Iceland selects Maria Olafsdottir for Eurovision
Maria Olafsdottir is to represent Iceland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna after winning the country’s national selection competition, So...
Tunisia jails Swede for ‘homosexual acts’
A Swedish man holidaying in Tunisia has been handed a two-year prison sentence after being convicted of partaking in homosexual acts, something that i...
Danish policeman arrested by fellow cops for buying drugs
A Danish police officer was arrested by his workmates in the city of Esbjerg last summer on charges of buying cocaine and amphetamines. Officers found...
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain’ becomes World’s Strongest Viking
Game of Thrones star Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson is officially the World’s Strongest Viking after smashing a weight-lifting record that has stood for a t...
Finland: Online scammers using insurance claims to get instant cash
Pocketing instant cash via small-scale insurance fraud is becoming more common in Finland, largely due to an increase in online claims services, accor...
Syrian militant in Sweden charged with war crimes
A Syrian-born militant residing in Sweden has been charged with war crimes in violating international law while fighting alongside rebels against the ...
Icelandic teachers vote on a strike to demand corrected wages.
The Icelandic Minister of Finance and The Union of Icelandic Upper-Secondary Teachers have not reached an agreement regarding teachers’ wages after th...
Sónar Reykjavík 2014: Three day party at Harpa
Reykjavík’s concert hall and conference center, Harpa, was buzzing as Sónar, international festival of advanced music, was held there for the second t...