Swedish police break up New York subway fight
Four holidaying Swedish policemen made the headlines in New York when they helped stop a fight on the subway. The officers, all in their twenties, wer...
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BBC buys Icelandic drama
The UK’s number one broadcaster the BBC has bought Icelandic series Trapped from director Baltasar Kormakur. The 10-part drama becomes the company’s l...
Iceland: Tourists to be offered help from human search engine
Iceland has launched the innovative first ever human search engine which will offer tourists a human contact to find out information that can be usefu...
Denmark to clamp down on animal-sex tourism
Danish lawmakers have approved a motion to ban bestiality in a bid to combat animal-sex tourism. The move means that anyone found guilty of partaking ...
Pink geyser painter rejects criticism
An artist who painted a geyser in Iceland bright pink has said the spray he used was harmless and has refused to pay the fine he was handed. The Danis...
Flybe Finland to adopt Nordic Regional Airlines name
Flybe Finland is to change its name to Nordic Regional Airlines in May, confirmed the airline in a recent statement. The airline, which started four y...
Five jailed for wolf hunting after landmark Norwegian ruling
Five men have been jailed in Norway for their part in organising a wolf hunt, in what becomes the Scandinavian nation’s first ruling of its kind. The ...
Iceland’s women marathon runners can outrun America’s men
Iceland has been named as the world’s most dominant country when it comes to running a marathon, while the average female marathoners can outpace thei...