Islamic State demands ransom for Norwegian hostage
Islamic State has kidnapped a Norwegian citizen and is demanding a ransom for his release. The radical terrorist group has posted images of two men, o...
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Thousands of Icelanders offer to take in Syrian refugees
Over 11,000 Icelanders have volunteered to offer Syrian refugees a roof over their head, after the government announced it would only be accepting 50 ...
Iceland qualifies for UEFA 2016 in France
The Icelandic men’s football team made history today by qualifying for the UEFA European Championship for the very first time. A goalless draw against...
Icelandic-French filmmaker Solveig Anspach passes away
Icelandic-French movie director Solveig Anspach has died at the age of 54 after losing her battle with breast cancer. Anspach, who broke onto the scen...
Russia bans Icelandic food imports
The Russian government has added Iceland to a list of countries from which all food imports are banned. The ban was introduced after the US and the EU...
Dane imprisoned for fighting with Isis
A Danish national has been handed a three-year jail term in Lebanon for fighting with the radical Islamist organisation Isis. The man, who has been id...
Huge drug bust in Finland
An international drug ring of 20 smugglers was sentenced in Espoo District Court in Finland on Monday in what was one of the Nordic country’s biggest ...
Czech planes to guard Iceland airspace
The Czech Republic is deploying five multirole fighter jets to protect Iceland’s airspace for six weeks while Canada partakes in US-led operations aga...