Retired boxer puts thieves on the ropes
Two would-be-robbers got more than they bargained for in central Sweden this week when a retired professional boxer proved he can still pack a punch.
“Iceland should be exporting hydrogen”
A letter from an IceNews reader with some interesting ideas about Iceland’s energy reserves:
130 confess to Prime Minster shooting
As the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme nears, Police have revealed that 130 people have falsely confessed t...
Assange mother: extradition “gang rape”
The mother of Julian Assange has condemned the decision to extradite her son to Sweden as “political and legal gang rape”.
Minister calls for free sterilisation for addicts
Denmark’s health minister has called for free sterilisation for female alcoholics and drug addicts to help prevent birth defects in children.
Investment agreement signed for construction of silicon-metal facility in Iceland
An agreement, based on a new framework legislation on incentives for foreign direct investments, has recently been signed by the Icelandic Silicon Cor...
Triple McDonalds murderer gets 15 years
A convicted murderer who shot three people dead last year at a McDonald’s drive-through in southern Finland has been sentenced to 15 years in Ja...
Icelandic generic pharmaceuticals company Actavis plans acquisitions
According to German media, the Icelandic generic company, Actavis is currently planning its expansion through future acquisitions. CEO at Actavis, Cla...