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Volcano erupts in Iceland, flowing lava reaches fishing town

A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by midafternoon, setting some...

WATCH: Volcano tourism warms up Iceland

LONDON/BUDAPEST: As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy. https://youtu.be/TnPTh6Dzeh0?t=1 Hazel Lane, a 49-year-old...

Partial solar eclipse from Iceland to India on Tuesday

PARIS: A partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, with amateur astronomers warned to take care...

Volcano erupts near Iceland’s capital in seismic hot spot

A volcano has erupted on a mountain near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after days of rising earthquake activity in the area, the Icelandic Meteorological Office...

Asteroid, 10ft in size, hits earth near Iceland coast

An Asteroid, 10ft in width, struck Earth near Iceland. The asteroid was discovered by astronomers just two hours before it hit the earth. Impact! When...

Iceland elects Europe’s first women-majority parliament

Iceland on Sunday became the first country in Europe to have more women than men in parliament, a day after a general election that...

WATCH: Man cooks meat, eggs on molten lava

The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula erupted last week, for the first time in about 900 years.

WATCH: Drone flies into volcano eruption to shoot epic video

In an incredible incident, a videographer managed to shoot a video of a volcano eruption by using his POV drone in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland.  

WATCH: Volcano erupts in Iceland for first time in 800 years  

Footage and pictures shared on social media show molten lava making channels and turning the ground black.

Iceland to relax virus restrictions in May

Iceland said Tuesday it would begin next month to gradually relax restrictions imposed as part of efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier

'It is very beautiful but at the same time it is very sad to see how much it has melted'

Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change

The plaque bears the inscription "A letter to the future", and is intended to raise awareness about the decline of glaciers and the effects of climate change.

Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings

Within a century, the settlers had cut down 97 percent of the original forests to serve as building material for houses and to make way for grazing pastures

Iceland glacier national park named World Heritage site

Vatnajokull National Park is the third Icelandic site to join UNESCO's World Heritage List, after Thingvellir National Park in 2004,

Passengers stranded after airline collapse

REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s WOW air became the latest budget airline casualty on Thursday, halting operations and cancelling all future flights after efforts to raise more...

Made famous by Justin Bieber, Icelandic canyon banned for tourists

The Fjadrargljufur canyon was little known to foreigners until the end of 2015 when Justin Bieber featured the site in his song "I'll Show You".

Iceland crash out of World Cup after Croatia loss

ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA: Croatia secured first place in Group D on Tuesday after a hard-fought 2-1 win over gallant Iceland in Rostov-on-Don, setting up a...

Messi misses penalty as Iceland hold Argentina to 1-1 draw

MOSCOW: Argentina were held to a draw by World Cup debutants Iceland Saturday, with Lionel Messi blowing a gilt-edged opportunity for victory when he missed...

Iceland crowned as champs of economic World Cup

The World Cup has only just kicked off, but a surprise winner has already emerged: Iceland.

Chinese tourist killed, 12 injured, in Iceland coach crash

REYKJAVIK: A coach carrying Chinese tourists visiting Iceland overturned on Wednesday, killing one person and leaving 12 others seriously injured, local authorities said. The 44...

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