Noam Chomsky to hold conference at film festival event in Iceland
The American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist, Noam Chomsky will be giving a live video-conference at the 7th annual...
Dave Eggers of McSweeney’s talks about Oddi Printing collaboration in new book
The U.S. publishing company Chronicle Books recently released a book celebrating “the 11th or 12th anniversary” of the American publishing house, McSw...
Somali pirate admits Danish ship hijacking
A Somali pirate has admitted hijacking a Danish ship in the Gulf of Aden, in what could be a major breakthrough in attempts to bring such cases to jus...
Winter Blue Lagoon city breaks in Iceland
Iceland is fast becoming the ideal destination for city breaks throughout the tail end of 2010, as the cold winter months bring a sense of magic to th...
John Lennon imagine peace tower on Videy Island to light up again
Yoko Ono will be in Iceland next month for the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower on Videy Island. The Peace Tower is a work of art that Yoko ...
First terror financing trial kicks off in Norway
A Somali-born Norwegian has pleaded not guilty to sending more than NOK 200,000 (USD 30,000) to the leaders of an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant grou...
Baltic seals steal catch of the day from fishermen
Greedy seals are leaving fishermen in Finland and Sweden with scraps, as they pick the nets clean and scoop the prize catches in the Gulf of Bothnia.
“Village idiots” prompt fringe party member to quit
One of only two elected candidates of a party which claims to support Denmark’s fringe areas has left the group, calling its members a bunch of “villa...