Jailed youth returns home to Iceland
After a long and unsuccessful campaign by the Rights Justice Freedom group, the 24-year-old Icelandic prisoner, Aron Palmi Agustsson, finished his ten...
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Import of illegal weapons on the rise
Attempts to import illegal weapons into Iceland are rising, with customs staff at Keflavik International Airport confiscating over 300 contraband item...
Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon draws over 11,300 runners
A record number of participants from all around the world took part in the 2007 Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon in Iceland. Participation in the marathon i...
Slaughterhouses: the new tourist attraction of 2008?
A new interpretation of regulations set by the European Union on the slaughtering of animals has several farms in Iceland considering the possibility ...
Jared Leto visits Iceland
Last Tuesday American heartthrob Jared Leto made a stop in Iceland. The actor and musician was on his way to Greenland with his band, 30 Seconds to Ma...
New spa and fitness complex to open in Reykjavik
Iceland’s first combined fitness centre and spa complex will open in Glaesibaer, Reykjavik sometime in December. The centre is a joint project between...
Search for missing Germans halted
The search for two missing tourists from Germany was called off last week with the whereabouts of the two young men remaining a mystery. A comprehensi...
Iceland ties for least corrupt country on earth
Every year, Forbes, a prominent American business magazine, publishes the results of a survey by Transparency International (TI) which examines the le...