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Defense minister blasts sexual harassment

Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen lashed out at sexual harassment in the armed forces, during his annual address to the military organization Oslo Militære...

Missing skiers presumed dead

The season for so-called "top tours" on skis in Norway is off to "a tragic start" this year, enthusiasts conceded, after four tourists were...

Hunters shoot fox after baby clawed

Norwegians' habit of letting their babies nap outdoors in their carriages was being questioned once again this week, after a fox was found inside...

Avalanche warnings north and west

More warnings of high avalanche danger were posted late this week from Møre in the southwest to Troms in the north. Emergency crews in...

Storm disrupts frigate salvage

The Norwegian Navy faced even more problems this week in the wake of its frigate Helge Ingstad’s collision with a tanker in November. Stormy...

Four missing after avalanches

Three men from Finland and a woman from Sweden were missing Wednesday, after they'd set off on a trek to the summit of Blåbærtind...

108 people killed on Norwegian roads last year

State highway officials reported that fatal accidents on Norwegian roads rose slightly last year, but the total remained much lower than in the 1970s...

Pollution fears rise around Svalbard

A particularly senstive area of Svalbard was under threat of oil pollution this week, after a trawler grounded in bad weather in a remote...

Village in sorrow after women killed

The mountain community of Kjølsdalen in Sogn og Fjordane was in sorrow on Friday, after two women out walking on a paved pedestrian path...

Frigate’s captain finally speaks out

Six weeks after Norway's doomed frigate KNM Helge Ingstad collided with a tanker and sank, its commander Preben Ottesen has finally granted an interview. He...
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