Norway criminalises the purchase of sex
Now in its fifth day of operation, a new law in Norway makes it a criminal act to pay for sexual favours both within the country and outside it if you...
Icelandic woman killed in USA
A retired New York State police officer killed his Icelandic wife last Wednesday and then himself soon after posting bail. Police found Isol Cotto dea...
Aussie toxic waste not wanted in Denmark
The Danish Society for Nature Conservation, a leading environmental group in Denmark, has launched a protest appeal against Australia’s application to...
Swedish Christmas goat torched by vandals
In what seems to have become a devious tradition in the northern Swedish town of Gavle, the town’s giant Christmas goat made from straw has been burne...
Three people shot at Stockholm casino
In a bizarre Christmas Eve tragedy, three people were shot just before midnight by an unidentified gunman at the Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm. Accordi...
Protesting to continue in the year 2009
As IceNews reported yesterday, protesters succeeded in preventing Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde from appearing on a Stod 2 television show broadcastin...
Several Businesspeople of the Year 2008 in Iceland
It‘s that time of year when business papers and magazines name businesspeople of the year in Iceland and this year there are no bankers to be seen. Th...
Norwegian students creatively protest church visit
Most schools in Norway close the final school day before Christmas with a visit to their local church. But the members of the Norwegian Humanist Youth...