the Nobel Prize of the arts, humanities, social sciences, law and theology’. Terje Lohndal is the youngest recipient ever to be awarded the …

Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon thanked Norway and Venezuela for their support of the peace process between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), begun in 2012 …

After leaving Sri Lanka, Tomas was asked to lead Norway´s global efforts for peace as head of the section for peace and reconciliation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In …

Thousands of Romanians have expressed anger at a decision by the Oslo authorities to take five children away from their Romanian-Norwegian parents over allegations of mistreatment. Over 62,000 people in …

According to national broadcaster NOS, around 2,000 people joined the protest in a town of 27,000. Two police officers were among those hurt late on Wednesday when demonstrators began throwing …

Oslo hangs in the balance. But, the xenophobic right is fairly and squarely defeated. Norway’s local elections on Monday produced “a hung city,” with the right coming first with 28 …

60 years after the Nordic Passport Union was established, Norway again introduces border control between the kingdom and neighboring countries. The Nordic Passport Union, established in 1955, allows citizens of …

The Hague Conference has, for more than a century, concerned itself with the protection under civil law of children at risk in cross-frontier situations. During the last part of the …

Jonas Gahr Store was Saturday elected leader of Norway‘s opposition Labour Party, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg who later this year takes over as head of NATO. Store, 53, was foreign minister …

The new Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, presented Norway new government Wednesday afternoon. The new government consists of 11 representatives from the Conservative Party (Høyre) and seven representatives from the Progress …

Prospects of Oslo’s bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics going ahead could depend on the outcome of the National Congress of the Progress Party, the junior coalition partner …

Erna Solberg, the new Prime Minister of Norway, has pledged to establish a NOK100 billion (€12.4 billion), five-year infrastructure fund, paid for by oil revenues. The fund would be used …

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Monday announced his government‘s formal resignation after it presented its last budget to parliament. Stoltenberg‘s government will stay on as caretakers, pending the formation of …

Norwegians voted in a Conservative ruling party led by Erna Solberg, ending an eight-year tenure for Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg that was marked by economic stability and an unprecedented domestic …

Norway‘s Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg concluded exploratory talks Monday with three other parties on forming a coalition government. Solberg, the leaders of the right-wing populist Progress Party, and the …

A young Norwegian politician who is the son of prominent parliamentarians has resigned from his post and admitted to hacking into several young womens’ data and distributing nude pictures of …

Norway’s Conservative candidate for prime minister is so certain she’ll win Monday’s election, she already ordered a victory cake, Norwegian daily VG reported. A press conference for candidate Erna Solberg …

The Norwegian Parliament has Thursday 6 June approved the construction of a new building to house the National Museum on the site of the former Railway Station West, or Vestbanen, …

“Albania’s parliamentary elections on 23 June were considered free and democratic by international observers. This shows that the country has made further progress in living up to international standards,” said …

Several mosques in Norway receive threats that are full of hatred against Muslims including the mosque Nehmat Ali Shah was an imam in. According to The Islamic Council, Norwegian mosques …

Merete Hodne, who owns the hairdresser salon ‘Comeback Hårdesign’ in the town of Bryne in Norway, plain out refused two hijab-wearing women entrance to her hair salon, according to the …

Saudi Arabia has criticized Norway’s human rights record, accusing the country of failing to protect its Muslim citizens and not doing enough to counter criticism of the prophet Mohammed. The …

An Islamist football referee in Norway has been convicted of hate speech after apparently threatening to shoot Jews for complaining about anti-Semitism, a prominent English language news outlet in the …

Norway’s Lutheran Church voted on Monday in favour of allowing same-sex marriage, becoming the latest of a small but growing number of churches worldwide to do so. Last year the …