A famous Icelandic author, television personality and lifestyle pin-up has been accused of rape and will likely now be charged. Read the full story

The ‘Amager Attacker’ has been sentenced to life in jail for a series of murders and rapes spanning 23 years. Read the full story

An alleged figurehead of Norway’s Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang has been found guilty on several charges. Read the full story

A Tamil living in Norway has been arrested by police on suspicion of killing three people in Sri Lanka. Read the full story

Any pirates captured off the Somali coast by Finnish ships are likely to be released as no nation will accept them for trial. Read the full story

Iceland’s long-awaited Landsdomur high court will convene today for the first time as it prepares to try the former Prime Minister for negligence in the banking crash. Read the full story

Former Icelandic Prime Minister, Geir Haarde has appointed the Supreme Court lawyer Andri Arnason to represent him now that parliament has voted to send him to trial over the banking collapse. Read the full story

Greenland’s prime minister has hinted that incarcerated sex offenders could be given hormone-changing drugs to help suppress the urge to commit crime. According to Siku News, Kuupik Kleist said that the construction of a new detention centre for sex offenders is a high priority for the government, despite complaints about a similar institution in Denmark. Read the full story

It has not yet been decided when the body of chess grand master Bobby Fischer will be exhumed; but the Supreme Court of Iceland ruled this week that it will happen. Read the full story

An outdoor concert is planned for this Saturday in support of the nine people charged with assault at Althingi during last winter’s “pots & pans revolution”. Read the full story