It's being called everything from "embarrassing and tragic" to simply "very serious" for Norway's foreign- and foreign aid ministries: All their top political leaders over the past 20 years were being questioned by the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee this...
Former Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen apologized earlier this week for the close ties he had for many years to the late billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The apology came in a rare interview with Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK),...
Norwegian government ministers just had a busy week at the United Nations, and share concerns that it's caught in crisis. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide urged reforms when he addressed the UN's 81st General Assembly during the weekend.
Eide, who...
UPDATED: Norway's train system has been plagued by problems for years, much of it caused by inadequate maintenance of railroad infrastructure and the challenges that poses for various train operators. Passengers suffered through another summer of delays and cancellations,...
A need for "a somewhat tighter monetary policy stance" prompted Norway's central bank to boost its key policy rate by another quarter-point on Thursday. It's the second rise in recent months, and brings the country's policy rate up to...
UPDATED: Norway had to conduct its second royal funeral in just two weeks on Wednesday. The late King Harald's older sister, Princess Astrid, was laid to rest in a public ceremony at her large local church in Oslo, and...
It's that time of year again, when Norwegian peace advocates, researchers and historians publicly speculate over who or what may win this year's Nobel Peace Prize. An unusual candidate was launched on Tuesday: The International Space Station.
The International Space...
A Norwegian appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision to sentence a former guard at the US Embassy in Oslo to prison for spying. The appeals court reduced the jail term by a month, though, and the case...