Icelandic business man found murdered in own home
A man found murdered in his own home over the weekend was today announced by police as business man Hannes Thor Helgason.
Reykjavik Jazz Festival goes live
The Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2010 went live last night. This is Iceland’s biggest yearly jazz event and beside local jazz musicians there are art...
Prisoners revolt over nappy-wearing inmate
Jailbirds at a prison in northern Sweden are threatening to strike, after authorities moved a 78 year-old incontinent man onto their block. According ...
Wikileaks comes out with more Afghan documents
Wikileaks founder and spokesman Julian Assange said that the site will be revealing some fifteen thousand more documents in addition to the documents ...
Reykjavik Mayor Jon Gnarr leads Gay Pride
Jon Gnarr, the Mayor of Reykjavik took the lead in today’s Gay Pride parade and was wearing the same costume as he had on at the opening of Gay ...
Iceland hoping to tackle long term unemployment with new project
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour intends to devote half a billion kronur (USD 4.2 million) on a direct project to tackle long-term unemployment.
President Obama should take Wikileaks on directly with or without the help of the Icelandic government
Dick Cheney’s daughter, Liz Cheney wants the government of Iceland to stop its Wikileaks support. Iceland passed its “law on press freedom and protect...
Unsavoury cartoon ruling sparks debate in Sweden
A Swedish man who translates Japanese Manga comics has been fined for possessing child porn cartoons, sparking a heated debate about censorship. The m...