Iceland

The annual Global Peace Index list has been released, with a rank of the peacefulness of 163 independent states and territories.

A volcano in south-western Iceland has erupted, spewing red streams of lava in the latest display of nature's power.

It's the equivalent of taking 7800 cars off the road but scientists warn it's not enough, and could even be a distraction.

Spectacular images have captured two of nature's most amazing phenomena.

Iceland's world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik were evacuated.

Iceland's popular Blue Lagoon was forced to shut due to "intense" seismic activity nearby.

Evacuations have been ordered and thousands of people were left without power and hot water.

A volcano on the peninsula erupted for the second time in less than a month, sending molten lava into houses.

The eruption propelled molten lava into a nearby town and setting houses ablaze.

The eruption could last another 10 days and it's already threatening to send gas pollution to the capital.

The crack is three kilometres from the southern edge of Grindavík, which is a city on the country's southern peninsula with a population of 3400.

Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of Grindavík as the country's authorities anticipate the imminent eruption of a volcano in its southwestern peninsula.

Police evacuated Grindavik after a corridor of magma was detected under the community

Hundreds of thousands of people are on high alert after a wave of earthquake activity triggered the response.

A swirling tornado has been captured over Iceland's newest volcano as lava and explosions ripple through the valley where it formed.

After an epic journey, he's receiving worldwide recognition for his "raw and powerful" work.

Authorities in Iceland have warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases in the country's southwest.

The government of the Faroe Islands has set a catch limit of 500 dolphins for the territory's annual whale hunt this year.

American skateboarder and social media influencer Josh Neuman was one of four men killed when a sightseeing plane crashed into a lake in Iceland.

After a woman tested positive for COVID-19 midflight, the bathroom became her seat for the next few hours.

Maria Árnadóttir is one of several women collectively taking their government to the European Court of Human Rights.

The surge in COVID-19 cases in Iceland - where nearly all the tiny country's population is vaccinated - holds lessons for countries such as Australia, an Infectious diseases expert says.

Researchers have hailed Iceland's trial of a four-day working week an "overwhelming success".

A drone has crashed into Iceland's spewing Fagradalsfjall volcano, with its final spectacular moments being captured on video.

Russia's northernmost military base is bristling with missiles, triggering concern by the US and its allies.

A volcano that slumbered for about 6000 years has erupted in Iceland, with crowds of people gathering to watch.

Steam and lava spurted on Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle.

Australia's rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will continue despite several overseas nations suspending their programs amid reports of blood clots.

Danish Health Minister says it's not possible to conclude whether reported blood clots are linked to the vaccine.

Even for a volcanic island accustomed to the occasional tremor, this has been an unusual week for Iceland, with 17,000 earthquakes recorded in the past week.

Photographs taken by a father and son in 1989 and 2020 have revealed how one of Europe's largest glacier has shrunk by 400sqkms due to climate change.

Katrin Jakobsdottir was interrupted by an earthquake while filming an interview about the impact of the pandemic on tourism when her house started to shake.

With Europe now reporting more coronavirus cases than the United States, Brazil and India, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures, many governments are closing down pubs and bars or limiting their opening hours in the hope of avoiding wider lockdowns.

Archaeologists have unearthed what they think is the oldest Viking site in Iceland - a discovery that promises to rewrite the island's history.

Anyone visiting Iceland right now could be forgiven for thinking they've arrived in a parallel universe where the coronovirus never happened.

Iceland has all but eliminated the coronavirus outbreak as 97 per cent of infected patients have recovered and only two new cases have been confirmed in the last week, the government says.

The wreck of a 360-year-old smuggler's ship has been brought to life in a stunning virtual dive by Australian and international experts.

It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade goodbye to what once was a glacier.

An Australian woman is suing Iceland in the Europe’s highest human rights court after she was convicted and jailed for biting off part of her abusive ex-husband’s tongue.

An Australian woman jailed in Iceland for biting off a section of her abusive husband's tongue will have her application for a presidential pardon heard after a groundswell of support from around the world.

A petition calling for the release of an Australian woman jailed in Iceland has received more than 41,000 signatures, as she makes a passionate plea to other domestic violence victims from her prison cell.

The stunning light formation, caused by a hole in the sun’s rays, are so striking that it caught the attention of global space agency, NASA.

Nara Walker, who bit off her abusive ex-husband's tongue, entered the Hólmsheiði women's prison yesterday.

Nara Walker has vowed to lift the "veil of silence" around domestic violence victims after losing a new bid to have her conviction reviewed.

An SUV carrying seven people from two British families plunged off a bridge yesterday in Iceland, killing three people and critically injuring the others.

A major volcano in Iceland is churning out tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide, which is one of three key signals that a violent eruption is on the way.

An Icelandic whaling company has been accused of deliberately killing an endangered blue whale – possibly the first in 40 years.

Iceland’s president has been forced to clarify his position on pineapple as a pizza topping after saying he would ban it if he could.

Iceland's president on Friday invited the anti-establishment Pirate Party to form a government, after both the right and left-wing parties each failed in their bids.

Icelanders voted on Saturday in a snap election that could see the anti-establishment Pirate Party form the next government in the wake of the Panama Papers tax-dodging scandal and lingering anger over the 2008 financial meltdown.