The North Norway Plan went into operation in March 1952, signalized by a lavish and successful national trade fair held in Tromsø during July of that year. It was attended by the King and members of ...

North Dakota has advantages as a laboratory for correctional reforms. Like Norway, it is sparsely populated and relatively homogeneous—race-based prison gangs hold little sway here.

The Arctic Circle passes through Norway’s islet of Vikingen and is symbolized by a globe monument. (Photo by Norma Meyer) Several ports later, we hit Longyearbyen, the closest settlement to the ...

This year, Pentecost Sunday falls on June 8. On Pentecost Sunday 1822, the historic Grue Church in Norway caught fire, killing at least 113. The influences of the church reach into North Dakota.

Yet neither Alaska nor the U.S. as a whole has a monopoly on Norway-esque destinations. America's neighbor to the north also has an impressive collection of stunning coastal fjords that would fit ...

Only 2.5% of Norway’s 125,000 square miles are cultivated for food crops. Before the war the thrifty Norwegian Government laid in food reserves sufficient for a year’s consumption.

Last week, far north in the Arctic, where Norway borders on Finland, the Russians pounded over the line in pursuit of the Germans, then took over the iron-ore port of Kirkenes, used by the Germans ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — At least one person was killed and four people injured when a train running along Norway’s northern coast derailed Thursday with 55 people on board, police said.

The conference also aims to foster relationships between Norway and North America. âÄúItâÄôs one of the mechanisms they used to bring together people from those three countries,âÄù Sheridan said.