Arctic Region News

An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland, near the Arctic Circle in this 2005 photo.

Iceland wona t seek amendments to an accord with the U.K. and Netherlands obliging the island to cover depositor guarantees, paving the way for lawmakers to pass the bill this month, Finance Minister Steingrimur Sigfusson said.

Advent begins today. But what does Advent mean and what are you supposed to do then? Well, it probably means something different to every one of us.

HOME > FEATURES > DAY & NIGHT > Gordon Ramsay's daughters ice-cold over puffin kill GORDON RAMSAY'S DAUGHTERS ICE-COLD OVER PUFFIN KILL Chef Gordon Ramsay was given the silent treatment after killing a puffin and eating its raw heart F-WORD chef Gordon Ramsay says his daughters gave him the silent treatment for weeks after he caught a puffin and ...

Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow on how to make rAollupylsa , literally: rolled sausage, a popular bread topping in Iceland.

''DON'T ever call them ponies, they don't like it and their owners will make their displeasure known too'' warned the splendidly named Haukur Parelius as we hurtled along a deserted, Icelandic rural road.

An exhibition with the work of one of the foremost Icelandic fashion designers, Steinunn Sigurdardottir, opens in Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir today at 4 pm.

An Italian-style Christmas buffet may sound exciting, but Icelanders prefer their Christmas food to be Icelandic.

OECD: Crisis Hits Iceland Harder than Other States According to an economic forecast by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , the global crisis is more severe in Iceland than in other OECD countries.

Taxes will be raised at the beginning of next year, as the government announced yesterday.

Icelandair, Iceland's most popular air company, have launched a Northern Lights package deal for those who wish to view the wonders of the Aurora Borealis this winter.

An exhibition of the work of Icelandic visual artist Soffia Saemundsdottir opened on Thursday in the Artotek gallery in Reykjavik City Library, Grofarhus, on Tryggvagata 15.

After a year of soul-searching over the financial crisis that floored Iceland's economy, Icelanders are apparently yearning for the return of old-fashioned qualities like honesty.

The first swan of 50, which were equipped with GPS monitors at the beginning of this year, returned to Scotland this week after spending the summer in Iceland.

Icelandic hot springs: Public opinion is not so hot on joining the EU any more LEIGH PHILLIPS 06.11.2009 @ 21:12 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Iceland this week appointed its chief EU accession negotiator, but the country's application application is already hitting the buffers domestically and Brussels fears that the Arctic nation may "pull a ...

" The US-based Huffington Post has named Hanoi among a top ten of great winter destinations.

Iceland What do an Icelandic bank and an Icelandic streaker have in common? Both have frozen assets.

Pilot Joseph Drury who has pleaded guilty to attempting to prevert the course of justice after being caught breaking the speed limit, and stating that he was flying at the time of the offence...Pic by Al Stewart 07866255485..Irving of Exeter..Nick Irving 07831182833 An air ambulance pilot was jailed for four months yesterday for trying to lie his ...

Armann Thorvaldsson recalls the 'slap in the face' shock when he heard the FSA had seized his bank.

Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat Since measurements of Jakobshavn Isbrae were first taken in 1850, the glacier has gradually receded, finally coming to rest at a certain point for the past 5 decades.