Arctic Region News

TO figure out how to sell Icelandic food to Americans, one must start by culling the list of possible ingredients.1.3

Siminn and Research In Motion today announced plans to introduce BlackBerry to mobile professionals in Iceland.1.4

Almost by definition, half of every delivery flight I make is on an airliner. I've been able to dovetail ferry flights to and from the same destinations a total of once in nearly 30 years of delivering ...

Shocked: Rebecca Harford, whose insurer refused to increase her death and disability coverage because of a genetic disorder, with husband Daniel and daughter Abbey.2.9

The gargantuan chunks of ice breaking off the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and thundering into an Arctic fjord make a spectacular sight.1.3

Being a home-schooled child ever since second grade, I was raised in a different manner when compared to most children.

Vietnam has proposed the establishment of the global parliamentary partnership network for the ... From September 16-17, Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen will join 38 economic ministers of ASEM member countries and the European Commission at the sixth ASEM Economic Ministerial Meeting in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.2.7

Discovery World Cruises' first full-year program, from November through the end of 2006, includes ... Two Amazon cruises will be offered for the holidays - a 10-night Christmas cruise from Barbados to Manaus, Brazil, departing Dec.

The foreign film series, Films Et Caf, resumes Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Fort Morgan Museum-Library Community Room at 7 p.m. Set and filmed in London and Iceland, "The Girl in the Caf" follows the journey of ...

The Hallgrimmskirkja in Reykjavik. Memo to anyone traveling to Iceland. Remember to pack a sweater and winter jacket, even in the summer.1.3

Icelandic band Sigur Rs evoke an innocent and often bizarre world. But Peter Culshaw finds them on the brink of global stardom You would think Sigur Rs would be an archetypal cult band playing to small ...2.7

Business: 7 September 2005, Wednesday. Bulgaria can offer wonderful opportunities for Icelandic investments, especially in sectors such as banking and communications.2.7

The embezzlement case against Jon Asgeir Johannesson, chairman of Baugur, the Icelandic company that owns many British retailers, has been dealt a blow after the court said key aspects of the indictment may be ...

Local physician Bernie Oakley and his 17-year-old sons, James and David, had hiked the highest mountains in each New England state and made many treks in the tree-filled White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Actavis Group hf. today announces that Amide Pharmaceutical Inc., a subsidiary of Actavis Group in New Jersey USA, has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated ...

The Actavis Group today announces that it has made organizational changes within its Sales and Marketing International division and appointed a new Chief Executive for the division.

A moderate earthquake occurred at 20:53:49 on Tuesday, August 30, 2005. The magnitude 5.0 event has been located in the JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION.

Vinashin pours more investment into Nam Dinh The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will pump US$1.07 billion into projects in the northern coastal province of Nam Dinh.2.7

New Zealand yachtsman and adventurer Graeme Kendall has been forced to abandon his attempt to become the first person to sail solo non stop around the world via the Arctic Northwest Passage, in his yacht the ...2.9

ATTORNEYS for Strategist/Covansy, one of the firms at the centre of the ongoing controversy over the award of a US$5 million project for computerisation of the Licencing Division, have written to Yvonne ...2.7

Top Left to Right: The Kuujjuaq heavy metal band, Angava, with two of popular singer William Tagoona's sons, Derek Tagoona and Willis Tagoona , as well as of Fred Parsons , rocked Kuujjuaq until the wee hours ...1.3

Airline pilots are at higher risk of developing cataracts because of exposure to cosmic rays while aloft, researchers said on Monday.2

By Jonty Mark Johannesburg: Stuart Baxter yesterday again questioned his players' commitment, ahead of the must-win World Cup 2006 qualifier against Burkina Faso on September 3. "Anyone who is not 100% ...2.7

A SCOTS rescue crew covered 1200 miles to lead an international search for a yacht missing in the storm-tossed North Atlantic.2.7

An uninspiring small stadium and basketball courts alongside a children's playground have become a potent symbol in the struggle to preserve a dwindling amount of recreation space in densely-populated Hong ...2.1

Universal Island Records 2005 Rating: 7. by James Glazebrook 22 Aug 2005 Iceland, birthplace of Reykjavik-based five-piece Leaves, is reckoned to be a place of beautiful, far-reaching landscapes and stark ...

Auditors reveal that Greenlandic top politicians spent public funds on alcohol, strippers, and private luxury.2.7

HE'S seen as the saviour of Hearts - but not so long ago, Vladimir Romanov's role was to help prepare for the total destruction of Scotland.2.7

An invitation to have a solo exhibit in a Canadian gallery gave Loleta-based Icelandic sculptor ... The exhibit invitation came from Don Martin, chairman of the Gimli Art Committee and fellow Icelandic artist.1.3

IHG Signs New Franchise Agreement With Queens Moat Houses InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a new franchise agreement with Queens Moat Houses that will see an initial batch of 13 of QMH's hotels in the ...1.7

Blond ambition : The next generation of Scandinavian filmmakers is emerging from the long shadow of the Dogme movement to make Hollywood-style crowd-pleasers. Foreign support: Immigrant filmmakers are finding ...

LAS VEGAS MARKET - SUMMER 2005: The Las Vegas Market, the newest forum for introducing new furniture and furnishings to store buyers and the media, made its debut at the new World Market Center here last month.