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Military won’t alter naked bathing rules

An officer in the Norwegian army who ordered soldiers including two women to bathe naked in a cold moutain lake ended up avoiding any reprimand,...

Norway won’t join bombing of IS

The Norwegian government looks unlikely to send any of its F16 fighter jets to take part in bombing raids of IS targets in Syria...

Winds of war on Peace Prize day

NEWS ANALYSIS: Strong and unseasonably warm winds threatened to blow out the torches traditionally lit around Oslo's City Hall on the morning of December...

US asks for more help to fight IS

Norway's defense minstry confirmed Monday night that it has received a formal request from the US to contribute more military might to the fight...

Sale of military equipment under fire again

Norway's defense ministry is clamping down on sales and auctions of military equipment, after surplus Navy vessels and other military hardware wound up under the control of...

Six Mali victims on a job for Norway

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported on Wednesday that six Russian citizens killed in the terrorist attacks in Mali last Friday were in the country on...

F16s may join bombing of IS

Norwegian F16 fighter jets may once again be called upon to aid in the bombing of IS targets in Syria, defense experts said Tuesday morning....

Norway blasted over UN nuclear vote

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was roundly criticized this week after his delegation at the United Nations refused to vote on two UN resolutions against...

‘Scandal’ brews over defense sales

Two of the Norwegian government's top ministers are caught in what one member of the Parliament's disciplinary committee is calling a "scandal." It involves...

Defense budget sees ‘real’ increase

A Norwegian military expert is calling the defense portion of the new state budget proposal "dramatic," because it shows the government is taking new tensions...
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