Iceland to vote in presidential elections
Icelanders will take to the polls tomorrow to determine if Olafur Ragnar Grimsson will get a fifth presidential term. The 69-year-old’s main competito...
Breivik trial ends in observer walkout
The trial of confessed Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik ended this week in a walkout of victims’ relatives and survivors as the right-wing extr...
Swedish archaeologists push for shipwreck excavation
Swedish archaeologists are keen to secure funding to excavate an 800-year-old shipwreck that was discovered off the country’s south coast.
Danes told to call ahead for medical emergencies
People needing emergency medical treatment in Denmark will be required to call ahead and receive permission to go to the hospital under new measured a...
Swedish scientists prove Popeye right
Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute are backing Popeye’s diet after finding spinach and some other vegetables significantly improved the stre...
Iceland makes second early IMF repayment
Iceland has made a second early repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a symbolic step that shows the island nation is aggressively wor...
UK tycoon cleared in Icelandic bank case
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has cleared property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz of fraud after they accused him and his brother Robert of profiting from t...
Finland stalls Iceland air surveillance decision
The Finnish government has postponed a decision about whether or not to take part in the joint monitoring of Iceland’s airspace