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Norwegian authorities cancelled a Qur’an burning protest that was set to take place on Friday after Turkish officials summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Ankara.

A Norwegian filmmaker is facing up to three years in jail for posting on Facebook that male-to-female transgenders can’t be lesbians — an apparent violation of the country’s hate speech laws.

The son of a Russian businessman close to President Putin has been acquitted of violating a law that bars Russians from flying drones.

Norwegian police said two people tried in vain to glue themselves to Edvard Munch´s 1893 masterpiece “The Scream”.

Norwegian police placed into custody two more Russians on suspicion of taking photographs of a restricted military installation.

Four Russian nationals were arrested after they were seen taking pictures that are subject to a ban on photography in central Norway.

A new gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80% complete, but it has already drawn visits from the leaders of Poland and Germany.

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and doing well, police said.

Israel came under fire once again at the United Nations, this time for defending itself against Iran-backed terrorists in Gaza who fired 1100 rockets into the country over the weekend.

Two women were arrested by Norwegian police after being accused of driving an anti-Islam activist off the road following a Qur’an burning.

A cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24 hours, Norwegian authorities said Wednesday.

The suspect in the Oslo shooting that left two dead at a local gay bar is said to have had direct contact with an Islamist group.

Two people were killed and more than 20 were wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act.”

A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s night-life district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving 10 seriously wounded.

38-year-old Andersen Bråthens defence lawyer said that his client “had delusions with religious and magical content.”

Princess Martha Louise, the daughter of Norway´s King Harald, is engaged to her American boyfriend Durek Verrett, the palace said Tuesday.

The Pillar of Shame, a haunting memorial to the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, stood proudly in Hong Kong for over twenty years until Communist goons finally managed to tear it down last December. The original statue has been buried in storage by the Chinese Communists, who are desperately trying to erase the Tiananmen massacre from history, but replicas are rising around the world with the blessing of the artist.

A man charged with killing five people in Norway when he attacked strangers with a bow and arrows plead guilty to murder on Wednesday.

A man who killed five people and wounded four others in Norway was charged Friday with murder and attempted murder.

Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre announced that his country will not block Russian state media, stating he is against censorship. 

The Marine Corps has identified the four Marines who died in a training flight crash in Norway as part of Exercise Cold Response.

Four U.S. Marines were killed Friday when the Osprey aircraft they were operating during a NATO military exercise crashed in Norway.

OSLO, Norway (AP) – The prime minister of Norway says four U.S. service members have died in a plane crash during NATO drills.

A group of New Hampshire middle school students launched a miniature GPS-tracked boat into the Atlantic Ocean in October of 2020, and it was recently recovered 462 days and over 8,300 miles later in Norway. The miniature boat project began

Norway says it is lifting almost all remaining COVID restrictions as it doesn’t see a major health threat to citizens any more.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Wednesday demanded “wealthy countries” pay them $16 billion in cash up front to drive coronavirus schemes in developing countries, including mass vaccination rollouts.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will take over as Norway’s central bank governor at the end of the year, officials said Friday.

The Taliban backpedaled on Thursday after FBI-wanted terrorist and Afghan “Interior Minister” Sarajuddin Haqqani threatened the United States if Washington did not recognize the Taliban as a legitimate government.

Norway said it would press the Taliban with “tangible demands” during talks on Tuesday, the last day of the Islamists’ visit to Europe.

The Taliban’s Anas Haqqani was reported to Norwegian police for war crimes over the weekend amid a Taliban delegation visiting the country.  

Representatives of Afghanistan’s unelected Taliban government continued talks in Norway on Monday trying to build support for their rule while gaining access to billions in funds they say are needed to help ward off starvation.

Ted Heath signed the treaty on this day in 1972, although the ceremony was delayed by a protester throwing a bottle of ink in the PM’s face.

A Taliban delegation will travel to Norway for talks with representatives of the Norwegian authorities and several allied countries.

The results come after the Norwegian postal service released an annual Christmas video showing Santa Claus falling in love with another man.