Norway

Ice instruments ring out coolest music in Norway

Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of musical instruments made of ice warms the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius.
106 Norwegian reindeer killed by freight trains in 3 days

A Norwegian reindeer herder says that freight trains have killed more than 100 of the animals on the tracks in three days.
Carlsen wins 3rd World Chess Championship

Norwegian Magnus Carlsen extended his dominance over the chess world by winning the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time on Wednesday, beating his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin in a tiebreaker.
Chess teams suffer defeats

Bangladesh men's chess team suffers a narrow 2.5-1.5 point defeat to Norway in the second round of 42nd Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan.
Norway teaches migrants about Western women

Should Western relationship norms be taught to migrants? The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme attended a controversial class in Norway that aims to teach asylum seekers how to interact with women.
The cave divers who went back for their friends

In February 2014 two divers died at a depth of more than 100m in a huge cave system in Norway. The authorities says it was too dangerous to retrieve their bodies, but four friends of the men decide to take the risk - and seven weeks later they descend into the dark and glacial waters.
Killer Breivik wins human rights case

Mass murderer Anders Breivik wins part of his human rights case against the Norwegian state alleging "inhuman or degrading treatment".
[WATCH] Woman believes she's a cat trapped in human body

Nano, a 20-year-old Norwegian woman, is a whole new level of cat lady!
Carrying the Red & Green Flag to Telenor Youth Forum 2015

The Telenor Youth Forum 2015, which concluded in December of last year, brought back the highly popular arena for debate, discussion and experience sharing. This time, the Telenor team scoured through 13 countries with Telenor’s presence to find 25 of the brightest young minds.
Five things that are wrong with Norway

Is life in the world's nicest country all it's made out to be? Most of those surveyed, mainly Norwegians, said yes. But, for balance, here are some aspects of Norwegian life that don't tick everyone's boxes.
9 women envoys urge prevention of gender-based violence

Nine women ambassadors based in Bangladesh including Bhutan, Brazil, Denmark, France, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Sri Lanka and the US emphasise the urgent need to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in the country, in their own countries, and across the globe.
Dutch dismay at missing Euro 2016

The Netherlands' miserable European Championship qualifying campaign came to an end with a 3-2 defeat to the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama in 2009 failed to achieve what the committee hoped it would, its ex-secretary has said.
China sees greenhouse gas progress

China's greenhouse gas emissions could start to decline within 10 years, says a report from the London School of Economics.
Myanmar scraps proposed 5 pct tax on phone cards

Myanmar scraps proposed 5 percent tax on mobile phone top-up cards after lawmakers voted against the levy, the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said on Thursday.
Norway, Philippines envoys killed in Pakistan air crash

The ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines are among six people killed Friday when helicopter carrying them crashed into a school in northern Pakistan.