Harald Fairhair began life as a teenage warrior fighting to defend his father’s legacy in a land torn apart by petty kings. Over ten brutal years he burned homes, crushed rebellions, and slew rival ...

In 1110, King Sigurd of Norway became the first reigning monarch to journey to the Holy Land during the Crusades. This video ...

OSLO, Norway (Reuters) -- Norway's King Harald opened the world's longest road tunnel Monday just hours after a tiny fire forced about 50 people to evacuate a bus in the heart of the 15.3-mile ...

History fascinates the world and is crucial for understanding it as well, so we look at which is the most expensive house of ...

A new exhibition has opened celebrating the long-standing links between Norway and a south of Scotland town. It is called "Alt for Norge" - which translates as "All for Norway" - a saying which dates ...

Count Nikolai of Monpezat, grandson of Queen Margrethe II and nephew of King Frederik X, was at his dapper best at the Danish ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson will be the second self-described socialist to lead the city, but the similarities ...

A revolution in telecommunication history occurred on November 18, 1963, with the use of push-button telephones. Introduced by the Bell System, these new phones replaced the rotary dial mechanism and ...

It will be a few days before the Debonair, which has stood since 1959, succumbs entirely to progress and makes way for 40 ...

Lady Araminta Spencer-Churchill will lead the glamour when she joins Spanish royalty and a Hollywood princess at Le Bal ...

Notable people born on this day include record executive Berry Gordy, Jr. and TV host and comedian Jon Stewart.

The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town, but the good times didn't last ...