Icelandic tax payers are set to bear the heavy burden of recapitalising the government employees' pension fund (LSR). Billions of extra krónur are needed by the fund over the coming decades so it can stand up to its responsibilities. Continue Reading

Former Icelandic government minister Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (1987-95) says that the battle for Iceland's natural resources is not against the European Union and that is a purely domestic fight, he told a conference. Continue Reading

India has stopped issuing visas to journalists of Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, due to a 2010 documentary focusing on working conditions within the country’s textile industry. Continue Reading

A man accused of money laundering and then let off without charge is suing the Icelandic State and demanding an apology. Continue Reading

A suspicious box was found early this morning at the corner or Hverfisgata in Reykjavík -- just outside the country's Prime Ministry. A bomb disposal robot blew the package up and others are being searched for. Continue Reading

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland, and First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff, are currently sailing to Antarctica, according to the President's office near Reykjavík. Al Gore, Nobel laureate and former US Vice President invited them to visit the southernmost continent on the planet. Continue Reading

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the Prime Minister of Iceland, says that it is important for the country's first ever left-wing government to complete the tasks it has set itself. Continue Reading

Residents of a wealthy Stockholm suburb have complained to the police about a tour agency’s plan to run ‘high-society safaris’ in their neighbourhood. Continue Reading

A number of Danish politicians are calling for harsher penalties for sexual crimes and an end to the legal absurdity that sees paedophiles and rapists given lesser sentences than minor fraudsters. Continue Reading

The Indian embassy is attempting to secure the return of two toddlers, who their parents say were taken away from them in Norway due to “cultural differences”. Continue Reading