Iceland PM visits North Dakota town
Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson paid a short visit to the to the tiny town of Mountain, northeastern North Dakota, telling resid...
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Two die in a plane crash near Akureyri, Iceland
A plane carrying three people crashed yesterday afternoon at 1:30 by Akureyri in North Iceland, killing two and injuring one, while debris from the pl...
Mackerel and herring catch creates 170 jobs in Iceland
An Icelandic fishing company claims the large mackerel and herring catches this summer is creating as many as 170 summer jobs. HB Grandi has started i...
Icelandic academics warn Scotland over independence
A group of Icelandic academics have warned Scotland that becoming independent would lead to a strategic disadvantage . The experts, who are from the u...
Björk to team up with David Attenborough for documentary
In what appears an unlikely duo, music sensation Björk and renowned broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough are to work together on a documentar...
Aron Jóhannsson turns his back on Iceland
AZ Alkmaar’s Icelandic striker Aron Jóhannsson has opted to represent the USA instead of Iceland. Aron Jóhannsson, who holds dual citizenship, was bor...
EU to place sanctions on Iceland over mackerel catch
The EU is finally ready to place sanctions on Iceland over its increasing catch of mackerel and herring that have led to concerns of over-fishing.
Europe returns fin whale meat to Iceland
One hundred and thirty tonnes of fin whale meat have been sent back to Iceland from the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.