https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The man arrested in Trondheim on Wednesday for intentionally setting a house block and a school on fire, had previously been charged for eight arson attacks, it was revealed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141204/trondheim-fires-man-is-repeat-arson-offender Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:00:00 +0100 trondheim-fires-man-is-repeat-arson-offender Norwegian telecom operator Telenor and Swedish-Finnish rival TeliaSonera on Wednesday said they would merge their operations in Denmark, which last week was deemed the world's most connected country. https://www.thelocal.no/20141204/telenor-and-teliasonera-to-merge-danish-operations Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:36:00 +0100 telenor-and-teliasonera-to-merge-danish-operations A man was arrested in connection with starting a late-night house fire in Trondheim, where 11 Norwegians were injured, on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141203/man-arrested-trondheim-house-fire Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:33:00 +0100 man-arrested-trondheim-house-fire The word "Fremmedkriger" (foreign fighter) was voted Word of the Year by the Language Council of Norway on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141202/freedom-fighter-is-norways-word-of-the-year Tue, 02 Dec 2014 12:43:00 +0100 freedom-fighter-is-norways-word-of-the-year A female doctor from southern Norway faces losing her job after she was caught sending explicit text messages to the phone of a male patient, it was revealed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141201/female-doctor-may-lose-job-after-sexting-patient Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:03:00 +0100 female-doctor-may-lose-job-after-sexting-patient A reveller who turned up drunk and uninvited to a Norwegian Christmas office party at the weekend, died in suspicious circumstances. Police charged three guests they suspect murdered the man. https://www.thelocal.no/20141130/christmas-party-gatecrasher-death-mystery Sun, 30 Nov 2014 13:43:00 +0100 christmas-party-gatecrasher-death-mystery The Norwegian town of Søgne in South Norway set a new Guiness World Record for the biggest ever fireworks display on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141129/norway-sets-new-fireworks-world-record Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:44:00 +0100 norway-sets-new-fireworks-world-record A Norwegian OAP has been charged with attempted murder after he shot and nearly killed a policeman in Lillehammer, on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141127/pensioner-shoots-policeman-with-shotgun Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:54:00 +0100 pensioner-shoots-policeman-with-shotgun A company which provided customers with Tarot card readings and clairvoyant services has seen its owners charged with embezzlement and jailed, a court ruled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141126/false-prophets-fortune-tellers-jailed-in-norway Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:01:00 +0100 false-prophets-fortune-tellers-jailed-in-norway Cases of the potentially deadly enterovirus D68 has been found in Norway, it was revealed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141125/deadly-enterovirus-d68-found-in-norway Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:15:00 +0100 deadly-enterovirus-d68-found-in-norway Norway has ranked as the sixth most connected country in the world and the fifth in Europe, said a recent study. https://www.thelocal.no/20141125/worlds-most-connected-countries-norway-top Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:00:00 +0100 worlds-most-connected-countries-norway-top A man walked into a hospital in South Norway and fired a handgun before he was over-powered by hospital staff on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.no/20141123/shooting-in-norwegian-hospital-man-arrested Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:48:00 +0100 shooting-in-norwegian-hospital-man-arrested The 67-year tradition of Norway cutting down a fir tree to give to England in time for Christmas, took place on Wednesday, watched by a very special Royal guest. https://www.thelocal.no/20141120/norway-fells-its-christmas-tree-gift-to-london Thu, 20 Nov 2014 01:41:00 +0100 norway-fells-its-christmas-tree-gift-to-london Two Norwegian citizens, known militants for the Isis terrorist group, have been killed in recent battles in Syria, NTB reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141119/two-isis-militants-from-norway-killed-in-syria Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:15:00 +0100 two-isis-militants-from-norway-killed-in-syria A male dancer who starred on Norwegian children's television is in court defending six charges of rape and domestic abuse, and is currently serving a prison sentence for three previous rape convictions. https://www.thelocal.no/20141118/kids-tv-dancer-begins-rape-trial Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:52:00 +0100 kids-tv-dancer-begins-rape-trial Police on Sunday night arrested an Italian man who was dressed as a woman when he allegedly stabbed and killed one man and seriously wounded his friend in Oslo. https://www.thelocal.no/20141116/oslo-police-hunt-for-italian-killer-in-drag Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:25:00 +0100 oslo-police-hunt-for-italian-killer-in-drag The body of a young woman, found in a western Norway fjord on Friday, has been identified as that of a missing 22-year-old student, it was confirmed on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141116/dead-body-from-fjord-is-missing-student Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:41:00 +0100 dead-body-from-fjord-is-missing-student Norwegian telecom giant Telenor was allegedly involved in a corruption scandal in Uzbekistan with ties to President Islam Karimov's daughter, Norwegian media reported Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141115/norways-telenor-in-bribe-scandal Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:13:00 +0100 norways-telenor-in-bribe-scandal The Norwegian government has shelved its proposal to cut child financial support to people on disability benefits, it was announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141114/norway-scraps-controversial-disability-benefits-plan Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:05:00 +0100 norway-scraps-controversial-disability-benefits-plan Norway has slipped down the world rankings as a global leader in English language proficiency, said a report released this week. https://www.thelocal.no/20141112/norway-shows-sharp-drop-in-english-language-proficiency Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:15:00 +0100 norway-shows-sharp-drop-in-english-language-proficiency