Current coalition government seems doomed in upcoming elections
With only nine days to Election Day on 29 October, the conservative Independence Party and Iceland’s Pirate Party are the country’s most popular parti...
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Hurricane Nicole’s tail hitting Iceland today – Domestic flights on hold
UPDATE: The wind is set to pick up even more now at 6pm with south and southwest winds, reaching a peak tonight. People are advised to pick up their c...
The Icelandic gymnastic teams bring home the gold, silver and bronze from the European Championships
Teamgym, the 11th European Championships just ended in Maribor, Slovenia. Iceland had national teams in the competition, a junior girls’ team an...
Gamer Alert – Big Jam is on and there are some Icelandic minds in the game (links to games)
Five games from Icelandic origin are competing in the BGJAM competition about the best GameBoy theme game according to a report on Visir. Direct links...
Icelandic MP holds her newborn to breast in parliament
Unnur Bra Konradsdottir congresswoman for the Icelandic independent party brought her newborn baby daughter with her to work today.
UPDATE: Katla is quiet, according to assessments
Katla volcano seems to be going back to sleep under the icecap of Myrdalsjokull according to the civil protection department. The roads neighbouring t...
Katla volcano calm over the weekend – Crisis Coordination Centre to meet again today
Although a few small tremors continued to stir and the roads around the area remain closed, Katla volcano was relatively calm over the weekend.
Former Prime Minister voted out as leader of the Progressive party
The Progressive party struggled with considerable tension in the weeks leading up to its annual party assembly on Sunday where Sigmundur David Gunnlau...