Christmas Day again? Blimey. Not that we’re complaining, mind. It is one of the cosiest, tastiest, laziest and not-being-frowned-upon-for-having-beer-before-lunch-iest days of the year for many people. Cheers! Read the full story

Yoko Ono’s iconic Imagine Peace Tower, near Reykjavik, was illuminated last night on the anniversary of John Lennon’s birthday. Read the full story

Biker gangs the Hell’s Angels and the Bandidos have announced the end of an uneasy peace deal in Denmark which has lasted for the last 14 years. Read the full story

Icelandic Minister of Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson and the famous Kenyan runner Tegla Loroupe will lead the last leg of the World Harmony Run in Iceland today. Read the full story

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs met this week in Reykjavik with the NATO deputy chief. Read the full story

A Swedish ship, which was set to sail to Gaza as part of an aid flotilla at the end of the week, has been sabotaged, according to reports. Read the full story

The ambassador of China in Oslo has called on Norwegian officials to apologise for handing the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese human rights activist last year. Read the full story

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time of year for forgetting about the cold and darkness by eating and drinking one’s own body weight every day with the people who matter the most. Merry Christmas from IceNews! Read the full story

Reykjavik City Council yesterday voted to apply for membership of the organisation Mayors for Peace. Read the full story

Iceland is the world’s second most peaceful nation after New Zealand, according to this year’s Global Peace Index; but the index also concludes that the global financial crisis has made the world a less peaceful place. Read the full story