41.   Norwegian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ingvard Havnen the two were pardoned by Somaliland President Ibrahim Egal at the request of Norwegian officials.

42.   Norwegian officials also have been in contact with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Maritime Organization.

43.   Norwegian officials said Sunday that the divers found indications that some air pockets may remain in the wreck.

44.   Norwegian officials said they had not picked up any emergency signals, but a massive search operation was under way.

45.   Norwegian officials say the hunting is necessary to protect fish populations threatened by too many seals.

46.   Norwegian officials say the hunting is necessary to protect fish threatened by too many seals.

47.   On Tuesday, Norwegian officials said there was no sign of a collision between the Kursk and another vessel, which Russia has given as a possible cause.

48.   Other Browning guns were given to the King of Norway and a Norwegian Olympic official, according to the SLOC ethics report.

49.   Pollution from the industrial countries is contaminating the people and wildlife of the Arctic, and a global offensive is needed to stop it, Norwegian officials said Wednesday.

50.   Russian deputy prime minister Oleg Lobov, who co-chairs a commission on cooperation with Norway, announced the plan after a meeting with Norwegian officials Wednesday.