Sydney Australia celebrates the coming of 2008
The clock hit 00:00 in Sydney at 13:00 GMT so they are well into 2008 when the Scandinavians celebrate their New Year. The locals staged a spectacular...
Norwegian cruise ship Fram continues cruise after hitting an iceberg
The cruise ship which has 318 passengers on board drifted into an iceberg in Antarctica overnight Saturday but there were no injuries. According to th...
New Year’s eve weather in Iceland
The weather has picked up and it looks like the annual shooting fest of the Icelanders may be severely dampened this year. But it might still calm dow...
Baugur Group supports the Sun Fund
For 2007 Baugur Group has decided that instead of producing the annual New Year’s TV greeting, the company will support The Sun Fund. The fund was est...
Iceland prepares for the new year
As with the rest of Iceland the capital Reykjavik is renowned for its fantastic new year’s eve (Icelanders call it Gamlarskvold) celebrations, a...
Law tightened on employing sex offenders
A new bill passed in the final parliamentary session in Iceland last week expands upon existing legislation by prohibiting sex offenders from being em...
The second day of Christmas is here
Iceland celebrated Christmas this year covered in light white snow, the first real white Christmas in Reykjavik for a few years. Traditionally the sec...
Finland to help in Afghanistan stabilisation
The President of Finland met with the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Friday to discuss the country’s role in stabilising Afghanis...