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Apartment building collapses in Norway

A six-storey apartment building collapsed early on Wednesday in the west coast city of Aalesund after it was hit by a rockslide, injuring 15 people and leaving five others…

Forty-six nations call for cluster-bomb ban

Forty-six nations adopted a declaration on Friday calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs, saying the weapons, which kill and maim long after conflicts end, inflict…

Donor nations pledge $4,5bn for Sudan

Donor countries have pledged to give ,5-billion over the next two years to cover Sudan’s humanitarian and reconstruction needs, organisers of a 60-nation conference said on…

Sudan: Donor countries must ‘get off the fence’

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Monday called for -billion in immediate aid to help southern Sudan recover from Africa’s longest civil war. ”In the south, we will…

Kenya’s Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai on Friday received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, becoming the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive the…

Porn film crew captures shoot-out on tape

Police fired shots and foiled an armed robbery of a cash transport in downtown Oslo early on Monday, as the dramatic showdown was captured on video by a crew filming a…

Hi. I am your browser. What can I do for you?

Opera Software is developing a new internet browser that allows users to talk to their computer, the company announced on Tuesday. The new browser incorporates IBM’s ViaVoice…

Prosecutors to appeal ‘DVD kid’s’ acquittal

Norwegian prosecutors will appeal the acquittal of a teenager charged with digital burglary for creating and circulating online a programme that cracks the security codes on DVDs.