Two Russian bombers fly over Icelandic airspace
Two Russian bomber aircraft flew over Icelandic airspace last Wednesday. According to the website of the Icelandic Department of Defense, the two Russ...
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Taliban commander warns Swedish soldiers they are targets
In reprisal for the killing of three Taliban fighters by Swedish soldiers last week during an ambush on the all-Nordic patrol, a regional Taliban comm...
Euro wanted as currency in Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands currently use the Danish krone (DKK) as their local currency; however, the Sjalvstyrisflokkurin (Independence Party of the Faroe Isl...
Finnish peacekeepers take fire again in Afghanistan
Fighting broke out again between a group of Finnish and Swedish soldiers and insurgents in Sar-i-Pol in Afghanistan on Monday around 16.00 (GMT). Ther...
Denmark holds the Russia – Denmark Caravan of Friendship
According to RIA RusBusiness News, in October 2009 Denmark will hold the “Caravan of Russia – Denmark Friendship” forum. The aim of the forum is to es...
Iranians selectively barred from Swedish universities
Sweden’s national security service, Sapo, has issued a warning that Iranian citizens studying at Swedish universities could have ties to their nation’...
Bjorgulfur Gudmundsson, the latest victim of the fallen banks in Iceland
The former majority owner of Landsbanki (parent to Icesave), West Ham and Samson holding has filed for bankruptcy. This is by far the biggest of its k...
Sweden changes its tune towards rape victims
Sweden’s Supreme Court has set a new legal precedent that makes it harder for alleged victims of rape to convict their attackers. The precedent was ci...