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Iceland's Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, answers questions at a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2008. Iceland suspended trading on its stock exchange for two days and took control of the country's largest bank the third to be placed under its protective umbrella on Thursday as it grappled with a banking crisis that is threatening to engulf the entire country. The Nordic nation's government also used sweeping new emergency powers to create a new bank that will take over the bulk of the domestic operations of another one of its collapsed ban
Financial   Iceland   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Iceland		  The Daily Telegraph 
Former prime minister Geir Haarde of Iceland says he did not cause financial chaos
Sat 28 Apr 2012
I was not to blame for bank crisis, claims former prime minister Geir Haarde of Iceland after escaping prison sentence. Geir Haarde and his wife Inga Jona Thordardottir attend a hearing at a special... (photo: AP / Arni Torfason)
Former Prime Minister of Iceland Geir Haarde, right, speak with his lawyer Andri Arnason in a court in Reykjavik Monday March 5, 2012 . Iceland's former prime minister went on trial Monay as the first world leader to face criminal charges over the 2008 financial crisis that affected much of the world economy. Geir Haarde became a symbol of the bubble economy for Icelanders who lost their jobs and homes after the country's main commercial bank collapsed in 2008, sending its currency into a nosedive and inflation soaring.
Europe   Iceland   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Geir Haarde		  Al Jazeera 
Iceland's former PM awaits court's verdict
Mon 23 Apr 2012
The only politician in the world to stand trial for their role in the 2008 financial crisis will learn his fate when a court in Iceland rules on whether the island's former prime minister was... (photo: AP / Kristinn Ingvarsson)
Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik arrives at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday April 17, 2012. The anti-Muslim fanatic who admitted to killing 77 people in a bomb-and-shooting massacre is set to take the stand in his terror trial. Anders Behring Breivik will have five days to explain why he set off a bomb in Oslo's government district, killing eight, and then gunned down 69 at a Labor Party youth camp outside the Norwegian capital.  Al Jazeera  Wed 18 Apr 2012
Norway's Breivik demands acquittal or death
Anders Behring Breivik has said he should be executed or acquitted for killing 77 people in Norway in July last year in what he said was a battle to defend Europe against mass immigration.... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)
Crime   Europe   Norway   Photos   Wikipedia: Anders Behring Breivik
Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano  Wired News  Thu 12 Apr 2012
>Peddling Fear of an Icelandic Volcanic Eruption
The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull seen on May 8 of that year. Since then, the news media wants us to live in fear of the next Iceland eruption. Image courtesy of NASA. As we approach the that... (photo: Public Domain / NASA)
Nature   Photos   Science   Volcano   Wikipedia: Eyjafjallajökull
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children playing in their room - spring cleaning The Examiner Tue 1 May 2012
Spring cleaning kids and guest bedrooms with allergies
You're almost done with your spring cleaning list if you have been following along with the activities on Columbus Allergy Examiner! Today's to-do list are the secondary... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Health   Kids   Photos   Spring   Wikipedia: Spring cleaning
Supporters of French President and candidate for the presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy show their support during an electoral meeting in Le Raincy, north of Paris, Thursday April 26, 2012. Al Jazeera Mon 30 Apr 2012
The fate of multiculturalism in France
- What if the destiny of multiculturalism and free movement of people in Europe was being played out in France? If Nicolas Sarkozy wins the presidential election on May... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere)
Europe   France   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Multiculturalism
pollen in flowers causes allergies in spring season so be careful when cleaning The Examiner Mon 30 Apr 2012
Spring cleaning your home office with allergies
There are only a few rooms left on your spring cleaning list! Today's project is your home office, whether it is a full work from home office or simply the place where... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Health   Home   Photos   Spring   Wikipedia: Spring cleaning
vegetable waste for organic vegetable gardening Pakalert Press Mon 30 Apr 2012
7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden almost anywhere
Share Aurora Geib NaturalNews There is nothing like enjoying the fruits of your labor, literally! The seeds you just planted turn out as little shoots and flowers until... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Fruits   Garden   Photos   Vegetable   Wikipedia: Kitchen garden
Samsung Galaxy Tab - Gadget - Tablet - Smartphone The Guardian Fri 27 Apr 2012
Samsung overtakes Nokia - and possibly outsells Apple's iPhone
Some analysts reckon that it sold more smartphones – 44.5m – in the first three months of the year than Apple's 35.1m for its iPhone Samsung has overtaken Nokia.... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Apple   Nokia   Photos   Samsung   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a press conference after meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, unseen, at her lakeside home in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, April 26, 2012. Suu Kyi said she is hopeful her party's dispute over the wording of Myanmar's legislative oath will be overcome soon. Al Jazeera Fri 27 Apr 2012
Myanmar's new battle
As the sun appears to be setting on more than half a century of military rule in Myanmar, a different battle looms on the horizon. Behind the lofty diplomatic exchanges... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Asia   Military   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Burma


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Norway's Alexander Dale Oen reacts after winning men's 100m Breaststroke final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 25, 2011. Norway loses a sporting hero Al Jazeera
Former International Monetary Fund leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn enters a building prior to his lecture in the Ukrainian Diplomatic Academy in Kiev, Ukraine, April 4, 2012. US judge rules Strauss-Kahn case may proceed Al Jazeera
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, right, arrives with his lawyer Jennifer Robinson, left, at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Assange is accused of sexual misconduct by two women he met during a visit to Stockholm last year and Swedish authorities want him extradited to face the allegations. A two-day hearing that begins Monday will decide Assange's legal fate. Interview with Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson Axis of Logic
Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik arrives at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday April 17, 2012. Beware of the Little Breivik and Big Hitler in Each of Us WorldNews.com
Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures as he arrives at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday April 17, 2012. Breivik wants freedom or death for massacre Atlanta Journal
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Vik, a small Icelandic town of just 300 people, where residents still recall stories from their relatives of Katla volcano's last eruption in 1918, sits under a blanket of cloud in this Sept. 27, 2011 photo. Iceland offers world's first tour inside a volcano The Daily Telegraph
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese armed forces stand near burnt oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed border region Mail Guardian South Africa
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