Norway

Witnesses say the man slipped and fell from the peak in Norway, one of the country's most famous mountain routes.

It's a historic move that has drawn condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians.

The last piece of privately-owned land in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard is up for sale for a cool 300 million euros ($490 million).

King Frederik X who was proclaimed king on January 14, and his Australian-born wife Queen Mary will travel to Sweden and Norway in May on their first foreign state tour.

Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, launched his second attempt at suing the state on Monday, accusing the Justice Ministry of breaching his human rights.

Two teenage children take the stage to accept an award but it's what isn't there that draws the eye.

From Austria's Vienna, to Sweden's Gothenburg, here are the European towns and cities that revel in Christmas like no other place.

Denmark, Sweden and Norway joined Australia in further tightening travel advisories for Lebanon and cautioned against travel there until further notice as Hamas and Hezbollah say they bombarded Israel from Lebanon.

The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Narges Mohammadi for "her fight against the oppression of women in Iran".

By climbing K2 that day, they became the world's fastest climbers, scaling the world's 14 highest mountains in 92 days.

The white cetacean with the strange brown harness has spent the last three years tracking around Norway, and has dramatically increased speed.

Freya became a social media sensation last year, with tourists and locals thronging to see her.

It may seem strange to see Greta Thunberg protesting against wind turbines, but this week she has joined Indigenous and environmental groups in Norway to do just that.

A former Wagner mercenary says the brutality he witnessed in Ukraine ultimately pushed him to defect, in an exclusive CNN interview on Monday.

A dazzling sight illuminated a still Norwegian night, and it left concerned locals stumped.

A dazzling display has played out after a solar storm punched holes into Earth's magnetic field.

The princess, 50, is fourth in line to the Norwegian throne and got engaged in June to American Durek Verrett.

The Queen's beloved corgis appear to be in good hands with the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson.

Some of the top countries for Australians travelling overseas are also among the most dangerous countries when it comes to cybersecurity.

A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday local time, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section.

Authorities in Norway have euthanised a walrus that had drawn crowds of spectators in the Oslo Fjord after concluding that it posed a risk to humans.

Freya the walrus has taken to lounging among boats in the fjords of Norway, causing them to sink under her 600kg weight.

A gunman opened fire in Oslo's nightlife district killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an "Islamist terror act" during the capital's annual LGBTQ Pride festival

The world's most prestigious bird photography competition has released a selection of its 2022 finalists, who are in the running to win the title across a number of categories.

For years, researchers have sought to understand why Vikings abandoned one of their settlements in Greenland after centuries of success.

Norway's prime minister said Saturday that four US soldiers were killed in a plane crash during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war.

A 68m megayacht purportedly owned by a Russian oligarch is stranded in a Norwegian harbour because locals refuse to allow it to be refuelled.

Located in the arctic circle in Norway, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, holds the world's largest collection of agricultural samples.

Scientists at the University of Bergen in Norway found simple changes at 60-years-old could see a person add almost ten years to their life.

The closed-door meetings are taking place at a hotel in the snow-capped mountains above the Norwegian capital.

Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik spends his days in a spacious three-room cell, playing video games, exercising and watching TV.

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in 2011, argued today for an early release from prison.

On the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, where polar bears reign and the dark nights are illuminated by the Northern Lights, there is a legend that Santa Claus lives in an abandoned mine below the ice

At least 50 people in Norway have been infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant and the cases are connected to a Christmas party in an Oslo restaurant.

Norwegian police say the Danish man suspected of killing five people and injuring three others in an attack last week also used “stabbing weapons" along with a bow and arrow to kill his victims

Espen Andersen Bråthen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, was arrested Wednesday over the attack, which took place in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg that evening

The bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town near Norway's capital appeared to be a terrorist act, authorities said

Several people have been killed and others injured during an attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, according to local police.

As clocks around Australia tick forward an hour to mark daily light savings time, there are some places around the world where the sun never fully shines.

A large and noisy meteor flashed across the night sky in Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular light show and generating gusts of wind which blew open doors and hatches.

The body of a toddler that washed up on Karmøy Island in Norway has been identified by police as a young Iranian migrant who went missing last year..

Russia's northernmost military base is bristling with missiles, triggering concern by the US and its allies.

An unmanned Dutch cargo ship may be in danger of capsizing in heavy seas off the coast of Norway after its crew was evacuated following a distress call from the vessel.

Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons in a region freshly ice-free due to the climate emergency, in a bid to secure its northern coast and open up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.

Several years after a series of giant, transparent, jelly-like blobs were found hovering in the ocean off the coast of Norway, scientists have finally figured out what they are.

Matildas and Brisbane Roar star midfielder Katrina Gorry is expecting her first baby later this year.

Australia's rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will continue despite several overseas nations suspending their programs amid reports of blood clots.

Danish Health Minister says it's not possible to conclude whether reported blood clots are linked to the vaccine.

As the price of bitcoin skyrocketed over the last year, so has the amount of energy used to mine the cryptocurrency, prompting concerns about its environmental impact.

The US Air Force is deploying B-1 bombers to Norway for the first time, sending a message to Russia.