Ombudsman: link between Roma beggars and human trafficking in Finland
The ombudsman for minorities in Finland has called for an investigation into possible links between Bulgarian Roma beggars and people trafficking.
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Danish newspaper editor slammed for gay marriage blackout
A Danish newspaper editor has been slammed after saying he will not publish any articles about the country’s new gay marriage law because he thinks it...
Suu Kyi finally delivers Nobel speech in Norway
Burmese democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi finally delivered her Nobel Lecture in Oslo this week, 21 years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize while ...
VisitSweden Twitter woman slammed for Jew comments
An advertising campaign by VisitSweden has attracted controversy after the citizen controlling their Twitter account posted comments about gay people ...
Geothermal energy conference to take place in Reykjavík Iceland
The Iceland Geothermal energy conference, IGC 2013, is set to take place at the Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavík between 5th – 8th March next year...
Forged coin mocks Sweden’s ‘whorer’ king
Police and coin experts in Sweden have been baffled by the discovery of a one-krona coin that comments on King Carl XVI Gustaf’s reported womanising....
Report: Iceland world’s most peaceful nation
Iceland is the most peaceful country on the planet, according to this year’s Global Peace Index. It marks the second year in a row that the tiny islan...
Iceland PM: Europe should copy us
Europe should follow Iceland’s model of winning public support for austerity measures and returning to economic growth after a crisis, according to Ic...