Tributes mount for cherished monarch as Norway’s new king carries on

Mounds of flowers, flags, cards and children's drawings continued to pile up outside the Royal Palace in Oslo on Sunday, and at other royal-related sites around the country. So have all the rituals related to the throne change in...

Government gathered for an extraordinary council of state

UPDATED: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called in his government just hours after the death of King Harald V early Friday morning. After a special session in his office they all headed to the Royal Palace for an...

Norway in mourning for King Harald

Flags fell to half-mast all over Norway on Friday after the Royal Palace in Oslo confirmed the death of the country's highly respected monarch. King Harald V was 89 and in poor health for years, but had remained a...

Norwegians mounted spontaneous show of support for their king

Thousands of Norwegians all over the country turned out on Thursday to lay down flowers, handwritten cards, flags, candles and torches in a massive show of support for their seriously ill 89-year-old King Harald V. It was a spontaneous...

Royal Palace warning raised more concern for Norway’s King Harald

Norway was thrust into a form of national paralysis on Thursday, after the Royal Palace issued an ominous message that King Harald's health had taken a turn for the worse. Both the queen and the crown prince cancelled their...

Russian hackers declare cyber war on Norway over its support for Ukraine

A Russian hacker group calling themselves "Server Killers" has claimed to be behind three days of ongoing cyber attacks on various online public services in Norway. They further claimed that Norway's recent renewal of support for Ukraine was behind...

A nation wishes its monarch well

Get well wishes were pouring in for Norway's 89-year-old King Harald V on Monday, after the Royal Palace disclosed Sunday evening that his health had worsened during the weekend. The monarch has been in and out of the hospital...

Air traffic controllers end their strike, bigger raises for seniors

UPDATED: Airline passengers could breathe a sigh of relief on Monday after Norwegian air traffic controllers called off the strike they'd launched just before the weekend. Their labour organization came to terms with state aviation agency Avinor Monday afternoon,...

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