Norway’s train network on the rails
In the latest volley of an ongoing battle between officials in charge of Norway’s notoriously beleaguered train network and the government’s Transport...
Worries rise over Oslo gang war
Police in Oslo are becoming more concerned that a spate of shootings in the Norwegian capital is the result of an escalation of tensions between rival...
Norway wants passport control for Svalbard
In a move that surprised just about everyone in Norway’s government, the Justice Ministry announced suddenly that it wants all travellers to and from ...
SAS flight makes emergency landing in Sweden
The recent spate of in-flight airline emergencies that has plagued carriers like Qantas, United and Spanair, can now include Scandinavian Airlines (SA...
Norway refuses to cut oil output
Despite the dramatic decrease in the price of a barrel of oil from its peak near USD 150 a few months ago, Norway has emphatically stated it has no pl...
Norway’s largest bank raided for insider trading
A specialist team from Okokrim, the Norwegian white-collar crime unit, stormed into the headquarters of DnB NOR and arrested two employees on charges ...
Norway officially bans all cluster weapons
Joining a group of 108 other nations, Norway has sent a proposal to its national parliament to destroy all of its existing cluster munitions and ban t...
Norway’s famed Hurtigruten shipping line in distress
More bad news came this week as crew members of the MS Vesteralen were informed that their ship would be removed from service when it returns to port ...