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‘Narvik Agreement’ on joint Norwegian-French defense wins support

Anti-nuclear activists in Norway are unhappy with their country's new defense agreement with France, named after the northern Norwegian city where French allies helped fight back against Nazi invaders. Others, though, have been praising the pact and giving Prime...

Security boosted around princess

Australian police have heightened security around Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who's studying at the University of Sydney. They've also issued a restraining order around a man who's reportedly believed to have been threatening her. The Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported...

Man charged in disappearance case

It's been nearly eight years since Anne-Elisabeth Hagen disappeared from her home in Lørenskog, northeast of Oslo. Now a man in his 50s has been charged in the case, but he claims he had nothing to do with it. Hagen,...

Security threat prods new defense pact

NEWS ANALYSIS: As security threats rise around the world, Norway continues to cement even closer ties with other NATO allies in Europe. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was back in Paris this week to sign another new mutual defense...

Hotel- and restaurant strikes over

UPDATED: Members of one of Norway's largest trade union federations, Fellesforbundet, could head back to work on Thursday after their hotel- and restaurant employers settled a lengthy strike. The strike continued  for around 350 members of another labour organization,...

Royal guards on tour

PHOTO FEATURE: There's nothing quite like all the pomp and circumstance that surround Norway's royal guards. They symbolically protect the monarch, standing on duty around the Royal Palace in Oslo, marching through the city on occasion and often winning...

Crown prince meets the press, and then King Harald did, too

UPDATED: Norway's Crown Prince Haakon is a busy man, taking on many more royal duties when both his elderly parents and his wife are ill. He finally took time on Tuesday, though, to answer a few more of the...

‘Fjord’ film wins big in Cannes after mixed reviews at home

A new film featuring Norway's stunning scenery along with its strict child welfare laws and culture clashes won the top prize at the Cannes International Film Festival over the weekend. It may not win the hearts and minds of...

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