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Oslo bishop hopes Sigrid Undset will become a saint

The late Norwegian author Sigrid Undset won many prizes and honours in her lifetime, not least the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928. Now the bishop of Oslo has launched a process that he hopes will make her a...

Greens leader battles cancer

He's been at the forefront of battling climate change and environmental damage, but now Arild Hermstad is fighting for his own life. The 59-year-old leader of Norway's Greens Party was diagnosed with acute leukemia just before Parliament recessed for...

New duties for next royal generation

Concerns have been flying for months that Norway's royal family is stretched too thin, since the king and queen are elderly, the crown princess has been seriously ill and her children with Crown Prince Haakon are in or entering...

Football ‘Vikings’ kick up a fuss

UPDATED: Debate has been flying in Norway over whether the country's national football squad should be posing as Vikings and "rowing" their way forward in the World Cup. Players, fans and top politicians back home were taking part in...

Ex-industry chief sentenced to jail for corruption

Stein Lier-Hansen, once one of Norway's most powerful men, now faces five years in prison and large compensation claims after being found guilty of serious corruption. It's all tied to his long career representing industrial employers in labour negotiations...

Billionaire grocery chain founder laid to rest at the cathedral in Oslo

UPDATED: Stein Erik Hagen revolutionized the Norwegian grocery business with the first "low-priced" RIMI chain in 1977, and went on to become one of Norway's wealthiest and most socially committed businessmen. He died of a massive heart attack at...

Football president firm over FIFA’s peace prize foul

Anyone who knows Lise Klaveness can attest to how she's firm on principle and her devotion to football. As president of Norway's football federation NFF, she's not wavering now in her criticism of the international football organization FIFA and...

Parliament’s 1st vice president resigns in shame

One of the six officers of the Norwegian Parliament, Morten Wold, is seeking to resign his post as 1st vice president after being arrested for drunk driving during the Easter holidays. Wold has admitted to having an "alcohol problem"...

Nesbø served fans an Easter egg

UPDATED: Crime shows on TV have long been part of Easter rituals in Norway, right up there or even higher than mountain skiing or going to church. For fans of popular Norwegian author Jo Nesbø, this Easter was extra...

Royal visit from Belgium could comfort Norway’s own

PHOTO FEATURE: It's not easy to receive guests in the middle of a crisis, but Norway's royal family may well have received some sympathy and support from their Belgian counterparts this week. And after rainy and windy weather in...

Norwegians debate whether Mette-Marit can be their queen

NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: Reaction was flying in Norway on Friday after Crown Princess Mette-Marit finally agreed to be questioned about her relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Her 20-minute session with state broadcaster NRK, though,...

Former MP admits to ‘a drinking problem’

Sandra Borch was a Member of Parliament, a rising star in Norway's Center Party and a government minister. Now she's landed in serious trouble after being caught driving while under the influence of alcohol. Borch, age 37, lost her seat...

Troubled king remains popular

Norway's King Harald V celebrated his 89th birthday abroad on Saturday, leaving his son Crown Prince Haakon in charge of a troubled monarchy. Its popularity has fallen to an all-time low, after a series of royal scandals, but the...

Princess’ name popular again

UPDATED: She's often viewed as one of Norway's most hard-working and non-controversial royals. Now Princess Astrid's name has made a comeback on the list of those most popular among Norwegian parents having babies last year, when there also was...

Actor Sverre Anker Ousdal was a ‘giant’ in his time

An audience spanning many generations paid tribute on Monday to Sverre Anker Ousdal, recognized as of one of Norway's greatest male actors ever. Ousdal was laid to rest in a nationally televised funeral ceremony in Oslo's Domkirke (Cathedral). He...
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