Icelandic President visits Qatar
After spending four days in Qatar, the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and his delegation bid farewell to Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa ...
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Norwegian Foreign Minister staying at bombed hotel
The Norwegian foreign minister was in the Kabul hotel that suffered an attack by a Taliban suicide bomber on Monday in which eight people died. Foreig...
Finnish PM pushes US for action on climate change
Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen encouraged the United States to commit more to reducing global warming during an official visit there this week,...
New heads of military and intelligence in Denmark
Denmark named Vice Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen as new military chief of staff last week, reports pr-inside.com. Retiring military chief of staff Gener...
Scandinavian concerns over violence in Sri Lanka
Foreign Ministers from five Scandinavian countries released a joint statement last week warning that violence in Sri Lanka would worsen in response to...
Classified documents left on Stockholm public computer
A member of the Swedish Armed Forces allegedly left a USB memory stick containing classified military information on a public library computer in Stoc...
Top civil servants enjoy larger salary increases
A disparity in the rise in pay of Icelandic civil servants has been revealed, showing high-ranking officials with an average salary increase of 18 per...
New law provokes rush for female directors in Norway
Under a new law effective from 1 January 2008, Norwegian public companies are required to have 40% of board seats be filled by women. With the threat ...