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Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was slapped with a four-year prison term on Monday morning after being found guilty of two rapes, domestic violence and several other crimes. His sentence was just under half...

Norway has long been among the major donors to Ukraine, and now some of the wealthiest Norwegians are taking that support further. They're actively investing in Ukraine's defense industry, convinced that private capital can make a valuable contribution to...

The British train company that took over operations in southwestern Norway is giving up on running the three train lines Sørlandsbanen, Arendalsbanen and Jærbanen. All of them run between Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger, and it's been a bumpy ride...

The smiling face of Tamima Nibras Juhar will long be remembered in Oslo, after she was repeatedly stabbed to death last summer by a young white man. He has admitted the murder was racially motivated, that he admired right-wing...

Norway's international environmental organization Bellona has avoided bankruptcy, after an emergency call for donations was met and even exceeded. Bellona founder and leader Frederic Hauge expressed both "gratitude and humility" on behalf of Bellona's board of directors. Employees had already...

Norway’s Royal Family was in crisis mode again heading into the weekend, after Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health worsened. She’s officially been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, just days after her husband and daughter rushed back...

All nine political parties in the Norwegian Parliament came together on Wednesday to present a new long-term defense plan. It involves an extra NOK 11 billion on defense spending after all the top politicians involved managed to set priorities. There's...

Anti-nuclear activists in Norway are unhappy with their country's new defense agreement with France, named after the northern Norwegian city where French allies helped fight back against Nazi invaders. Others, though, have been praising the pact and giving Prime...

Australian police have heightened security around Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who's studying at the University of Sydney. They've also issued a restraining order around a man who's reportedly believed to have been threatening her. The Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported...

It's been nearly eight years since Anne-Elisabeth Hagen disappeared from her home in Lørenskog, northeast of Oslo. Now a man in his 50s has been charged in the case, but he claims he had nothing to do with it. Hagen,...

NEWS ANALYSIS: As security threats rise around the world, Norway continues to cement even closer ties with other NATO allies in Europe. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was back in Paris this week to sign another new mutual defense...

UPDATED: Members of one of Norway's largest trade union federations, Fellesforbundet, could head back to work on Thursday after their hotel- and restaurant employers settled a lengthy strike. The strike continued  for around 350 members of another labour organization,...

PHOTO FEATURE: There's nothing quite like all the pomp and circumstance that surround Norway's royal guards. They symbolically protect the monarch, standing on duty around the Royal Palace in Oslo, marching through the city on occasion and often winning...

UPDATED: Norway's Crown Prince Haakon is a busy man, taking on many more royal duties when both his elderly parents and his wife are ill. He finally took time on Tuesday, though, to answer a few more of the...

A new film featuring Norway's stunning scenery along with its strict child welfare laws and culture clashes won the top prize at the Cannes International Film Festival over the weekend. It may not win the hearts and minds of...