Icelandic novelist and poet shortlisted for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012
The acclaimed Icelandic novelist and poet Sjón has been shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012 for his novel From the Mouth of the...
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Andri Guðmundsson of H.F. Securities in Iceland talks with Bloomberg
Andri Guðmundsson, CEO of H.F. Verðbréf (H.F. Securities), an Icelandic securities firm, recently gave an interview with the American financial news c...
New Zealand apologises for Finland jibes
New Zealand’s transport minister has apologised for insulting Finland, claiming his remarks were sarcastic and just made in jest.
Cairn to keep Greenland and look elsewhere
Cairn Energy has vowed to continue drilling for oil off Greenland, but says it will try to rebalance the risk by acquiring new, safer assets elsewhere...
Radical cleric jailed for Norway death threats
The Kurdish founder of a radical Islamic group has been jailed in Norway after making death threats against senior officials.
India backs out of Norway child custody case
India has abandoned its fight to bring the children of an Indian couple living in Norway back home after they were taken into foster care last May.
Homophobic Reggae star’s Stockholm concert cancelled
A Jamaican reggae star, who sings about killing and burning homosexuals, has been prevented from performing in Stockholm after news of his upcoming co...
Music festival in Iceland to be streamed live online by Inspired by Iceland
Aldrei fór ég suður (Never been south), an Icelandic music festival taking place between 6-7 April 2012 in Iceland’s Westfjords, is to be streamed liv...