NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, visits Norway in 6 November. He will have a meeting with Norwegian King Harald at the Palace, and have a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

Norway is about to be the world’s first cashless society.

22 July terrorist Anders Behring Breivik won part of the lawsuit against the Norwegian state. The court believes parts of his prison conditions have violated human rights.

Norway’s ambassador to the United Nations, Mona Juul accused the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon with a weak leadership and control. According to the Norwegian daily, Aftenposten’ s report, Juul, who is one of the two Norwegian ambassadors at the UN delegation in New York, harshly criticized Ban Ki-moon of being ineffective and counterproductive in recent crises. - In a time when the United Nations and the need for multilateral solutions to global crises is more necessary than ever, Ba

Ministry of Trade and Industry (NHD) invites people to a debate and dialogue on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter

Experts encourage winter tourists to be cautious. It is reported there is a good holiday weather for ski enthusiasts, but avalanche danger is considerable in several places in the country.

Chinese Zhao Fei (26), who confessed of having killed Norwegian Pernille Marie Thronsen in Budapest, was set free from prison in China. Now, it is speculated that decision is related to China’s reaction to the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Radical Case for Independence argues that an independent Scotland should abandon Anglo-American capitalism for Nordic social democracy.

Norway apologized for the first time on Friday for the country's complicity in the deportation and deaths of Jews during the Nazi occupation in World War Two.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre expressed the necessity of looking at the UN critically and asked reform of the organisation in an article published in Norwegian daily Aftenposten.

Norway’s police intelligence service, PST has warned against possible terror attacks from rightwing extremists in the coming year. In a statement, the PST said several Norwegian rightwing extremists had recently expressed support for the perpetrators behind attacks in New Zealand, the US and the failed attack in the Bærum last month. The PST noted that […]

There are very few countries which does not celebrate Halloween (or All Hallows Eve). But did you know that Norwegians were one of the most resistive western nations against it. Celebration in Norway is a fairly new practice.

On Friday and Saturday, Norwegians made payment with card almost 7 million times a day.

The coalition government parties reject prohibiting begging but leave the restriction to police and local authorities.

Norwegian News Agency, NTB reported that Norwegian agricultural cooperative Nortura is struggling with economic problems and preparing to fire 500 workers.

Norway and Russia have agreed to establish a mandatory ship reporting system in the Barents Sea area (Barents SRS).

Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Norwegian artist, Randi Strand, in Interpretive Realms. The exhibition is scheduled to run from July 26, 2011 through August 16, 2011

In September 1 674 887 passengers travelled through Oslo Airport. This was 89 082 or 5,1% fewer than during the same period last year.

The Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Ministry circulated a bill that will clarify the rights of parental leave.