Iceland’s Post and Communications Agency is working to set up a response group on cyber attacks following a hacking attack yesterday on CCP Games, which shut down operations for six hours. Read the full story

A Swedish footballer has been attacked by a gang of women after a dispute over a restaurant order. Read the full story

The website of KNR — the national broadcaster of Greenland — appears to be under cyber attack. Read the full story

A young man threw a violent tantrum yesterday at the office of Iceland’s debt management ombudsman in Reykjavik. The man broke a partition, a computer and a window in his rage during a meeting with a debt counsellor. Read the full story

A planned car bomb attack on the Danish embassy in Jakarta was foiled after a terrorist cell was unravelled last week, say Indonesian police. The intended violence is believed to have been in response to cartoon drawings of the Prophet Muhammad that were published in a Danish newspaper. Read the full story

The Christmas period has seen troops from Norway involved in several battles across northern Afghanistan, with the Maimana Norwegian field hospital admitting injured Afghan fighters as the insurgency continues. The Norway Post reports that despite the skirmishes, no Norwegian troops have been seriously injured. Read the full story

A Swedish man who saved a woman from assault has been sentenced to prison rather than being applauded for performing a civic duty. Read the full story

The Swedish residential area of Utby on the outskirts of Gothenburg was the scene of a bizarre assault recently when a local woman was sent tumbling in a seemingly unprovoked attack by an elk. The woman, who was walking her dog at the time, is said to be recovering well after the surprise attack according to news source The Local. Read the full story

It has been a busy week in the hinterlands of northern Afghanistan, where soldiers from the Nordic nations were engaged in heavy fighting. Swedish and Finnish soldiers were attacked during a routine evening patrol 40km west of Mazar-i-Sharif, where the ISAF force led by Sweden is stationed. Read the full story