12 March 2003
Call for public works and tax cuts Haggling over the bill Labour leader calls for Norwegian support for France Norway could be left with no EEA Agreement Interest rates threatened by weaker krone Todays comment from Dagbladet
Saddam held in Qatar
Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is being held at a US military base in Qatar, rather than in Iraq, according to a British newspaper.
Militant dead in Saudi shoot-out
Saudi Arabian police killed a wanted militant and injured another in a shootout today in a suburb of the capital, Riyadh, security officials said.
Russia: racist student murder
A Senegalese student has been killed in St Petersburg, Russia, in what police believe is a racially-motivated attack.
No apology from Bush over abuse
President George W. Bush has acknowledged US troops made mistakes, but stopped short of offering an apology for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
The money that could be use to save lives, being used to destroy lives
Within this disaccord in the global political system lies a deep crisis of the global economy, a explosion of global poverty and underdevelopment, and the looming threat of environmental calamity.
Iran: President says move Israel
Iran's conservative president has said that Israel should be moved to Europe.
Forced displacement and refugees in the Great lakes region (East-Africa)
The distinctive geo-political features of the great lakes region is that is a vaster recipient of refugees and displaced people. The countries which constitute the region (Burundi, R.D. Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) are refugee Generating in the same time play host to thousands of refugees from within the region itself.
30 May 2003
Threatenened embassy in Kenya could be moved Government and opposition clash over benefits rises Pensioners cheated out of NOK 500 millionGovernment could split apart over HEP plansJens Stoltenberg getting in a mess over SaudaStorting votes to expand use of good conduct certificates Norwegians swindled out of NOK 30 millionPoliticians hit back at Norsk Hydro bossNorsk Hydro boss dubbed irresponsible by union leaderTodays comment from Dagbladet
Cuba: Deal with US state signed
The governor of the US state of Maine, John Baldacci, has signed a multi-million dollar trade deal with Cuba.