Icelandic water company sends 42 tons of water to Haiti
This week, Icelandic Water Holdings sent 42 tons of bottled water to Haiti. People there have experienced great distress in the wake of the earthquake...
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WikiLeaks founder rape warrant appeal rejected
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains wanted worldwide after a Swedish court rejected his appeal against an arrest warrant for rape.
South Africa carjack husband denies involvement in honeymoon murder
The husband of a Swedish woman who was murdered during a carjacking on their honeymoon in South Africa has denied that he had anything to do with the ...
Sweden’s GDP increase record high for third quarter of 2010
During the third quarter of this year, Sweden’s Gross Domestic Product increased by 6.9 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Dummy bomb closes Norway airport
A fake bomb sparked the evacuation at one of Norway’s airports this week after a device intended for a military drill made its way onto a luggage belt...
National Geographic ranks Iceland volcano pictures as some of best for 2010
A series of photos of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption, which erupted in Iceland last April, have been voted as some of the Best News Pictures of...
CNN lists Reykjavik as top destination to visit this Christmas and Newyears
The U.S. cable news channel, Cable News Network (CNN) has recently listed Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik, as the top travel destination to spend Ch...
83-year-old fined for throwing water on smoking neighbour
An elderly Swede has been fined for throwing a bucket of water out of his window and over his neighbour in a dramatic move to extinguish his cigarette...