Service station pays out for Roma discrimination
The owner of a Swedish petrol station has been ordered to compensate a Roma woman after an employee asked her to pay for her petrol in advance.
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Swine flu narcolepsy children to get payout
Youngsters who contracted narcolepsy in Finland after being inoculated against swine flu are to be compensated by the medical council.
Baby killing mum could get four months
A Finnish mother who killed her three-month-old baby may only have to serve four months in prison if the case is ruled to be infanticide.
Peeping Tom politician admits being gay
A former right-wing politician, accused of secretly filming boys in his shower, has admitted he is homosexual for the first time.
Iceland volcano: media continues to play up possible Katla eruption
An article published in the national British newspaper, The Guardian, today, detailing the possible eruption of the Iceland volcano, Katla, is a prime...
Yoko Ono launches Globe of Goodwill in Iceland
The Icelandic Benefit Society of Children with Disabilities launched its 9th Globe of Goodwill yesterday morning.
Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature to attend Frankfurt Book Fair 2011
Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature will be taking an active part in the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair, which takes place between 12-16 October, as Iceland...
Swede wins Nobel Prize for Literature
A Swedish poet, who suffered a stroke more than 20 years ago, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 80.