Norway

Tejay van Garderen takes lead in Tour of California

2013-05-17 00:00:00

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Germany's Jens Voigt won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday, and American Tejay van Garderen surprisingly took the overall lead a day sooner than expected. Voigt, riding for the RadioShack Leopard team, jumped...

Critic's Pick: 'Kon-Tiki' stays true to a legendary adventure

2013-05-01 15:05:00

There's a big, raw-boned appeal to "Kon-Tiki," the Norwegian film based on its native son explorer Thor Heyerdahl and the 100-plus days he and a crew of six spent on a balsa wood raft crossing the Pacific to prove a point. Carried by currents from Peru to...

IMPAC Dublin Award shortlist includes three Americans, Murakami

2013-04-09 09:30:00

The IMPAC Dublin Literary Award announced its shortlist for 2013 on Tuesday, and a refreshingly diverse group it is, with five novels in translation -- from Japan, Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, and France -- listed along with one British, one Irish...

Justin Bieber concerts foil Norway schools' midterm exam schedule

2013-04-03 13:40:00

Five schools in Norway have cried "Uncle" in the face of the force that is Justin Bieber. "Believe" it or not, they're moving midterms up a week so as not to conflict with the pop star's scheduled shows in Oslo on April 16 and 17, the original testing...

U.S. is a loser in business group's March Madness-style tax bracket

2013-03-20 06:51:00

WASHINGTON -- If the world's major economies had a competition like the NCAA basketball tournament, the U.S. would enter as the No. 1 seed -- but a leading business group said the nation's corporate tax policies would get it bounced in the first round....

Thor's Hammer dark ride set to debut at Norway's Tusenfryd

2013-04-03 07:30:00

A new motion simulator-based dark ride that tells the story of Norse gods and mythical monsters with 3-D scenes and special effects is set to debut at a Norwegian theme park this summer. Photos: Thor's Hammer dark ride at Norway's Tusenfryd Drawing on...

Folic acid linked to reduced risk of autism spectrum disorders

2013-02-12 13:50:00

Mothers who took folic acid supplements around the time they became pregnant were less likely to have children with an autism spectrum disorder, a new study has found. Researchers in Norway examined health records of more than 85,000 children born there...

The Strokes strike back with new single 'One Way Trigger'

2013-01-26 12:39:00

The reaction on Twitter to the new Strokes single has not been especially good. In fact, opinions of "One Way Trigger," which appeared on the band's website Friday, seem to be tending almost entirely toward the negative. "aaaaahhh!! just listened to new...

The Cinematheque celebrates the beauty of film

2013-01-03 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque welcomes 2013 with "Motion Picturesque: Cinema at Its Most Beautiful" festival, which shines the spotlight on the visual splendor of motion pictures. The series opens Thursday at the Egyptian with Fritz Lang's influential...

Latin American nations among the most upbeat, poll finds

2012-12-20 04:00:00

Latin American countries are among the most upbeat in the world, while Singapore, Armenia and Iraq fall at the bottom in “positive emotions,” according to a Gallup poll released this week. Researchers who surveyed people in 148 countries...

Norwegian police apologize for deporting Jews to Auschwitz

2012-11-26 13:18:00

Seventy years after Norway helped send hundreds of Jews to Auschwitz, the nation's police have apologized for their role in rounding up and deporting people to Nazi concentration camps. The sober words from the Norwegian national police commissioner...

Oscars 2013: 'Amour' in, 'Intouchables' out for foreign language

2013-01-10 12:00:00

Academy voters showed their love for Austria's "Amour" on Thursday morning, with the deep and intimate look at an aging couple facing the end of life together being nominated not just for best foreign language film, but also for best picture and in...

A bridge arches into the horizon along the Atlantic Road in Norway.

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Five schools in Norway have cried "Uncle!" in the face of the force that is Justin Bieber. "Believe" it or not, they're moving midterms up a week so as not to conflict with the pop star's scheduled shows in Oslo on April 16 and 17, the original testing dates. "[L]ove this.

2013-04-05 10:09:19

Arthur Hansen, a World War II veteran, will receive a special award from the Norwegian government for heroics on behalf of Norway during WWII. He holds the U.S. awarded Bronze Star, one of several medals he received during WWII.

2013-04-05 00:00:00