Icelandic band Mukkalo open for Bombay Bicycle Club in London tonight
Icelandic indie/folk band, Mukkaló is opening for Bombay Bicycle Club this evening at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Mukkaló was invited to open ...
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National Geographic ranks Iceland volcano pictures as some of best for 2010
A series of photos of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption, which erupted in Iceland last April, have been voted as some of the Best News Pictures of...
Oliver Pocher takes on Iceland tonight
Comedian Oliver Pocher is to take on Iceland in a new episode of his television show, The Oliver Pocher Show.
World press enjoys Aland bubbly buffet
Thirsty news hounds from around the world descended on the tiny Aland Islands this week to taste what is thought to be the world’s oldest champagne.
Lonely Planet ranks Iceland Westfjords in top 10 regions for 2011
Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world, has recently listed the Iceland Westfjords as one of its top 10...
Over 2000 foreign guests at Iceland Airwaves music festival 2010
A total of 2,215 foreign guests attended last month’s Iceland Airwaves music festival, which is a 33 percent increase in comparison to 2005’s event...
Danish MP: more breasts to protect against extremists
A right-wing politician has called for more bare breasts in a documentary film about Denmark, claiming the sight of naked flesh will help keep extremi...
The View from Here, No. 8
The eighth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘Halldor Gudmundsson Interview’, in which Chay talks with Halldor Gudmundsson about h...