Politics

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Borge, thank you so much for a very generous introduction. More importantly, thank you for a wonderful welcome back to Norway and to this …

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg hopes Donald Trump would show the world a different face if he succeeds in winning the U.S. presidency. “A lot of what Donald Trump says …

Norway’s prime minister has bad news for U.K. Euroskeptics who hope to copy Oslo’s relationship with the European Union if they get their way in next week’s referendum. “They won’t …

With Britain set to vote in a referendum on European Union membership on June 23, attention is turning to possible models for what a post-EU life would look like. Much …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and consulted with two former prime ministers of Norway. Kjell Magne Bondevik and Kåre Willoch who served as prime ministers of Norway from …

Norway will host the sixth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo 21-23 June 2016. The Congress will attract 1300 participants from over 80 countries, including ministers, parliamentarians, academics, …

‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting …

Western Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan has contributed to a debate commemorating the Western Isles’ Viking links. It was a first for the Scottish Parliament, in that Alasdair Allan delivered his …

The future management of golden eagle has been debated in the Norwegian Parliament. How to ensure the needs of indigenous people (Sami people) and livestock was at the heart of …

At a meeting with Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva on Tuesday, the ambassadors of the EU member states, Norway, Switzerland noted the progress of Bulgaria’s judicial reform. The meeting was …

A councillor going on a trip to Norway financed by an aquaculture lobby group says it is not a conflict of interest. Marlborough councillor David Oddie chairs the hearings panel …

A frail 94-year-old Canadian who was decorated while serving with Allied naval convoys in the Second World War has been struggling to gain entry to a Halifax hospital that cares …

A postal sorting office in southern Norway was evacuated after dozens felt sick after a suspicious package containing “powder” was opened. More than 40 people sought medical aid as a …

The ‘last man standing’ from the invasion of Norway in World War Two has been recognised by the country with a diploma. Second Lieutenant Raymond Savage, 96, was with the …

Earlier this month, the leaders of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland were in Washington to attend a summit at the White House. Together with President Barack Obama, the five …

Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed strengthening relations in the energy sector with Norway during a visit to the country. “We discussed two main topics, one was economic cooperation in the …

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Today is Norway’s national day, or Constitution Day. Today, children all over the country will participate in local parades that visit memorials, retirement homes, and civil centers. The largest parade …

As the commander of a Cold War submarine tracking the Soviets, John Jeanette’s dresses were stashed away in a locker reserved for top-secret documents. Soon, this former Norwegian navy captain …

Thousands of Romanians have expressed anger at a decision by the Oslo authorities to take five children away from their Romanian-Norwegian parents over allegations of mistreatment. Over 62,000 people in …

According to national broadcaster NOS, around 2,000 people joined the protest in a town of 27,000. Two police officers were among those hurt late on Wednesday when demonstrators began throwing …

Oslo hangs in the balance. But, the xenophobic right is fairly and squarely defeated. Norway’s local elections on Monday produced “a hung city,” with the right coming first with 28 …

60 years after the Nordic Passport Union was established, Norway again introduces border control between the kingdom and neighboring countries. The Nordic Passport Union, established in 1955, allows citizens of …

The Hague Conference has, for more than a century, concerned itself with the protection under civil law of children at risk in cross-frontier situations. During the last part of the …

Jonas Gahr Store was Saturday elected leader of Norway‘s opposition Labour Party, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg who later this year takes over as head of NATO. Store, 53, was foreign minister …