The government of Iceland is investigating whether the U.S. Embassy is spying on Icelandic citizens. The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has launched an inquiry after other Nordic countries said they were investigating the practice in their countries. U.S. Embassy officials in Iceland have said no espionage is taking place but have confirmed that the embassy does have a counter-surveillance... 

European politicians and journalists visiting Iceland in recent months have been quite astonished to experience first hand how little interest Icelandic MPs and Icelanders in general have in joining the European Union. So astonished in fact that Icelandic lawmakers have repeatedly been asked if the EU application delivered by the Icelandic government in 2009 is really serious. Well, quite frankly... 

“The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative addresses the key issues for free expression in the digital age, and may yet be the catalyst for the kind of legislative reforms that all 21st Century democracies will need.” —Index on Censorship “I am proud to advise the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative’s proposal to create a global safe haven for investigative journalism. I believe... 

Maurice Greenberg is involved in both 9-11 and the A.I.G. bail-out. The discovery of large amounts of Super-Thermite in the dust of the World Trade Center is solid scientific proof that the government and media version of 9-11 is nothing but a pack of treasonous lies. The evidence indicates that the Twin Towers were exploded using sophisticated nano-composite forms of Thermite and cutter charges. Thanks... 

Johanna Sigurdardottir, lesbian and feminist prime minister of Iceland. Iceland has just banned all strip clubs. Perhaps it’s down to the lesbian prime minister, but this may just be the most female-friendly country on the planet. Iceland is fast becoming a world-leader in feminism. A country with a tiny population of 320,000, it is on the brink of achieving what many considered to be impossible:... 

Iceland’s parliament voted by a narrow margin Thursday to apply for membership in the European Union, moving to relinquish some of the recession-hit country’s cherished independence in the name of stability. In a fiercely debated motion, members of Iceland’s parliament, the Althingi, voted 33-28 to start membership talks with the EU. Two lawmakers abstained. Prime Minister Johanna... 

He was left unpunished after killing a white woman in Iceland After roughly five hours of deliberation Wednesday, jurors cleared Airman Calvin Hill of killing a former friend, Airman 1st Class Ashley Turner, in 2005 at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland. This verdict is nearly two years in the making. Since Aug. 14, 2005, the night Turner was murdered in a Keflavik barracks, Hill has been incarcerated... 

Iceland's Social Affairs Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is expected to be interim Prime Minister until the next election. Iceland is set to appoint the world’s first openly gay woman as interim prime minister – a former flight attendant who rose through the political ranks to become a cabinet minister. Johanna Sigurdardottir, the island nation’s 66-year-old social affairs minister,...