Norway's transport minister thinks it's downright silly that airline passengers no longer can take water bottles, perfume or other toiletry items on board flights. Liv Signe Navarsete, from the Center Party (SP), plans to petition European authorities to lift the ban on liquids that went into effect last year. "This ban is irritating for individual travelers and a major cost for society," Navarsete told newspaper Dagbladet on Friday. She thinks officials need to examine whether the benefits of the ban really outweigh the costs. The cabinet minister who's a member of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's center-left government questioned whether the...