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Hostage was warned against Syria trip

The 48-year-old Norwegian man now being held for ransom in Syria was warned against making his dangerous, and perhaps fatal, trip into Syria. He's...

Solberg: ‘Norway won’t pay ransom’

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg broke off a long day of campaigning for the upcoming elections and cancelled a highly promoted TV debate Wednesday...

Call goes out for a crisis session

The leader of one of the Norwegian government's two support parties is calling for an extraordinary session of Parliament to tackle the refugee crisis....

Asylum centers hit the bursting point

Nearly all of Norway's transit centers for newly arrived refugees seeking asylum are now full, after the number of asylum seekers arriving in Norway...

Majority welcomes refugees to Norway

A new survey shows that an absolute majority of Norwegians support plans to take in at least 8,000 refugees from Syria, and many think a...

Refugee crisis rolls into Norway

Hundreds of refugees, mostly from Syria, have made their way through Europe after hazardous travel and are now overwhelming police in Oslo who are in...

Refugee crisis stirs debate and emotion

Just weeks after Norwegian government minister Vidar Helgesen experienced the misery of refugees landing on a Greek island first hand, a Norwegian vessel was berthing...

Norway sends more aid to refugee camps, now in Greece

As refugees continue to stream into Southern Europe, and make their way north to countries including Norway, the Norwegian government made another effort this...

Terror defendant makes multiple admissions in court

A 24-year-old man from the small town of Greåker in southern Norway has admitted in court this week that he posed with weapons, had...

More than 750 saved by Norwegian ship

The vessel sent by the Norwegian government to help rescue refugees adrift on the Mediterranean rescued more than 750 people during its first mission on...
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