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Embassy’s drunk driver stirs up an awkward diplomatic incident in Oslo

UPDATED: Norway's foreign ministry was summoning South Africa's ambassador for a meeting on Monday, to communicate the Norwegian government's displeasure after a drunk driver from the South...

PST warns of Russian spy traps

Norway's police intelligence agency PST is warning "naive Norwegians" against falling into espionage traps allegedly set up by Russian counterparts with the help of vodka...

Embassies and consulates reshuffled

Norway's constantly globe-trotting foreign minister, Børge Brende, was in Mumbai, India on Tuesday, where he among other things re-opened a Norwegian general consulate. It was...

Controversial thriller draws in viewers

More than 630,000 Norwegians watched the first episode of a new controversial TV thriller that premiered Sunday night, and already has sparked protests from...

US ambassador nominee testifies

Samuel Heins, the wealthy Minnesota attorney who's been nominated by US President Barack Obama to be the next US ambassador to Norway, seems to...

PST and newspaper argue over spying equipment

An ongoing conflict over whether mobile phone spying equipment in the form of false base stations has been actively in use in Oslo flared up again this week...

MP warned about Russian contacts

Tor Andre Johnsen, a Member of Parliament (MP) for one of the two parties holding government power in Norway, has been warned twice by...

UD won’t appeal unfair pay ruling

A lengthy legal battle that climaxed with a US court verdict finding Norway guilty of gender discrimination appears to finally have come to an end. Norway's...

‘Embarrassment’ carries high cost

Norway's foreign ministry was under criticism this week after newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) detailed how and why the ministry got caught in a costly and embarrassing...

US may finally send an ambassador

After two years without an ambassador in Norway, US President Barack Obama has finally announced a new nominee to be his representative in Oslo....
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