Oslo - A blind dog has grabbed headlines in Norway after it was reported Thursday that she i

Oslo - Norwegian aluminium group Norsk Hydro's share price fell 10 per cent Monday after the group said it expected a drop in second-quarter earnings.

Oslo - A meditation and healing centre co-owned by Norwegian Princess Martha Louise has yet to turn a profit a year after it was launched, reports said Monday.

According to the online finance site NA24 the Astarte Education centre posted a loss of some 61,000 kroner (12,000 dollars) after tax for the first six-month period it was in operation.

In a joint statement, the princess and board chairman Elisabeth Samnoy, who each own half of the centre, said they were pleased with how the centre has developed and expected a positive result for full- year 2008.

Oslo - In development separate from the spectacular freeing of 15 hostages from leftist rebels in Colombia on Wednesday, Norway said Thursday that a Norwegian hostage had also been freed.

Oslo - US biologist Gretchen Daily on Thursday accepted the annual Sophie Pr

Oslo - A new common marriage law that would allow same-sex couples in Norway to marry was debated Wednesday in parliament, and generated peaceful protests outside parliament.