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Ex-Iceland PM guilty on one charge over bank fraud

A special court found ex prime minister Geir Haarde guilty on one count over the collapse of Iceland...

‘Iceland`s Loch Ness monster’ caught on tape

A cameraman has shot footage of what appears to be a giant serpentine creature weaving its way throu...

Iceland`s Katla volcano is getting restless

Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland`s southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast tha...

Ex-Iceland PM on trial for role in banking crisis

Geir Haarde is the first PM in the country to undergo the trial.

China tycoon to buy part of Iceland

A Chinese tycoon is trying to buy a huge tract of land in Iceland for a $100 million eco-tourism pro...

Iceland`s Grimsvoetn volcano eruption over: Geologist

The eruption had raised fears of a repeat of the air travel chaos.

`Iceland`s Grimsvoetn volcano eruption over`

The eruption of Grimsvoetn volcano is considered over as there has not been activity there for days.

German airports reopen as Iceland eruption dies down

Iceland`s volcanic eruption has died down and is no longer spewing out ash, officials said on Wed as...

Flights to remain grounded as volcanic ash touches Scotland

Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano is bringing days of uncertainty in parts of Europe.

‘Iceland volcanic ash will cancel 500 flights’

The spread of dense ash from the erupting Iceland volcano could force the cancellation of up to 500 ...

Icelandic volcano ash heads to Scotland, flights cancelled

Britain`s Met Office has predicted the plume of ash would soon cover parts of the UK.

Europe on alert for Icelandic volcano ash cloud

April 2010 eruption of another Icelandic volcano had prompted aviation officials to close Europe`s a...

Iceland volcano ash threatens Europe

Ash from Grimsvoetn volcano could reach the airspace over mainland Europe later in the week.

Europe on alert for Icelandic volcano ash cloud

Experts see little chance of repeat of last year`s 6-day closure of airspace.

Icelandic volcano flings up ash, shuts airport

The Grimsvotn volcano, began erupting on Saturday for the 1st time since 2004.

Iceland`s Grimsvotn volcano erupting: Scientists

Smoke could be seen rising from the volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier.

Months of geologic unrest preceded Eyjafjallajokull eruption

A new study has shown that the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull was preceded by months...

WikiLeaks sets up limited company in Iceland

WikiLeaks drew global attention when it posted 500,000 secret US war files.

Icelanders keep cool over EU membership

Formal talks have started over Iceland`s entry into the European Union.

Iceland PM marries as gay marriage gets legalised

Johanna Sigurdardottir is the world`s first openly gay head of government.

Iceland to allow exhumation of chess legend Fischer: Report

Iceland`s Supreme Court ruled that the remains of chess legend Bobby Fischer can be exhumed for a pa...

Iceland`s volcanic eruption winds down: Scientists

Iceland scientists say volcanic eruption that disrupted air travel is winding down.

No activity at Iceland volcano, eruption could be over: Expert

Iceland`s Eyjafjoell volcano is no longer in activity, a geophysicist said Sunday, raising hopes the...

Iceland airport to close due to ash cloud

Iceland`s main airport will close from 1230 IST today until end of the day due to volcanic ash cloud...

`No end in sight` to Iceland eruption: Geologist

Iceland`s Eyjafjoell volcano may, however, spew far less ash than last week, a geologist said.

Volcanic ash: Irish airports to reopen today

Irish airports had to shut due to threat to plane engines from an ash cloud hovering over Atlantic.

Iceland`s volcano sends more ash towards Europe

Iceland`s Eyjafjoell volcano threatened European skies with a new ash cloud Friday.

`Massive` ash cloud closing western Irish airports

Iceland`s volcano has produced a 1,000-mile-wide ash cloud off the west coast of Ireland.

European skies open but airline schedules scrambled

Europe`s skies were open for business on Wednesday but, with so many planes having been grounded by ...

Iceland volcano ash plume sparks health fears

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a health warning to Europeans due to the eruption of ...

All aboard the Trans-Siberian as F1 heads home

Trans-Siberian Express? Ferry from Spain? Train from Turkey? The Formula One circus is considering a...

Volcano spews more ash, spawns wider flight chaos

A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe on Saturday, ...

Ash fall in Iceland could contaminate drinking water: Experts

The fallout of volcanic ash over parts of Iceland could jeopardise safety of drinking water, health ...

Europe flight chaos continues; airlines suffer

A huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland left millions of air travellers stranded on Saturday as it...

`Icelandic volcanic eruption may result in breathing problems`

The eruption of an Icelandic volcano that has paralysed air traffic in much of Europe could also har...

People near Iceland volcano threatened by ash and floods

Around 800 people living near an Icelandic volcano spewing clouds of ash across Europe returned to...

Volcano leaves 200 Bangladeshis trapped in Brussels airport

Some 200 travellers from Bangladesh were spending a second day inside Brussels airport on Friday, ...

Health warning over falling ash from Iceland volcano

Scottish health authorities warned people Thursday to beware of possible health problems from ash fa...

Volcanic ash may force delay in Polish funeral

A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano that has caused the closure of airports across northern E...

Evacuations in Iceland due to flood risk

Eight hundred people have been evacuated in Iceland because of a flood from a glacier that melted af...

India-London flights cancelled due to volcanic ash

All flights from India to London have been cancelled due ash spewed from a volcano, erupted in nearb...

Iceland`s volcanic ash halts flights across Europe

An ash cloud from Iceland`s spewing volcano halted air traffic across a wide swath of Europe on Thur...

Flights grounded in north Scotland by Iceland ash cloud

Flights over northern Scotland were grounded Thursday as an ash cloud from a volcano eruption in Ice...

Hundreds evacuated in Iceland as volcano erupts

Up to 800 people were evacuated in Iceland today because of a volcano eruption at the Eyjafjallajo...

American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Iceland

An American Airlines flight with 145 people on board made an emergency landing today in Iceland af...

Iceland volcano eruption could set off bigger blast: Expert

A small volcano eruption that forced more than 600 people to flee their homes in Iceland over the we...

Iceland volcano eruption intensifies

Icelandic authorities warned on Monday of increased disturbance in the area of the volcanic eruption...

Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated

Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Icelan...

Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks

Iceland`s opposition turned up the heat on the Center-Left govt to hold out for a tough new "Icesave...

Iceland votes `no` to debt deal for collapsed bank

Voters in tiny Iceland defied their parliament and international pressure, resoundingly rejecting a ...

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