Iceland will be going for its first Olympic gold ever!
“It was obvious that this was not just another victory when the captain of Iceland’s team handball squad, with a big lead and only 30 seconds le...
Huge weapons bust made near Stockholm
Police in Sweden have arrested six men and charged them with illegal possession of weapons, seizing an exceptionally large cache of explosives and wea...
Trial begins for woman accused of beating toddlers to death
A woman’s trial over the deaths of two toddlers in March 2008 has begun in the Koping district court near Stockholm. The 32 year-old German woman, who...
Health centre in Fiji closes due to water shortages
A health centre in Fiji had to be closed last Friday because there was no water in the area, reports The Fiji Times. Nawaicoba resident Rup Narayan sa...
Actavis receives US approval for antidepressant drug
Actavis, a generic drug manufacturer based in Iceland, has received approval from the US Food & Drug Administration to market the generic drug equ...
Fiji families use water from polluted streams
Several small towns in Fiji have had no access to clean water for the past six days, reports the Fiji Daily Post News. Residents of Delainavesi, Lami ...
Norway completes controversial seismic survey near Lofoten Islands
Despite the outcry from local environmental groups, the Norwegian energy authority has wrapped up a full seismic survey of the Arctic waters around th...
Norway sued by Iraqi Muslim over human rights violations
The founder of Ansar al-Islam, a radical Islamist organisation, has filed a lawsuit against Norway in Europe’s human rights court citing “inhuman trea...