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French tourist jailed for speeding

A French tourist who was caught driving at excessive speed over a scenic mountain highway in north-central Norway has lost his driver's license and...

New police chief gets to work

Odd Reidar Humlegård officially started his new job as Norway's acting director of the state police on Monday, promising new leadership and a faster...

Police chief quits, ‘lacked support’

State Police Director Øystein Mæland has become the first casualty of this week's scathingly critical report on how Norwegian police failed to efficiently respond...

Embassy ‘regrets the disruptions’

The US Embassy in Oslo issued a brief statement Tuesday night in which officials regretted setting off a bomb scare earlier in the day...

City leader expects embassy apology

The head of Oslo's city government said he expects officials at the US Embassy to apologize for setting off a bomb scare and major...

Embassy sparked own bomb scare

UPDATED: An almost eerie quiet descended on the area around the US Embassy in Oslo on Tuesday, as police dealt with what they feared...

Area evacuated around US Embassy

Police and royal guards evacuated the area around the US Embassy and the adjacent Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday, after finding "a suspicious...

New PST boss known for openness

The new head of Norway's anti-terror police intelligence unit PST, best known for its secrecy, is herself known as a popular and open police...

Pressure builds on youngest minister

Inga Marte Thorkildsen is the latest government official to land in trouble for allegedly abusing her political power. Just a month after taking over...

Police intelligence unit under probe

Norway police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) is itself under investigation, after Justice Minister Grete Faremo called for an "external evaluation" of how PST...

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