Iceland`s Katla volcano is getting restless

Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 17:52

Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland`s southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast than the nearby Eyjafjallajokul volcano.

Ex-Iceland PM on trial for role in banking crisis

Last Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011, 22:59

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

Iceland says it was "bullied" over bank debt

Last Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011, 08:52

Iceland's president accused European countries on Sunday of having bullied it into agreeing to guarantee repayment of the debts of a failed bank, reviving a dispute with Britain and the Netherlands whose citizens are owed billions.

China tycoon to buy part of Iceland

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 13:01

A Chinese tycoon is trying to buy a huge tract of land in Iceland for a $100 million eco-tourism project that will include a golf course, the Financial Times said Tuesday.

Iceland`s Grimsvoetn volcano eruption over: Geologist

Last Updated: Monday, May 30, 2011, 23:45

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

`Iceland`s Grimsvoetn volcano eruption over`

Last Updated: Monday, May 30, 2011, 20:54

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

Last Updated: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 00:31

Iceland`s volcanic eruption has died down and is no longer spewing out ash, officials said on Wed as airlines began to get back to normal after cancelling about 1,000 flights in northern Europe.

Flights to remain grounded as volcanic ash touches Scotland

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 08:51

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

‘Iceland volcanic ash will cancel 500 flights’

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 15:46

The spread of dense ash from the erupting Iceland volcano could force the cancellation of up to 500 commercial flights in Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of Scandinavia, the European air traffic agency said Tuesday.