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The Washington Times - Fri Dec 11, 6:02 am ET
MOSCOW | The failure of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile during testing was the cause of spectacular spiraling blue lights in the skies over northern Norway, analysts said Thursday. Russia's Defense Ministry said a Bulava missile was launched Wednesday by a nuclear submarine submerged in the White Sea and its third stage suffered an unspecified failure. Photographs and amateur ...
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The Oklahoman - Sun Dec 13, 9:51 pm ET
A former adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain took in remarks by President Barack Obama at the Nobel Peace Prize presentation in Norway and offered this one-word analysis. "Wow.” We agree. Wow.At some point, the reasons for the timing of Obama’s defense of a muscular U.S. world role may become clear. But the contrast in Oslo with the past 10 months of Obama frequently ...
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PlasticsToday.com - Mon Dec 14, 12:45 am ET
To strengthen its market position in the Baltic States and Scandinavia, Austrian processor Greiner Packaging (Kremsmünster) has opened a new 3700m 2 facility in Tabasalu, Estonia, for blowmolding of large ketchup and mustard bottles for the Norwegian conglomerate Orkla. read more
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Marketwire - Mon Dec 14, 1:26 am ET
BASEL, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. ( SWISS : BSLN ) announces that Toctino® (alitretinoin) was recommended for regulatory approval under the Repeat-use Procedure in 13 additional European Union (EU) Member States as well as in Norway and Iceland. Toctino® is a new once-daily oral treatment for adults with severe chronic hand eczema (CHE ...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 8:09 am ET
The foreign ministers of Sweden and Norway have criticized Iranian authorities for their treatment of 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi.
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New York Daily News - Sat Dec 12, 11:19 am ET
You'd think the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony would be safe from superficiality, but not when Will Smith is attending; or, more notably, his kids.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 8:22 am ET
Russia admitted on Thursday another failed test of its much-touted Bulava intercontinental missile, after unusual lights were spotted in Norway across the border from the launch site.
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Rigzone - Fri Dec 11, 8:42 am ET
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA). The MOU facilitates the exchange of technical and programmatic information related to offshore oil, gas, and mineral resources.
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The White House - Fri Dec 11, 5:31 pm ET
After accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama made sure to stop by the U.S. Embassy, where they greeted a group of excited staffers. The informal meeting between the President and Embassy workers was followed by a trip to the airport in the presidential motorcade where they boarded Air Force One for their trip home to Washington, D.C ...
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Soccer365 - Thu Dec 10, 6:45 pm ET
FC Gold Pride announced today the team has signed Norwegian midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen, who was selected by the Pride in the 2009 International Discovery Draft. With this signing, Gulbrandsen becomes the first Norwegian player in WPS history.
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EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 11, 4:16 am ET
Oslo - US President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech was cited as both unusual and visionary, Norwegian academics and politicians said Friday. Obama's speech was delivered Thursday after he received the award in Oslo City Hall. Th...
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UPI - Thu Dec 10, 4:18 pm ET
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Russian rocket gone awry appears to be responsible for a mysterious spiraling white and blue light show seen over Norway, officials say.
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The Inquisitr - Wed Dec 9, 4:45 pm ET
Blogs are buzzing today about the odd, suspiciously perfect spiral shape seen in the night sky over Norway on December 8th-9th. Although many people cried “shopped!” almost immediately, the image was carried across the Norwegian news from several different sources and appears to at least be an accurate version of what appeared in the sky- although [...]
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 3:07 am ET
OSLO, Norway----Regulatory News:
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Bayou Buzz - Fri Dec 11, 8:29 am ET
Today, President Obama collected his undeserved Nobel Peace Prize and in the process insulted the gullible people of Norway . Usually, peace prize winners attend a series of ceremonial events such as a lunch with the King of Norway and a visit to the Nobel peace center.