News: Iceland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iceland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Iceland – overview

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• June 20th 2013 – January 7th 2013
• January 7th 2013 – February 17th 2012
• December 2nd 2011 – June 28th 2011
• June 11th 2011 – May 22nd 2011
• May 22nd 2011 – January 14th 2011
• December 10th 2010 – July 5th 2010
• July 3rd 2010 – May 8th 2010
• May 6th 2010 – April 17th 2010
• April 16th 2010 – March 7th 2010
• March 6th 2010 – October 27th 2009
• October 27th 2009 – February 1st 2009
• January 29th 2009 – November 20th 2008
• November 20th 2008 – October 9th 2008
• October 8th 2008 – January 18th 2008
• May 13th 2007 – November 18th 2005

Iceland: news

Iceland's 'tenacity' lifts economy out of crisis

Monday, January 7th 2013, 19:14

How did Iceland bring about its remarkable recovery?
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Bjork undergoes throat surgery

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 9:38

Icelandic singer Bjork reveals she has had successful surgery to remove a polyp on her vocal cords.
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Kaupthing collapse inquiry ended

Monday, October 15th 2012, 14:46

The Serious Fraud Office stops its probe into the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing, finally bringing to an end its investigation into the Tchenguiz brothers.
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VIDEO: Iceland's economy sparks into life

Friday, September 14th 2012, 10:21

Just four year's after Iceland's major banks collapsed and the currency plunged in value, the nation is now being praised by the IMF.
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Bomb alert on Moscow-bound flight

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 15:48
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

An Aeroflot passenger flight from New York to Moscow makes an emergency landing in Iceland after a bomb threat, but no explosives are found.
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Iceland leader wins fifth term

Sunday, July 1st 2012, 13:33

Controversial Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson comfortably wins a fifth term in office, seeing off challenges from a new mother and four others.
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VIDEO: On the campaign trail with baby

Friday, June 29th 2012, 21:56

Thora Arnosdottir, a journalist and former game show host who gave birth just one month ago, is due to find out if she will become Iceland's next president.
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Campaigning with nappies in hand

Friday, June 29th 2012, 9:05

The candidate campaigning in Iceland with a newborn
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VIDEO: Iceland ex-PM escapes punishment

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 19:38

Former Icelandic PM Geir Haarde has been found not guilty of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis that saw the island's economy go into meltdown.
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Iceland ex-PM escapes punishment

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 15:57

Former Icelandic PM Geir Haarde is cleared of the main charge of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis, but is found guilty on a lesser charge
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Failed Icelandic bank to pay out

Friday, March 16th 2012, 13:48
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: More

More than 50 local authorities in the UK are set to be paid back funds lost when the Icelandic bank Glitnir failed in 2008.
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Trial begins of Iceland's ex-PM

Monday, March 5th 2012, 13:19

The trial of former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde, on charges of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis, begins in Reykjavik.
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Iceland debt 'now safe to invest'

Friday, February 17th 2012, 17:03

Iceland is safe to invest in again, according to Fitch, which upgraded its credit rating three years after its economy spectacularly collapsed.
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