Danish navy stuck with Somali pirates
The Danish naval ship, HMS Absalon, is facing an unusual dilemma with the five Somali pirates it pulled out of the Gulf of Aden on 2 January. The pira...
Amy Winehouse to appear in Norwegian court
The British singer Amy Winehouse is on a trip to Norway today, but it is not a pleasure trip. The often-troubled 25 year-old singer has a court date i...
Swedes break own world SMS record
It may still be nice to receive a Christmas card through the post – but these days the real king of holiday greetings is the mobile phone text message...
Norway criminalises the purchase of sex
Now in its fifth day of operation, a new law in Norway makes it a criminal act to pay for sexual favours both within the country and outside it if you...
Icelandic woman killed in USA
A retired New York State police officer killed his Icelandic wife last Wednesday and then himself soon after posting bail. Police found Isol Cotto dea...
Protesting to continue in the year 2009
As IceNews reported yesterday, protesters succeeded in preventing Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde from appearing on a Stod 2 television show broadcastin...
Happy New Year from IceNews
The IceNews team would like to send its readers and not least its blog posters around the world warm Viking greetings from Iceland as we are about to ...
Several Businesspeople of the Year 2008 in Iceland
It‘s that time of year when business papers and magazines name businesspeople of the year in Iceland and this year there are no bankers to be seen. Th...