Norway has as many atheists as believers
For the first time since records began, Norway is now home to as many atheists as believers in God, in what is an indication of the country’s increasi...
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Sweden to offer more aid to Syria
Sweden has pledged to give a further 1.5 billion kronor (US$174m) to help war-torn Syria over the next few years, confirmed its foreign and developmen...
‘The next Pele’ Freddy Adu joins Finnish club
Once touted as “the next Pele”, things haven’t worked out exactly to plan for Freddy Adu, who has now washed up on Finland’s shores with Kuopion Pallo...
Sir Tom Jones to perform in Iceland on 75th birthday
Welsh music icon Sir Tom Jones is to perform in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik to mark his 75th birthday. The legendary artist and star of reality TV...
Swedish Foreign Minister sorry for insulting Islam
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom has offered an apology to Saudi Arabia after describing the kingdom as a “dictatorship” that abuses human r...
Iceland funds Mozambique sanitation project
The Icelandic government’s Agency for International Development (ICEIDA) is to donate three million euros to finance a water supply sanitation project...
Gudjohnsen returns as Iceland continue their push towards Euros with comfortable victory
Eidur Gudjohnsen made a scoring return to international football as Iceland secured a comfortable 3-0 victory against Kazakhstan in Astana to keep the...
Copenhagen named second cleanest in Europe
The Danish capital Copenhagen has been named Europe’s second cleanest behind Zurich in the latest European Environmental Bureau (EEA) rankings. The bu...