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Discover Iceland's fire and iceupdated: Sat Sep 10 2011 02:34:00

Exploring Iceland's ancient landscape feels like stepping back in time.

Traveling Iceland's Ring Roadupdated: Fri Sep 09 2011 13:52:00

Visit glaciers, waterfalls and lava fields while road tripping along Iceland's 830 mile Ring Road.

Capturing Reykjavik: 31,035 images of Iceland's capitalupdated: Fri Mar 18 2011 08:13:00

Dieter Roth is better known for his artist's books and paintings made of rotting food including cheeses, yogurt and chocolate.

The blame game beginsupdated: Thu Apr 22 2010 23:30:00

As travel returns, the blame game for the volcano disruption begins. CNN's Richard Quest examines the issue.

Iceland closes airports for first time due to volcanic ash cloudupdated: Thu Apr 22 2010 23:30:00

Iceland will close two airports on Friday for the first time, a week after ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the shutdown of airspace over much of Europe and stranded thousands of passengers around the world, the Icelandic aviation authority announced Thursday.

800 evacuated as Iceland volcano eruptsupdated: Thu Apr 15 2010 00:24:00

Icelandic authorities evacuated about 800 people early Wednesday when a volcano erupted beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, an emergency spokesman said.

Erupting volcano boosts tourism in Icelandupdated: Thu Apr 15 2010 00:23:00

A long-dormant volcano in Iceland that began erupting last month has sparked a tourism trend as curious onlookers are paying to get a closer look.

Volcano erupts in Iceland; hundreds evacuatedupdated: Sun Mar 21 2010 17:52:00

Hundreds of people were evacuated Sunday amid flood concerns after a long-dormant volcano erupted beneath a glacier in south Iceland.

FSB: Bringing Icelandic fashion to the U.S.updated: Mon Sep 14 2009 10:23:00

Coco Chanel once described fashion as a "fickle business." In today's recession the statement rings especially true. With more than 20 years' experience, including senior design posts at Gucci and Ralph Lauren, Icelandic women's wear designer Steinunn Sigurd understands the rag trade's capricious nature.

White powder alert at 16 U.S. embassiesupdated: Wed Dec 17 2008 19:03:00

Letters containing white powder were mailed to 16 U.S. embassies across Europe, according to the State Department on Wednesday.

Fortune: Iceland: The country that became a hedge fundupdated: Thu Dec 04 2008 10:59:00

On a gloomy morning in early August, more than a month before Wall Street and the world's financial system seized up, a senior aide to Iceland's Prime Minister paid a visit to the Russian embassy in Reykjavík to make a controversial request: Bail us out.

Can Iceland's geo-thermal power re-heat its economy?updated: Tue Nov 25 2008 11:23:00

As you drive along the main road from Reykjavik to Iceland's most famous tourist attractions, the geysers, you pass a rather non-descript farm in Laugarvatn.

Icelanders react to economyupdated: Thu Oct 16 2008 22:07:00

Icelandic bar-goers speak to CNN's Jim Boulden about Iceland's current economic woes.

Time.com: Iceland Suspends Trading, Creates New Bankupdated: Thu Oct 09 2008 06:00:00

Iceland suspended trading on its stock exchange for two days and took control of the country's largest bank

Time.com: Iceland Teeters on the Brink of Bankruptcyupdated: Tue Oct 07 2008 17:00:00

This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown

Time.com: Missing DNA Tied to Schizophreniaupdated: Wed Jul 30 2008 19:00:00

Two huge international studies show that people who lack certain chunks of DNA run a dramatically higher risk of getting schizophrenia

Earthquake strikes Icelandupdated: Thu May 29 2008 17:49:00

Olli Tynes, a correspondent for Channel 2 in Iceland discusses the earthquake that struck Iceland.

Time.com: Kids' Show Makes Spinach Coolupdated: Wed May 14 2008 15:00:00

An innovative children's TV show out of Iceland pushes a healthy living agenda

Iceland phasing out fossil fuels for clean energyupdated: Tue Apr 08 2008 10:24:00

Iceland may be best known for world-famous musical export Bjork but there's a new star quickly gaining this island nation worldwide acclaim -- clean energy.

Driving Icelandupdated: Tue Apr 08 2008 10:24:00

CNN's Peggy Mihelich reports on Iceland's efforts to move away from fossil fuels.

Time.com: Chess Champion Bobby Fischer Diesupdated: Fri Jan 18 2008 06:00:00

Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64

Fortune: The ultimate layover handbookupdated: Thu Oct 19 2006 15:55:00

1. Boston, Logan International Airport Create your own seafood fest at home after a stop at Anthony's Pier 4 Fish Co. in Terminal B. It will pack up live lobsters to carry onboard. massport.com

Taking on the travel giantsupdated: Wed Nov 30 2005 12:07:00

A group of Icelandic executives, tired of wasting hours looking for low-cost flights on travel Web sites, have taken matters into their own hands by building their own portal, which now looks poised to challenge the industry's giants.

Your e-mails: 'Americans depend on oil to survive'updated: Wed Nov 09 2005 11:06:00

A Senate hearing on high oil prices comes as consumers face a jump of 50 percent or more in home heating bills this winter. Gasoline prices are nearly 20 percent higher than a year ago, though they have retreated in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the industry's third-quarter profits jumped 62 percent to about $25.9 billion.

Business 2.0: The New Bionic Man Ossur revolutionized the business of building prosthetic legs, making amputees better, stronger, faster--and updated: Sun Aug 01 2004 00:01:00

As Hilmar Janusson begins his weekly hike up a volcano in southwestern Iceland, he strides up a sloping, moss-covered hill for a while, then lifts and bends his right knee to hoist himself onto an ...

Fortune: RED-HOT BLUESupdated: Mon Aug 09 1993 00:01:00

It seems there are more people selling the blues these days than singing them. According to the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the number of U.S. blues clubs has grown 52% since 1990, to 1,360. Th...

Fortune: COMPANIES TO WATCHupdated: Mon Dec 07 1987 00:01:00

Hard Rock Cafe PLC Waiting lines of tourists, kids, celebrities, and just plain folks have been a trademark of these popular joints almost since the first one opened across the road from Buckingham...

Fortune: THE REAL COST OF DISARMAMENT Even if the sweeping arms control proposals the U.S. and the Soviets exchanged at Reykjavik become updated: Mon Dec 22 1986 00:01:00

A GENERATION AGO during brief warm moments in the big chill between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the stock market would sometimes drop, led by a retreat from defense issues. When that happened, s...

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