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....
Ancient methane being released by Arctic melt
Scientists have reported finding thousands of sites in Greenland and Alaska where ancient methane gas is bubbling into the atmosphere, possibly with g...
Upstanding gents supplying Denmark’s gangs with guns
Danish police say they have been surprised to find that many of the illegal weapons supplied to the country’s gangs are coming from upstanding older g...
Economists: Iceland should adopt Canadian dollar
Iceland should replace the krona with the Canadian dollar if it wants to stabilise its shaky economy, two financial experts have suggested.
Utøya survivors have their day in court
Survivors of Anders Behring Breivik’s Utøya Island massacre have continued to recount their harrowing tales at his trial in Oslo.
Danish vicar backtracks on gay burial refusal
A Danish vicar has apologised after refusing bury a deceased woman because she was a lesbian.
Bourdain’s No Reservations sinks teeth into Helsinki
A Helsinki episode of Anthony Bourdain’s popular No Reservations programme has aired in the US, with viewers across the pond voicing mixed opinions on...