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Seven-year term sought for Norway princess's son for alleged rapes

Seven-year term sought for Norway princess's son for alleged rapes

Prosecutors in Norway called Wednesday for the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Marius Borg Hoiby, to serve seven years and seven months in prison for offences including the alleged rape of four women. Hoiby, the princess's 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage

Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Norwegian family drama "Sentimental Value" -- a bittersweet and melancholic story of an ageing absent father seeking forgiveness from his daughters who have learned to get along without him -- won the Oscar for best international film on Sunday. Arthouse filmmaker Gustav Borg, played expertly by Sweden's Stellan

Three brothers arrested over US embassy blast in Oslo

Three brothers arrested over US embassy blast in Oslo

Norwegian police said Wednesday three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a "terrorist bombing" over a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, which caused minor damage but no injuries. Police prosecutor Christian Hatlo told a press conference the brothers, who were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi