Norway Man charged with murder over bow and arrow and knife attack in Norway Five people died in the attack in Kongsberg. 22/04/2022
Norway Norway issues apology 50 years after decriminalising homosexuality According to the Norwegian government, 119 men were convicted for having sex with another man between 1902 and 1950. 21/04/2022
Norway Huge crane ship partially capsizes in Norwegian port The Saipem 7000 is one of the largest specialised crane ships in the world. 14/04/2022
Norway Three French skiers killed in avalanche in northern Norway An avalanche warning was issued in the region after several recent snowfalls. 07/04/2022
Norway Norway appeals court increases sentence of ‘ambulance hijacker’ Two young children were injured when a man deliberately drove the vehicle into pedestrians in Oslo in 2019. 09/03/2022
Nature Doomsday seed vault opens its doors for a rare deposit The vault on Spitsbergen island halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole is only opened a few times a year. 17/02/2022
Norway Jens Stoltenberg to become next governor of Norway's central bank The NATO Secretary-General is set to take over the role in December. 04/02/2022
Norway Anders Breivik: Norway court rejects mass killer's parole request "There is a clear risk that (Breivik) will return to the behaviour that led to the July 22 terrorist attacks," the Telemark District Court ruled, rejecting the request for release. 01/02/2022
Norway COVID was in Europe weeks before first confirmed cases, claims study Researchers in Norway say COVID-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe -- and around the world -- before a first official diagnosis was made. 27/01/2022
Norway Norway's PM says Russia build-up is 'a sign of weakness' Norway’s prime minister, whose country borders Russia and is a founding member of NATO, said he believes it’s “a sign of weakness” that President Vladimir Putin has to express Moscow’s political views by an “extraordinary” military buildup. 27/01/2022
Norway Afghan activists demand information on missing women from Taliban Tamana Zaryabi Paryani and Parwana Ibrahimkhel were purportedly arrested last week after a protest against the Taliban reinstatement of the compulsory rule on wearing hijab. 24/01/2022
Norway Talks between Taliban and Western officials get underway in Norway Norway's foreign minister has stressed the visit is does not legitimise or recognise the Taliban, "but we must talk to those who in practice govern the country today". 23/01/2022
Norway Taliban delegation's visit to Norway prompts protest in Oslo A Taliban delegation is due to meet with Norwegian and international authorities in the first such visit to the West since the Afghan takeover last August. 22/01/2022
Norway Norway mass killer poor candidate for prison release, prosecutor says A psychiatrist who has observed him since 2012 testified Wednesday that Breivik can't be trusted and a prison official told the judges hearing the parole request “there is an imminent danger” that, if released, Breivik would again commit serious crimes. 21/01/2022
Norway Grandstanding fears as Norwegian mass killer seeks parole 77 people were killed when Anders Behring Breivik set off a bomb in front of the government headquarters in Oslo and opened fire on the annual summer camp on the island of Utoya. 18/01/2022
Nature A quarter of the soil on these Norwegian islands is plastic waste A team of volunteers and researchers have unearthed 5.5 million litres of marine waste from the Trøndelag archipelago since 2017. 17/01/2022
Biztech news Norwegian police post suspect getting a drugs test on Snapchat A Snapchat post by Norwegian police raised questions over privacy and power. Now the country's policing watchdog is investigating. 12/01/2022
Norway Norwegian conscripts asked to return underwear due to supply shortages Prior to the decision, conscripts were allowed to keep parts of their uniform, including underwear, once their military service was done. 07/01/2022
Biztech news Dozens of Norwegian newspapers go unprinted after cyber attack Amedia, which publishes 78 local titles across the country, says its print distribution was affected for much of this week 31/12/2021
Norway Grindr fined over €6 million by Norway for breaking data privacy rules The gay-dating app was found to have shared users' personal data with third-party advertisers without their permission. 15/12/2021
Norway Journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa receive Nobel Peace Prize The two journalists were recognised by the Nobel Committee for their "courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia". 10/12/2021
Norway Company Christmas party causes Omicron outbreak in Norway A corporate Christmas party in Norway caused the biggest Omicron outbreak outside South Africa, authorities said on Friday. 02/12/2021
Nature Film of polar bear eating reindeer seen as evidence of climate change Rare footage of a polar bear killing and eating a reindeer is being seen as evidence that climate change is forcing a change of diet in the Arctic. 28/11/2021
Norway Norway condemns arrest of two journalists ahead of Qatar World Cup Qatar’s government accused the NRK journalists of "trespassing on private property and filming without a permit" but Norway has criticised the arrests. 24/11/2021
Money Norway could back Bitcoin mining ban on environmental grounds The Nordic nation is popular among crypto miners because of its renewable electricity and low energy prices, but a government minister says the energy usage of some types of token mining is 'hard to justify'. 17/11/2021
Norway Police shoot dead man in Norway who threatened passers-by with a knife A man reportedly armed with a knife threatened passers-by on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Tuesday, before being shot dead by police. 09/11/2021
