PM: British to blame for Iceland bank collapse
During a meeting with the Icelandic Independence party this morning, PM Geir H. Haarde didn’t mince words about the British authorities. Accordi...
Sweden’s Nobel Committee slams “insular” American writers
In an outspoken declaration from Horace Engdahl, the head of the Swedish Nobel Committee, American authors are culturally “ignorant” and lack the clou...
Icelandic PM: Matter finally in proper channels
The Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde held a press conference this afternoon reacting, amongst other issues, to the speech of Gordon Brown, his ...
Shifting the focus to Iceland
IceNews editorial comments Icelanders are becoming increasingly offended by the approach of both UK politicians and nationals. The main question hangi...
Icelandic citizens: are we scapegoats?
In these frantic and harsh days of the ongoing financial crisis, Icelanders are disturbed by the reactions towards their nation as a whole. Ordinary p...
Breasts not making a big splash in Copenhagen
Perhaps the thought of topless sunbathing at a chlorinated concrete public pool isn’t appealing, or it could be a hint that Danish women are actually ...
Brit attempts to kayak to North Pole
Lewis Gordon Pugh, a 38 year-old environmental activist from the UK, has begun the extraordinary challenge of kayaking 1,200km from Svalbard, Norway t...
Sweden adds its voice to outrage over Mugabe
The growing cacophony of condemnation against the Zimbabwe government, who this Sunday re-appointed Robert Mugabe to a sixth presidential term despite...