Jan’s Recent Stories
World Sep 09
Far-right Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace PrizeA far-right Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.
World May 07
Suspect claims Norway mosque attack was ’emergency justice’A Norwegian man suspected of killing his ethnic Chinese stepsister and then opening fire in an Oslo mosque says he acted out of “emergency justice.”…
Arts Mar 09
Max von Sydow, ‘Exorcist’ actor and Bergman film collaborator, dies at age 90Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor who played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90. He was known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.
Economy Oct 14
Nobel awarded to 3 economists for work to alleviate povertyThe Nobel Economics Prize was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their studies on poverty. Duflo is the second woman to win the economics prize.
Health Oct 07
Nobel Medicine prize awarded to 3 scientists for learning how cells use oxygenThe prize winners' work has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases.
World Aug 21
Danes criticize Trump for canceling visit over GreenlandFormer Danish officials and ordinary Danes said Trump's decision to cancel a trip to Denmark next month because the country dismissed his idea of buying Greenland is 'immature' and 'insulting.'…
World May 20
Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks’ AssangeProsecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to detain Assange she would issue a European arrest warrant.
World May 13
Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ AssangeSwedish prosecutors are seeking Julian Assange's extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail.
World Oct 01
Jean-Claude Arnault, man at center of Nobel Literature scandal, convicted of rapeThe case began in November, when 18 women came forward in a Swedish newspaper with sex abuse accusations against Jean-Claude Arnault.
World Jul 03
NATO allies defend military spending amid Trump criticismBRUSSELS — NATO allies are pushing back against U.S. criticism that they are not spending enough on defense, as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead of a summit next week.
