Japanese firm takes Icelandic whale pet treats off the shelves
A Japanese company has stopped selling fin whale pet treats after being criticised by campaign groups.
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Metallica to headline at Roskilde Festival
Metallica have been confirmed as one of the headline acts for this year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
Hacker prevention and computer security event to take place in Reykjavík Iceland
The European edition of Hacker Halted, the world’s most foremost hacker prevention and computer security event, will be taking place in Iceland’s capi...
Sweden wants to open child centre in Kabul
The Swedish Migration Board has begun talks with authorities in Afghanistan about opening a centre in the capital, Kabul, for unaccompanied children w...
WOW air celebrates one-year anniversary of flights to Iceland
WOW air, Iceland’s only budget airline, celebrated its one-year anniversary of offering flights to Iceland last Friday.
Danish Eurovision winner enters UK singles charts at number 15
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest winner Emmelie De Forest’s debut single has entered the British Top 40 charts at number 15.
President of Iceland calls for scrutiny of economic failure at Global Leadership Summit 2013 in London
The President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has called for transparent scrutiny of the fundamental economic failures amongst European institution...
Golf under Iceland’s midnight sun: Blog
Being a keen golfer, I had heard about Iceland having some of the most incredible 18-hole golf courses in the world, but I never knew to what the full...