The newly elected leftist city council of Oslo, Norway plans to ban automobiles from the center of the city by 2019 to clamp down on pollution, in what will likely mark the first permanent restriction on cars in a European capital, according to Reuters.
Convicted mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been admitted to the University of Oslo’s political science program — although he will stay in his cell to study
Oslo, the capital of Norway is a beautiful and surprising city. Surrounded by water, the old town contrasts with the super-modern center with very original architecture.
Several prominent Chinese dissidents are among the Nobel Peace Prize nominees this year, but they are not likely to be awarded, according to commentators.