Iceland News

Nestled between Greenland and Scandinavia in the North Atlantic Ocean, is Iceland, a country that, for all its size, bewilders those who visit with its dynamic -- and frequently eccentric -- culture.

Federal prosecutors say a Torrance, Calif.-based seafood corporation has been ordered to pay $1 million in fines and community service donations for falsely labeling frozen catfish fillets as grouper.

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Greenland is one of the most stunning, rugged and inspirational travel destinations on Earth, and though parts of the country do enjoy a steady travel industry, it is an undeniably remote location.

More than a thousand years ago, Icelanders were the first Europeans to discover North America - now it is time for North America to rediscover Iceland.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter James Taylor will follow his springtime tour of Europe with a North American trek that's currently scheduled to visit 16 markets.

ASKJA car rental in Iceland is offering Jeep 4x4 car hire for self drive tours in order to provide visitors with freedom and flexibility when exploring the country.

It's a cold morning - windy, snowy , temperature in the 20s - and, since it's only 9 a.m., it's pitch dark.

Contemporary fashion design studio Sruli Recht out of Reykjavik, Iceland takes a unique approach to designing its clothing lines.

Iowa City could see a new addition to its literature-friendly atmosphere, in the form of miniature libraries.

Based on the lavish menu of items that Pam Tobey and Rick Durham dined on during a recent independent trip to Reykjavik, Iceland, you'd think a hearty chunk of their budget was spent on food.

Eric Eymard, a French resident of ReykjavA k, asked a number of well-known Icelanders, including Mayor JA3n Gnarr, author StefA n MA ni and singer SigrA A ur Thorlacius, to share with the readers of his blog, Vivre en Islande, their wishes for 2012.

The case of a Greek tourist who was brutally attacked in ReykjavA k in 2010 is currently being heard at ReykjavA k District Court.

An exposition called "B3D" opens in the concert and conference center Harpa, the RA ma hall, in ReykjavA k at 10 am today and will run through February 16 with various events taking place in the evenings from February 6-16 in the KaldalA3n hall.

The sea-level pressure fell to 924 millibars or 27.28 inHg at Reykjavik, Iceland, the lowest observed pressure on land in the North Atlantic.

Davisdottir - Olafsson, the President of Iceland watching the game Iceland celebrated its first "Chess Day" on January 26th, the country's first GM and ex-FIDE president Fridrik Olafsson's birthday.

IT'S -4C, the wind is light and southerly, and conditions are clear. Snow clouds are edging down from the north and the overnight temperatures could plunge to -9C. Sean Batty, STV's most popular weatherman, is in Iceland shivering by the roadside, yards from a massive glacier at two in the morning and a five-hour drive from civilisation.

The Iceland Touring Association organizes various hiking trips across Iceland throughout the year, including a project called 'one peak per week' where people sign up to join FA on hikes to 52 mountains in one year.

With all the natural geysers and sulfur spewing from the ground, Iceland sometimes does have a distinct stinky rotten egg smell throughout the country.

Grimsborgir Guest Houses on the Golden Circle tour route in Iceland, just a 45-minute drive from the capital, Reykjavik, has been newly renovated and is now open, catering for Thingvellir, Gullfoss, and Geysir.