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Accidents caused traffic nightmares

Hundreds of vehicles were stuck for hours in a cold traffic jam over the Norwegian mountains on Sunday, after accidents closed the main E134...

‘Scandinavian Star’ fire blamed on sabotage by crew

A foundation prodding a new investigation of the Scandinavian Star ferry fire 26 years ago, backed by claims from a retired Danish maritime inspector,...

Avalanche fences didn’t help in Hammerfest

Three boys out playing were caught in an avalanche that crashed down on their playground in the center of Hammerfest on Sunday. Special snow...

Fire struck Losby Gods hotel complex

Losby Gods, an historic manor house northeast of Oslo that was converted into a hotel and golf course complex, was hit by a major...

Injured skier got unexpected help

A woman in Trondheim had some bad luck while out skiing in the local hills of Bymarka last week. She lost control on a...

Stalled train leaves passengers freezing

The main rail line between Oslo and Kristiansand, called Sørlandsbanen, was blocked on Wednesday after a train broke down in extremely cold weather at Herefoss in...

Snowfall sparked joy, frustration

Skiers were quick to take advantage of the snow that finally started to pile up in Oslo and elsewhere around Norway during the weekend. The...

Gas leak at Statoil plant set off alarms

A serious gas leak at Statoil's Kårstø plant on Norway's west coast forced officials to consider more evacuations Friday morning. Leakage of methane gas...

Cargo jet crash shocks Posten Norge

Only small fragments remained of a cargo jet that crashed during the night while transporting mail for the Norwegian postal service Posten. Postal officials were expressing shock...

Full probes set after North Sea drama

Norwegian maritime authorities are promising full-scale investigations into the stormy drama in the North Sea last week that set off evacuations and led to...
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