U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik monitoring Icelandic citizens
The U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik has admitted to being involved in Surveillance Detection Unit (SDU), which basically involves broadening security survei...
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An unlikely assassin has been blamed for the seasonal demise of trout in an area of Denmark. Environmentalists say a Native American fishing trick has...
Oddi Printing receives certificate of merit in international print competition
Oddi Printing of Iceland has been awarded a 2010 Premier Print Award, for outstanding achievement in the production of art books. The graphic arts ind...
Norwegian terror suspect released
One of three suspected terrorists has been released by the Supreme Court in Norway after an attempt by the police to keep him in custody was rejected....
The View from Here, No. 7
The seventh in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘Jail’, in which Chay describes the tribulations of teaching Halldor Laxness t...
Team hunt for WWII plane stuck in Greenland ice
A recovery team in Greenland is attempting to evacuate and repatriate three servicemen who are thought to have been entombed in a glacier since their ...
Flights to New York in style with Iceland airline
Style and comfort are both important when choosing an airline to fly with, especially as long haul journeys can be frustrating and restless for the pa...
Somali pirate admits Danish ship hijacking
A Somali pirate has admitted hijacking a Danish ship in the Gulf of Aden, in what could be a major breakthrough in attempts to bring such cases to jus...