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Bus accident killed one, injured 22

A Russian-registered bus carrying Russian seafarers ran off a highway in northern Norway and overturned just before the weekend, leaving one person dead and...

Wayward rocket costs police chief

The police chief in Drammen, west of Oslo, only meant to celebrate that the city was 200 years old. Instead, she wound up with...

Scaffolding fell over tram line

Tens of thousands of tram passengers faced delays on Tuesday after scaffolding set up around a building toppled over and crashed into the power...

School evacuation an ‘over-reaction’

City orders to evacuate schools in Oslo on Thursday were unnecessary and an "over-reaction" to concerns that fire extinguishers might explode on contact. Importers...

Officials evacuate schools in Oslo

Schools all over Oslo were under evacuation orders on Thursday, after education officials worried that some fire extinguishers installed at the schools could explode....

Fire threatened seismic vessel

Emergency crews scrambled Sunday night after fire broke out in the accommodation section of a Russian seismic vessel 70 nautical miles northwest of Ørlandet...

Captain missing after ship sunk

Emergency crews called off the search for the 57-year-old Polish captain of a cargo ship that sunk off Haugesund Friday night. Two other crew...

Snow sparked traffic chaos

Motorists who skidded off slick, snowy roads on Sunday were having to wait as long as six hours to get help from tow trucks....

Fatal grounding sparks criticism

Norwegian maritime authorities were the target of criticism over the weekend after a private boat grounded on the remains of an old sea beacon...

Pedestrian killed on busy road

A pedestrian walking along the heavily trafficked road leading out of Oslo to the south, Mosseveien, was killed after being hit by a truck. Police...
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