Norway PM Apologizes for WWII-Era Treatment of Roma

Prime Minister Erna Solberg apologized Wednesday for discrimination against Norway's Roma population before and after World War II, calling it a dark part of the country's history, and promised to pay reparations. The Scandinavian country has a small Roma minority of about 500 people. Members have campaigned since the 1990s for compensation for their mistreatment. Solberg's comments followed the release of a government-commissioned report in February that detailed how...

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