Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, a respected professor and adviser to US President Barack Obama, will give a speech at the University of Iceland this week. The lecture is called Education and Teaching in the 21st Century. Read the full story

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Iceland as you celebrate your Independence Day this June 17. Read the full story

Barack Obama, the President of the United States, will visit Iceland if Reykjavik is chosen as the location for the signing of a new nuclear weapons reduction treaty with Russia. Read the full story

It was announced earlier this afternoon in the Norwegian capital, Oslo that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to US President Barack Obama. Read the full story

On Tuesday in the Russian capital of Moscow, President Barack Obama had a meeting with a Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, offering a true partnership. Officials of the United States described the two hour talk as “very successful”. To the Russian people, especially the younger population, his speech brings lots of hope for Russia’s new future.
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Barack Obama, the President of the USA, will be formally invited for an official state visit to Iceland at the first possible opportunity, Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson said on RUV news yesterday. According to Skarphedinsson, the idea came from Obama himself. Read the full story