Jury retreats to decide mayor’s fate

Rune Øygard was once considered the most popular and successful mayor in Norway, a star of the Labour Party and mentor for Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. On Wednesday, his fate was in the hands of a jury at the end of his lengthy trial on sexual assault... 
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Floods close rail lines, highways

Several counties in southeastern Norway went into crisis mode on Wednesday after heavy rains during the night led to flooding that has forced closure of the Dovrebanen rail line between Hamar and Eidsvoll, the Kongsvinger line into Oslo and the busy E6... 
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Triple murder linked to family feud

A triple murder in Pakistan that resulted in the arrests of a Pakistani-Norwegian couple and their son over the weekend is now being linked to a complicated family feud. Police won’t categorize the murders as a so-called “honor killing,”... 
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Diplomat caught in Roma debate

“I’m cautious,” says Romania’s ambassador to Norway, Daniel Ionita, before agreeing to share his thoughts on the presence of thousands of beggars in Norwegian cities and towns. Many are from his country, and they’ve created... 
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Flood warnings up after warm snap

A sudden rise in temperatures all over Norway led to a warm and mostly sunny holiday weekend, but also set off flooding and fears of more calamity, especially in the southeast. Snow in the mountains is melting much too quickly for rivers and creeks to... 
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SAS welcomes back frequent flyers

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was running large ads in Norwegian media on Tuesday after state authorities allowed the carrier to resume its frequent flyer bonus program on flights within Norway. It was banned 11 years ago when rival Norwegian Air started... 
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Holiday ended with drunks and destruction

Norway’s 17th of May celebrations on Friday ended with rowdy parties, drunkenness and even vandalism to the statue of national war hero Gunnar Sønsteby. Its sculptor Per Ung was furious, calling the vandals “idiots and vermin,” while... 
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The world wasn’t hers after all

“The whole world is mine,” sang Norway’s Margaret Berger at the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest Saturday night, but when the voting was over, it really wasn’t. Berger, one of the favourites to win the contest, ended up in... 
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‘Gratulerer med dagen!’

PICTURE SERIES: That’s the standard greeting on the 17th of May in Norway, when residents congratulate each other over the country’s constitution and its sovereignty. This year’s festivities took place mostly in surprisingly summer-like... 
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