OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A lawyer says an Iranian diplomat in Norway is seeking asylum in the Nordic country. Joergen Loevdal, the Norwegian attorney, says the diplomat, who he declined to name, defected from the Iranian Embassy in Oslo in December, and sought help from his Humlen & Rieber-Mohn law office, which specializes in immigration law. Loevdal ...

Iran said Saturday it isinvestigating the reported defection of one of its diplomatsin Norway, with a spokesman suggesting it was due to personal problems,Mehrnews agency said. "Despite completing his mission, an administrative staffer at our embassy in Oslo has not yet returned to Tehran due to some personal problems, such as his child's education ...