Swede arrested in cocaine car smuggling plot
A Swedish man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of being part of a major cocaine smuggling ring. The 47-year-old, who has not been named, is ac...
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The View from Here, No. 5
The fifth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘New Orleans’, in which Chay revisits the city of his birth; still bearing the a...
Swedish opposition calls for removal of US bases
A Red-Green coalition government would demand the withdrawal of all US military bases outside of America, according to the latest party statement. The...
Icelandic green printing company opens in New York
Icelandic printing company Oddi has opened up a new office in New York in order to cope with the demand for its green, eco-friendly printing across th...
Swedish McDonald’s accused of selling expired food
McDonald’s restaurants across Sweden have been accused of re-stamping and selling food that is past its best-before date instead of throwing it out.
Iceland Glitnir Bank investors sued for siphoning $2 billion
Seven Giltnir Bank investors and officials, including Jon Asgeir Johannesson, are being sued for conspiring to snatch control of USD 2 billion to bene...
The View from Here, No. 4
The fourth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: The Laxness Files, in which Chay encounters secrecy and intrigue surrounding Iceland’...
Sweden bans South Park Mohammed episodes
Comedy Central’s affiliate broadcaster in Sweden has announced it will not be airing two controversial episodes of the satirical South Park cartoon wh...