Headscarves officially banned from Danish military
Soren Gade, the Defense Minister of Denmark, has informed Parliament that Muslim women working in the Danish armed forces will not be allowed to wear ...
Norwegian embassy in Morocco gets death threats
A difficult child custody case involving the kidnapping of two children by their father has created major problems for the staff at Morocco’s Norwegia...
Plain sailing at Westman Islands festival
Visitors to the annual celebration in the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) this weekend report an excellent atmosphere and little trouble. More than 1...
European Union seal ban angers Inuit people
The European Union has placed a “seal ban” which prohibits the import of seal products into the EU market. This greatly affects nations that have high...
Danish prisons becoming haven for gangs
As more and more hardened gang members find themselves behind bars in Denmark, the prison service is discovering that these criminals are doing an imp...
Iceland’s Police enforcing traffic violations via helicopter
Police in Iceland have a new and effective way to enforce traffic laws in the countryside. They will now be monitoring and following traffic violators...
A sleepwalk that brings a girl from Husafell to Keflavik
A 13 year old girl was sleepwalking the other night. She left her home and took keys for a jeep from an area in Iceland called Husafell and drove the ...
A Crowd of Scouts in Iceland for Jamboree
The past few days the local population of Reykjavik and the Capital Area might have taken notice of quite many scouts from all over the world. About 3...