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Norway’s greatest swimmer laid to rest

Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral on Friday of Norway's world champion swimmer and much-respected athlete Alexander Dale Oen. Not only were...

Shock and training concerns arise after champion swimmer’s death

Alexander Dale Oen wasn't just Norway's best swimmer ever. He had become a national icon of hope and goodness in a nation still grieving...

Norway mourns swimmer’s death

Flags that were flying high on the Norwegian Labour Day holiday on Tuesday were lowered to half-mast following reports that Norway's world champion swimmer...

Partying ‘russ’ stirred plenty of trouble

The hard-partying graduating teenagers known in Norway as "russ" launched into their first major round of celebrations over the weekend. It resulted in calls...

One dead after blast in Fredrikstad

UPDATED: An explosion ripped through the Mills food products plant in Fredrikstad on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and several injured. Emergency...

Crash victims found and identified

Norwegian defense officials announced Wednesday that all five of the officers on board a military aircraft that crashed in northern Sweden last month had...

Chile frees ‘Berserk’ captain

Controversial Norwegian skipper Jarle Andhøy has been allowed to sail from a Chilean port where his new boat had been under arrest since last week....

Explosion on board Danish ferry

The cruise-ferry Stena Saga, which runs between Oslo and Fredrikshavn in Denmark, was hit by what's been described as a minor explosion in its...

Pace of ‘påske’ accidents picks up

Hard and icy ski trails along with challenging conditions in the mountains of southern Norway left Red Cross workers dealing with a sharp increase...

Military confirms F16s’ close call

Two Norwegian F-16 fighter jets flew within 300 meters of each other during last month's major military exercise in northern Norway called "Cold Response." The...
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