11.   Now disbanded, the Norwegian group spearheaded opposition to arms deals and other links with South Africa during the apartheid era.

12.   Norwegian engineering group Kvaerner ASA said Monday it is final negotiations with the U.S. Navy to build a huge offshore air base in collaboration with Boeing Co.

13.   Norwegian financial groups Den norske Bank and Storebrand ASA announced Tuesday a tentative agreement on key points in a proposed merger.

14.   Norwegian financial groups Den norske Bank and Storebrand ASA on Tuesday announced a tentative agreement on key points in a proposed merger.

15.   Russia on Saturday freed a retired naval officer accused of treason and espionage for helping a Norwegian environmental group, Russian news agencies said.

16.   Russia on Saturday freed a retired naval officer accused of treason and espionage for helping a Norwegian environmental group.

17.   Russia on Saturday freed a retired naval officer accused of treason and espionage for helping a Norwegian environmental group, the Interfax news agency said.

18.   The agency was acting on a complaint from the Norwegian environmental group Bellona, which says the project could threaten the ecosystem of the Barents Sea.

19.   The activists were from Bellona, a Norwegian environmental group.

20.   The Norwegian environmental group Bellona claims the project could endanger the environment of the Barents Seas, a rich fishing and sea bird area.