Two of Norway's government ministers who've recently been replaced have avoided punishment and even been rewarded with an ambassador post. Former Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was confirmed on Friday as Norway's new ambassador to the US, while the former...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian leaders will be able to hold their heads higher at NATO's upcoming 75th anniversary meeting in a few weeks: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has finally announced a "considerable strengthening" of Norway's defense budget, with enough...
Officials at the Norwegian Parliament took what they called an "historic photo" last week, on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8. They'd suddenly realized that all the parliamentary delegations for the parties represented in Parliament are...
The police he once supervised as a justice minister are now investigating charges of racism and sexism against Per-Willy Amundsen of the conservative Progress Party. Amundsen, who remains a Member of Parliament, has refused to answer their questions but...
The Oslo County Courthouse is once again the scene of a major terror trial, this time centering around a radicalized Iranian immigrant who came to Norway when he was 12 years old. Thirty years later he went on a...
They've gone along with recent settlements between Sami reindeer herders and wind power producers on mountain plateaus in Fosen, but Sami demonstrators are still fighting for the human rights of their indigenous people in Norway. On Monday the battle...
Brawls, intoxicated teenagers and strong winds caused trouble at the annual Holmenkollen Ski Festival in the hills above Oslo on Saturday. Police were calling on parents to help control their kids who ran amok along the sidelines of the...
Months of scandal and conflicts of interest around several top Norwegian politicians ended this week with the Parliament voting unanimously to "strongly criticize" former prime minister Erna Solberg and officially criticize several other members and government ministers. Their offenses...