The View from Here, No. 8
The eighth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘Halldor Gudmundsson Interview’, in which Chay talks with Halldor Gudmundsson about h...
International
International News and topics without borders
Danish party leader rejects call to prosecute George W. Bush
The leader of Denmark’s Socialist People’s party has distanced himself from calls from his human rights spokesman to prosecute former U.S. president G...
Insect found in Kentucky Fried Chicken chip in Iceland
A Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) customer in Iceland was surprised to find an insect deep fried in his potato chip last weekend. *Updated (19.11.2010)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic awarded best male Swedish footballer of the year
Dagens Nyheter reports that the Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic was awarded with Guldbollen (the Golden Ball) at the Swedish Football Gala ...
Frequent flyers warned jet lag kills mice
Persistent jet lag could be more harmful than previously thought after a study found mice that have their sleep patterns disturbed have a higher morta...
Dior using water from Iceland in its cosmetics
French cosmetics and haute couture fashion company, Dior has made an agreement with Icelandic Glacier to provide it with Icelandic water for a cosmeti...
Iceland ranks 15th in World Bank and IFC ‘Doing Business 2011’ economy list
According to a new report released by The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) entitled ‘Doing Business 2011’, Iceland currently...
Iraqi torture known to Danish Ministry
According to reports released by WikiLeaks last week, Danish officials continued to hand over detainees to Iraqi authorities until 2005, despite repor...