Norway considers plastic bag ban
Norway’s Environment and International Development Minister, Erik Solheim, said that the country is considering a blanket ban on plastic bags, accordi...
Finland proposes non-transferable parental leave
Finland’s Minister of Labour, Tarja Cronberg, put forward a plan for non-transferable parental leave last week, according to the Finnish News Agency S...
Prayers and protests against cartoon continue
A prayer leader in Tehran last week urged all Islamic countries to sever their ties with Denmark and with all “those who desecrate Prophet Muhammad.” ...
Iceland’s hidden fashion people
According to column in the Toronto Star, the residents of Iceland have a sense of style that is as distinctively chic as it is overlooked. Iceland, a ...
Afghanistan welcomes Norwegian UN envoy
The Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide has been named the new UN envoy to Afghanistan, a move welcomed by the Afghan government according to the Reuters news...
Icelandic fishing town recreated in Edinburgh
The story of Seydisfjordur, a small fishing town in Iceland, will soon come to life in an old townhouse in Edinburgh, thanks to the work of two local ...
Somalis arrested in Sweden
Two men are being held in custody in Sweden on suspicion of helping militant groups in Somalia, according to the Associated Press. Prosecutors told a ...
Bush and Rasmussen discuss climate change
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called on the US president to join him in help persuading the developing economies of China and India ...