Norway government seeks tighter asylum rules

Norway's government on Friday proposed emergency legislation to tighten its asylum rules after a rising number of people seeking protection entered the country in recent months. The Nordic country of 5.2 million people, a member of the passport-free Schengen area but not of the European Union, expects to receive 20,000-25,000 asylum applications this year, a number it had to revise upwards several times since August. "The proposed legislative amendments will give the immigration authorities grea