Norway removes Nixon portraits
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'Shocking' portraits of former US president Richard Nixon are removed from Norwegian parliament walls.
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The Dutch government yesterday moved to reverse a long tradition as Europe&#39;s most liberal haven for immigrants by signalling tougher treatment of foreigners and Muslims and greater powers for the security services, in response to the Netherlands&#39; worst
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"We must now take the consequences of the fact that the Ethiopian authorities are upholding their decision and we are therefore making preparations to withdraw six diplomats from our embassy in Addis Ababa (by Sept. 15)"  Ethiopia has asked Norway to withdraw six diplomats from Addis Ababa because of "dissatisfaction" with Norway's conduct in the Horn of Africa, the Norwegian foreign ministry said on Monday. via AlertNet
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North Korean officials have angrily denied reports that portraits of the country&#39;s leader are being taken down. There has been speculation about major changes at the top of North Korean politics.
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A Norway museum published a photograph on   Tuesday of Edvard Munch's masterpieces "The Scream" and   "Madonna," showing only slight damage after police recovered   them last month, two years after they were stolen.
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A lawsuit against Elizabeth Taylor over a Van Gogh painting claimed to have been stolen by Nazis is dismissed.
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Reports that some portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had been taken down in Pyongyang, if confirmed, could be &quot;very significant,&quot; an expert on North Korea said Wednesday.
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Norway is to reduce its diplomatic presence in Ethiopia after Addis Ababa expressed &quot;dissatisfaction&quot; with Oslo&#39;s policies in the Horn of Africa, the foreign ministry announced Monday.
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The Croatian government has removed a statue and a plaque honoring two officials in the World War II puppet government.
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Reports that portraits of North Korean  leader Kim Jong-il had been removed were a U.S. plot to  overthrow the government and a "groundless fabrication," Xinhua  news agency quoted a North Korean official Friday as saying.
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OSLO, Norway - The brazen daylight theft of Edvard Munch's renowned masterpiece "The Scream" left Norway's police scrambling for clues and stirred a debate across Europe over how to protect art if thieves are willing to use deadly force to take it.    Some expressed fears that works of art are in increasing danger from violent raids - unless, as Norway's deputy culture minister put it, "we lock them in a mountain bunker."   Armed, masked robbers stormed into Oslo's Munch Museum in broad daylight on Sunday, threatening an employee with a gun and terrifying patrons before they made off with a version of Munch's famous painting "The Scream" and another of his masterpieces, "Madonna."   A day after the theft and despite many tips, police said they have no suspects, no trace of the paintings and no theory on a motive...
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British premier Tony Blair and his successor Gordon Brown had a furious row after a reference to &quot;undistorted competition&quot; in an EU document was removed at France&#39;s request, media reported Saturday.
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OSLO, Norway  - Norway's police sought to nail  down the motive behind the theft of Edvard Munch's "The Scream"  Monday amid criticism that Oslo's museum security was too lax  after gunmen stole the picture in a dramatic daylight raid.
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Reports that portraits of North Korean  leader Kim Jong-il had been removed were a "groundless  fabrication," China's Xinhua news agency quoted a Foreign  Ministry official on Friday as saying in Pyongyang.
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Russia's president pulls out of a key Cold War arms treaty limiting the number of heavy weapons in Europe.
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North Korea has denied reports that portraits of its unpredictable leader have been removed from some public spaces. The reported removals have sparked speculation about changes in the power
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PYONGYANG, November 17 (Itar-Tass) -- Kim Jong Ilâs portraits were removed from some state offices frequented by foreigners at the initiative of the leadership of the country, an informed source in the Russian embassy in Pyongyang told Tass.