Iceland selects Maria Olafsdottir for Eurovision
Maria Olafsdottir is to represent Iceland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna after winning the country’s national selection competition, So...
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Iceland sends condolences to Denmark following Copenhagen attacks
Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has vowed to stand side by side with Denmark following the deadly shootings in Copenhagen last wee...
Kaupthing bankers jailed for fraud in Iceland
Iceland’s Supreme Court has rejected appeals by four Kaupthing executives and upheld their prison sentences for their part in the country’s 2008 finan...
Northern Irish schoolboy receives message in a bottle from Greenland
A schoolboy from the Northern Ireland town of Ballymoney found a washed up bottle on the beach with a letter inside and learnt that it had travelled a...
Norwegian artists miss out of Grammies
After being nominated for six Grammies, Norway has ended up with none after a disappointing night in Los Angeles. The news that the Scandinavian count...
Finland’s Centre Party scraps beer restriction proposal
Finland’s opposition Centre Party has scrapped a controversial proposal that would have seen only the state-owned alcohol company Alko allowed to sell...
Danish embassy in Islamabad exhibits female artists
Denmark’s embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad is showcasing works by female artists that aim to deliver a message of power and hope to women ac...
Tunisia jails Swede for ‘homosexual acts’
A Swedish man holidaying in Tunisia has been handed a two-year prison sentence after being convicted of partaking in homosexual acts, something that i...