Asylum seekers in mass Denmark hunger strike
An increasing number of failed asylum seekers from Iran and Syria have joined a hunger strike in detention centres across Denmark. The protest, which ...
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages opens Cooori Japanese learning software
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Languages of the World and former President of Iceland, officially opened the web-based Japa...
Iceland inflation in May slowest for 2012
Figures released by Statistics Iceland show that despite remaining stable in April, the Nordic country’s inflation rate has slowed to its lowest level...
Three women arrested for Malmö daylight killing
Three women are the latest to be arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in broad daylight in Sweden’s troubled Malmö area.
British investigators reassess suspect in Icelandic bank case
Britain’s embattled Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has promised to urgently review the suspect status of property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz in connection t...
Danish biker gangs setting up in Thailand
Danish and Thai police are joining together in an effort to monitor the activities of Danish bikers from the Hells Angels and Bandidos gangs, which se...
Two charged in Sweden over brutal elderly couple murder
Swedish prosecutors have officially charged two men with the gruesome murder at an elderly couple at their farm last year.
Iceland seafood firm gets Olympic ban for fishy whaling links
An animal rights group has managed to ensure that no food from an Icelandic company with links to whaling will be sold at this year’s London Olympics....