Iceland

March 05 2012 11:04 AM

Geir Haarde presided over the Iceland's economic meltdown which saw the collapse its three main banks, its currency nosedive and soaring inflation, costing the country billions of dollars.

February 27 2012 2:34 PM

Following the controversial release of over five million private emails by online anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, global intelligence company Stratfor undoubtedly has some explaining to do. The emails reveal all sorts of information including details regarding sources, operations and miscellaneous gossip. But, perhaps most peculiar is one specific document circulated among employees in 2007. The document, titled The Stratfor Glossary of Useful, Baffling and Strange Intelligence Terms.

February 19 2012 12:49 AM

Iceland's Financial Surveillance Authority (FME) said on Saturday it had sacked director Gunnar Andersen following a report into his time as an executive at failed bank Landsbanki. Daily Morgunbladid quoted Andersen as saying he would forcefully fight for his job and denying any wrongdoing.

February 09 2012 10:27 AM

The Iceland worm monster Lagarfljótsormurinn (Lagarfljót) is Iceland's answer to the Loch Ness Monster, but is it real? One man claims to have video proof.

January 27 2012 10:41 AM

What are the world’s worst airport terminals? Here’s a hint: five of them are in the U.S.

December 19 2011 4:41 PM

Kutcher is only returning as executive producer, not host.

December 14 2011 4:09 AM

Data obtained from approximately 50 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in Greenland indicates massive quantities of ice loss in the country's southern region, which researchers suggest is the result of unusual warming patterns in 2010.

December 02 2011 3:35 PM

Scientists and tourism officials in Iceland claim recent reports, which say that an eruption of the Katla Volcano is imminent, simply aren't true.

November 21 2011 1:50 PM

Fragile investor confidence in global sovereign debt was dealt another blow overnight by reports that the US Super Committee has failed to reach an agreement on plans for budget cuts totaling at least USD1.2 trillion. The failure to reach an agreement between the Republicans and Democrats should result in the imposition of automatic cuts to domestic and defense spending totaling USD1.2 trillion, which are set to take effect from 2013.