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Norway honoured Israeli terror victims
Norway's king, crown prince, prime minister, the president of the Norwegian Parliament, the mayor of Oslo and several other top political leaders all turned out on Monday for a memorial to the victims of last year's terrorist attack by...
Activists took aim at weapons producer
A group of pro-Palestinian activists blocked the entrance to the headquarters of Norwegian weapons producer Nammo in Raufoss on Thursday. They claim Nammo weapons and their components are being sent to Israel for use against Palestinians in Gaza.
"We want...
Russia a ‘bully’ among fishing boat owners
The leader of the Norwegian federation representing the country's large fleet of fishing boat owners is frustrated by the Russian Navy's decision to hold military exercises in prime fishing grounds that are within Norway's economic zone. "There are enough...
Police probe freak car accident in Sandvika
Both police and Norway's national road authority are giving "high priority" to their investigation of what caused a car to suddenly accelerate, break through a low brick wall and guard rail on the fourth floor of a parking garage...
Fishing boat drew warning shots from Russian warship
A Norwegian fishing boat crew operating in international Arctic waters but inside the Norwegian economic zone literally found themselves under fire from a Russian warship taking part in a military exercise earlier this month. Norway's own coast guard, however,...
Police probe possible sabotage at Andøya
Another case of suspected cable-slicing has hit Norway, this time at Andøya in Nordland County. It's at least the second time cables have been cut on or near the strategically important island in Northern Norway that's home to several...
Grocery stores drop ‘price hunters’
Two of Norway's largest grocery store companies, NorgesGruppen and REMA1000, have stopped sending prisjegere (literally, price-hunters) into each other's stores to check and record shelf prices on a wide range of items. One researcher called the move "an implicit...
Still no interest rate relief in Norway
Many other countries have been lowering interest rates, but Norway's central bank has decided to buck the trend once again. Its policy rate was kept at 4.5 percent on Thursday, and probably won't be cut until early next year...
Shootings in Bergen and Haugesund
Police in Bergen and Haugesund were investigating two shooting episodes in both west coast cities this week. Police quickly armed themselves after finding a wounded man in Haugesund's Haraldsvang district.
Witnesses to the shooting had called police Monday night, after...
Stavanger mayor confirms her resignation
After a week of political drama in Norway's oil capital of Stavanger, its mayor from the Conservative Party has confirmed she's resigning after misuing around NOK 50,000 in party funds. Sissel Knutsen Hegdal formally sought release from her mayoral...
Belgian soldiers face jail terms
Norwegian prosecutors are seeking jail terms for a group of Belgian soldiers who were involved in a brawl while training in Norway last winter. They've already been subjected to a court trial after being charged with inflicting serious bodily...
Eagle attacks set off alarm
UPDATED: At least five Norwegians were attacked by eagles in the space of just five days last week. An eagle expert thought the attacks could all be blamed on one young eagle that simply "lost its mind," and his...
Police don’t think white whale was shot
Autopsy results after the sudden death of the popular white whale called Hvaldimir, who swam from Russia into the hearts of Norwegians five years ago, indicate he wasn't shot. Bloody injuries on his carcass were not bullet holes, report...
Heavy rain causes more trouble
Roads were closed, train service disrupted and homes flooded after more heavy rain swept through much of central Norway this week. A landslide Tuesday spread mud, rocks and floodwaters over the main E6 highway near Ringebu, closing it in...
Inflation rate lands at 2.6 percent
Norway's state statistics bureau SSB reported Tuesday that prices in general are up 2.6 percent since September last year. Food prices, meanwhile, have risen another 4.5 percent, but were slightly down from August.
Food prices usually fall in September, when...
Palestinian medical students won support
A group of 10 young Palestinians finally won support to finish their medical school studies in Norway, after they were brutally interrupted by the war in Gaza. Now in Oslo, they've also been granted passes for free local transport...
Crown princess’ son hit with restraining order
Police have issued a restraining order against Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a relationship before she married Crown Prince Haakon. He's no longer allowed to contact his latest girlfriend after assaulting her and trashing...
Farmers complain over bounty of plums
Sunshine and warm weather in May led to the biggest harvest of Norwegian plums ever, and farmers initially seemed delighted with both the quantity and quality of their fruit this year. Now they're complaining bitterly, because the market is...
Maps redrawn again
Norwegians driving around Norway this summer, and not least foreign tourists, may have found themselves with outdated maps once again. After a massive merger of several counties and municipalities, several have been split up, and new road signs are...
Stavanger mayor resigns under a cloud
The Conservative Party's mayor in Stavanger, Sissel Knutsen Hegdal, has resigned after using party funds for her own personal use. The party has turned the case over to the police and Hegdal has done what many Norwegian officials do...
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