Iceland detains illegal bees
40,000 honey bees on their way from Norway to an Icelandic bee farm have been delayed at the Icelandic port of Seydisfjordur. The bees had already com...
Iceland earthquake gladdens tourists
Geysir, the long-dormant geyser from which all others get their name, has come back to life following last week’s major earthquake in southern Iceland...
Iceland handballers to Beijing
Iceland’s handball team have secured their place in the Beijing Olympics this summer after their shock victory over Sweden on Sunday. Iceland played S...
Polar bear killed in Iceland
A polar bear which was found wandering in north Iceland was shot yesterday by the authorities. The bear, an adult male weighing around 250kg, is presu...
British researcher heads to Icelandic conference
Iceland is hosting a weight conference which will be attended by experts in the field including dieticians. One researcher from Coventry University ha...
Rice and Gisladottir discuss women and war
Condoleezza Rice held a joint press conference in Iceland this week with Iceland’s Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir. The two discus...
Iceland mulls EU membership
The debate over Iceland’s adoption of the euro is raging on and has taken on new meaning given the krona’s difficult year so far. For some, adopting a...
British and Icelandic economies closely linked
Since January, the value of Iceland’s currency has fallen considerably and international confidence in the country’s banks to cover their foreign debt...