- FRANCE 24

23/04/2012 - ICELAND - FINANCIAL CRISIS

Iceland court charges ex-PM for 2008 financial meltdown

An Icelandic court on Monday ruled that former Prime Minister Geir Haarde was guilty on one charge related to the nation's 2008 financial collapse, but no punishment was handed down. He is the only world leader to be tried over the financial crisis.

13/04/2012 - FASHION

REYKJAVIK Fashion Festival

It’s time for the third edition of the Reykjavik Fashion Festival

06/03/2012 - ICELAND

Former PM goes on trial over role in financial crisis

Iceland’s former Prime Minister Geir Haarde, the first political leader to face criminal charges in connection with the 2008 financial crisis, goes on trial Monday over his role in the small island-nation's banking collapse.

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15/12/2011 - ICELAND - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Iceland recognises Palestinian state

Iceland on Thursday became one of the first Western European nations to recognise the Palestinian state, marked in a formal ceremony in Reykyjavik. This comes two days after UNESCO in Paris raised the Palestinian flag for the fist time.

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04/10/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Innocent victim or she-devil? The media jury is still out

Amanda Knox dominates the front pages - but the American papers give her case a very different treatment to the British ones. We're also talking about Syrian opposition activists targeted abroad, Tea Party backers the Koch brothers, and whether Iceland is the world's best country for women.

05/09/2011 - ICELAND

Former premier in court for role in financial crisis

Iceland's former prime minister Geir Haarde was in court on Monday to face charges related to his role in the country's economic collapse. Haarde is the first political leader to face a possible trial in connection with the global financial crisis.

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31/08/2011 - ICELAND - CHINA

Iceland voices disquiet over Chinese tycoon's tourism project

Icelandic authorities on Tuesday expressed concern that a Chinese tycoon’s plans to buy a 300 sq km area of land in the north of the Arctic island and build a resort there may be part of China’s broader agenda of gaining footholds in strategic areas.

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05/07/2011 - In the world papers

Murdoch paper hacked into murdered teenager's phone

In Tuesday's international press round-up: Venezuela reacts to Hugo Chavez's return to the country, the British press reels at revelations the News of the World hacked a murdered teenager's mobile phone, Fox News falls victim to hackers on Twitter, and Iceland could restrict cigarette sales - to prescription only.

17/06/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Was Weiner's sexting an illness?

MEDIAWATCH, 16/6/2011: Anthony Weiner's woes have finally caught up with him as he resigns; a juror in the UK gets 9 months in prison for contacting a defendant via Facebook; and Iceland sets a more positive example on how social media can be used: its new constitution is being drafted partly thanks to "cloud-sourcing" done on Twitter and Facebook.

25/05/2011 - AVIATION

Volcano unlikely to disrupt more flights

Although the eruption of Iceland's Grimsvoetn volcano had slowed and its ash plume had virtually disappeared by Wednesday, experts stopped short of declaring the incident closed. Officials say it is unlikely any more flights will be affected.