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Details of alleged Norwegian bomb plot revealed

Details of alleged Norwegian bomb plot revealed

Norwegian police discovered the makings of a bomb lab in an Oslo apartment when arresting a suspected al-Qaida cell last month, according to reports. An investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has revealed that authorities had been tracking the group for a long time after intercepting emails between them and an al-Qaida operative in Pakistan. Continue Reading

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Boeing Dreamliner in Iceland for testing

Boeing Dreamliner in Iceland for testing

The new Dreamliner, also known as the Boeing 787, is currently stationed at Iceland's Keflavik International Airport for testing in side winds. This is only the second time the brand new aircraft has left the USA. Continue Reading

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Swedish model Nordegren divorces cheating Tiger Woods

Swedish model Nordegren divorces cheating Tiger Woods

Swedish model Elin Nordegren has divorced Tiger Woods, claiming their marriage was “irretrievably broken” following a string of scandals about the golfer’s infidelity. Nordegren, 30, and Woods, 34, issued a joint statement on Monday confirming that they had ended their six year nuptials. Continue Reading

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Sweden drops rape charges against Wikileaks boss

Sweden drops rape charges against Wikileaks boss

Prosecutors in Sweden have defended their decision to issue and then withdraw an arrest warrant on rape charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. According to the chief prosecutor, the allegations were dismissed after additional information was received. Continue Reading

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The View from Here, No. 6

The View from Here, No. 6

The sixth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: 'California', in which Chay revisits the state he used to call home and introduces a little bit of Iceland to Sunday brunch. Continue Reading

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Whole Foods Market promotes Iceland produce

Whole Foods Market promotes Iceland produce

The U.S. chainstore, Whole Foods Market has recently created a short video about lamb in Iceland entitled, ‘The Tender Story of Icelandic Lamb’. Continue Reading

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Is Beyonce imitating Icelandic design?

Is Beyonce imitating Icelandic design?

A pair of trousers from the new Dereon autumn collection, which is owned by the singer Beyonce, look a great deal like trousers from Iceland's E-label - a pair of which the musician bought for herself last autumn. Continue Reading

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Wikileaks comes out with more Afghan documents

Wikileaks comes out with more Afghan documents

Wikileaks founder and spokesman Julian Assange said that the site will be revealing some fifteen thousand more documents in addition to the documents they published about the war in Afghanistan last month. "We are about half way through reading them" said Assange in a CNN interview. Continue Reading

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Gulf of Mexico spill giving Iceland cold feet

Gulf of Mexico spill giving Iceland cold feet

Katrin Juliusdottir, Iceland's Minister for Industry says that interest in giving out test drill licences for the oil search in Iceland's Dragon Area has decreased following the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Politics, Technology, United States4 Comments

Wikileaks does not intend to stop release of secret Afghan war files

Wikileaks does not intend to stop release of secret Afghan war files

Spokesmen from the whistleblowing website Wikileaks say they will publish more classified documents despite orders from the American authorities not to. Wikileaks has been the centre of a great deal of media attention since it published secret American military documents about the war in Afghanistan. Continue Reading

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