Reaction was swift and furious after a state commission handed over its proposals on Thursday for changes in the ethical framework and management of Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund, known as the Oil Fund. The commission proposed investing in...

Oslo's recently renovated Restaurant Schrøder has won lots of attention over the years, not least as the hangout for the main character in Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø's books. This week it grabbed media attention for offering bear meat...

Of all the 357 municipalities in Norway, the country's new monarch chose to make his first official visit this week to Narvik. King Haakon VIII flew up to the northern city known for its harbour, mountains and strategic location...

Norwegians woke up Saturday morning to hear the president of the United States on morning newscasts, publicly bashing their country. Donald Trump didn't like the Norwegian Nobel Committee's choice for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, prompting Norway's foreign minister...

Praise, criticism and some vicious reaction were all rolling in after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced it was awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Navi Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice. While...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee sent a message to national leaders around the world, not least in the USA, when it announced  this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. It went to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a champion of upholding...

Norway's royal family and their staff will be "gradually" getting back to official duties when their mourning period for the late King Harald V ends on Friday. The new King Haakon VIII, however, will need to tackle most of...

The Norwegian Air Force and its "Quick Reaction Alert" program with NATO have been busy monitoring a boom in Russian aviation activity close to Norwegian air space this year. Norway's domestic intelligence agency PST, meanwhile, is warning residents along...