Spy gets millions in compensation
The Norwegian government has agreed to pay what convicted spy Frode Berg calls "generous" compensation, for the "ordeal" he was subjected to "during two years in a Russian prison." Berg, who was arrested in … [READ MORE...]
Defense faces new wave of demands
Norway will be maintaining its troops in Iraq, just as it faces allies' requests for more troops in Mali and patrol vessels in the Persian Gulf. The latter has been turned down so far, as the defense department … [READ MORE]
Ex-justice minister’s partner indicted
Norway's Director of Public Prosecution (Riksadvokaten) has indicted the long-time live-in partner of the Progress Party's former justice minister, Tor Mikkel Wara, over what it calls an "attack on democracy." … [READ MORE]
Erna scrambles to replace ministers
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is having daily meetings with her government partners in a scramble to replace all the Progress Party ministers in her cabinet. She agreed that it's "important" to get her new … [READ MORE]
Uncertainty rules as Progress regresses
Norway's Progress Party is already shifting into regress mode, with its soon-to-be former Oil & Energy Minister Sylvi Listhaug leading the charge. Just days after storming out of the government, she's … [READ MORE]
Rot hastens Viking ship’s excavation
Archaeologists and Norway's director of cultural heritage are calling for rapid excavation of a Viking ship found buried in a field at Gjellestad near Halden in the fall of 2018. They've won initial support … [READ MORE]
Solberg keeps calm to try carrying on
NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg characteristically put the best possible spin on the loss Monday of her longest and biggest government partner. Solberg has no apparent intention, however, of stepping … [READ MORE]
PEOPLE
New football star shines worldwide
The superlatives were still pouring in on Monday after Norway's newest football … [READ MORE...]
King Harald released from hospital
UPDATED: Norway's 82-year-old monarch, King Harald V, was released from the … [READ MORE...]
High court rejects Krekar’s appeal
Norway's Supreme Court (Høyesterett) has rejected an appeal from Norway's most … [READ MORE...]
New ski-jumping star is born
Marius Lindback has made headlines in Norway for the past week, after the … [READ MORE...]
SPECIAL FEATURES
Bergen celebrates its 950-year jubilee
Norway's popular and historic west coast city of Bergen launched a year of celebrations over the weekend. It's been 950 years since Viking King Olav Kyrre founded the city (albeit as Bjørgvin) in 1070, and … [READ MORE]
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