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Gunman killed in Iceland`s `first` police shooting

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 09:36

Police in Iceland say they have shot dead a gunman the first time armed police have shot and killed someone in the nation.

Iceland`s first-ever police shooting leaves one dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 01:10

A man has been shot dead in Iceland`s first-ever armed police operation, officials said on Monday.

FIFA opens probe of Simunic pro-Nazi chants

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 09:57

FIFA on Friday announced that they had opened a probe against Australian-born Croatia defender Josip Simunic for his pro-Nazi chants.

Croatia qualify for 2014 World Cup finals

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:10

Croatia secured a berth at their fourth World Cup finals next year with a 2-0 win in their play-off second leg tie against Iceland on Tuesday.

Watch video: `UFO` appears over the town of Akureyri in Iceland

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 15:45

A video footage of a fiery unidentified object descending towards a settlement in Iceland was uploaded on YouTube.

Pakistan named `least free` country in world on Internet freedom: Report

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 12:26

A report on the level of internet and digital media freedom in 60 countries has revealed that Pakistan is among the bottom ten countries of the list for being `least free`.

Iceland Parl rejects NSA whistleblower Snowden`s citizenship bid

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 10:26

Iceland has rejected a proposal to offer US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden Icelandic citizenship.

Iceland lawmakers discuss citizenship for Snowden

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 08:18

Icelandic lawmakers have introduced a proposal in Parliament to grant immediate citizenship to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.

Edward Snowden arrives in Moscow, may leave for another country

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 14:15

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, who had stirred up a hornet’s nest by his latest revelations about the US spying extensively on China, arrived in Moscow on Sunday after leaving Hong Kong, reports said.

WikiLeaks plane `ready` to bring Snowden to Iceland

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:57

A chartered private jet is ready to bring US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden to Iceland from Hong Kong, a businessman connected to WikiLeaks said.

NSA whistleblower Snowden may seek asylum in Iceland

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 11:43

A middleman has reportedly used ` informal approach` to forward the request of seeking asylum in Iceland on behalf of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

US whistleblower must be in Iceland to seek asylum

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 19:14

Iceland said on Monday that US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who is currently holed up in a Hong Kong hotel, would have to travel to the country to be able to submit an asylum application.