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‘Dead’ politician very much alive

A local politician in Stavanger, south Norway, was believed by his party to have died two years ago when he was replaced as a...

Leak closes Statoil’s Njord field

The discovery on Easter Sunday of a gas leak at the Njord oil and gas field, operated by Norwegian part state-owned company Statoil, has...

Boat disappears, four found dead

A family of four set off early Thursday afternoon in a small boat from Melbu in northern Norway. They failed to return, and two...

Arson hits three day-care centers

Police were investigating arson and attempted arson at three day-care centers in Oslo over the weekend, all in the capital's Vålerenga neighbourhood. One of...

Fatal fall on Hurtigruten gangway

A Norwegian woman in 70s stumbled while walking down the gangway of the Hurtigruten ship Trollfjord, after the vessel berthed at Tromsø earlier this...

Two sought in suspected church arson

Police were searching for four suspects believed to be linked to the fire that destroyed a 250-year-old church in Porsgrunn on Norway's southern coast...

More churches hit by vandals

As firefighters were battling the flames that ravaged a 250-year-old church in Porsgrunn early Monday, vandals were attacking three other churches in the area....

Historic church burns to the ground

Just a week before the traditional Easter holidays begin, residents of Porsgrunn were mourning the loss Monday of their historic church that was to...

Storm of claims after wind damage

Unusually strong winds last week have stirred up a storm of accident claims into Norwegian insurance offices this week. The wind even blew off...

Probe begins into ill-fated polar expedition

Police in Tromsø have started their investigation into the disappearance of the Norwegian sailboat Berserk, which sent out a distress signal off Antarctica in...
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