Iceland and US on course for collision over whaling
The dispute over whaling between the US and Iceland about the latter’s refusal to scrap its commercial whale hunt appears to be escalating further aft...
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Midsomer Murders to film centenary episode in Copenhagen
Midsomer Murders is set to travel to Denmark to film its 100th episode, which will be a special joint edition created with the producers of popular Da...
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, d...
Icelandic president to come to Maine
Iceland’s president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson plans to visit Maine, the northeastern-most state of the United States, next May to express his suppo...
Icelandic snowboarder suffers concussion at Winter X Games
Icelandic snowboard competitor Halldor Helgason sustained a concussion in a major crash during the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen last...
Scottish Fishermen back mackerel sanctions against Iceland
Scottish fishing figureheads have accused Iceland and the Faroe Islands of “mugging” them of their product. The news comes as Iceland continues to def...
LS Retail software solutions company to attend NRF EXPO 2013
LS Retail, the leading supplier of retail software solutions and services for Microsoft Dynamics, will be attending the NRF Exhibition at the Javits C...
Hurricane Sandy causes disruptions in flights to Iceland
Due to hurricane Sandy, some Icelandair flights are disrupted. Icelandair recommends that passengers check their flight status for the latest informat...