Just as more extreme weather swept over Norway's west coast last week, a new brochure was landing in Norwegians' mailboxes. It's part of further efforts to boost individual preparedness for various disasters, and thereby improve civil defense.  The brochures arrived...

For the second time in 17 months, a huge US aircraft carrier sailed up the Oslo fjord on Friday, accompanied by two Norwegian port pilots, frigates, support vessels and helicopters. It's another sign of tense times, and military officials...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway is widely viewed as one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its leaders often neglect national treasures. It took decades to save Edvard Munch's art, the opening of a new museum for Oslo's iconic...

UPDATED: King Harald V has finally made a public reference to the Norwegian Royal Family's troublesome year so far. Then things got worse after news broke that Crown Princess Mette-Marit may be called in for police questioning in connection...

Inflation is finally easing in Norway, but rental rates are literally going through the roof. New figures confirm how they've risen by 20 percent just in the past two years, and the average rental rate in Oslo is now...

It's been 80 years since Northern Norway began being liberated from Nazi German occupation, but the celebrations aren't what they used to be. Traditional versions of how Russian troops marched over the border east of Kirkenes and launched the...

Teenagers' tears and strong local protests didn't stop a majority of Innlandet county politicians from deciding on Wednesday to shut down six schools and transfer their students to bigger schools in other towns. More such consolidations are expected in...

Norway's generally polite political system was up in arms this week, after the mayor of the small and historic mountain town of Lom literally declared war on officials at the higher county level. At issue are Innlandet county's proposed...