Iceland may not be exotic to many ... although the prevalence of Russian surnames belies a not-too-distant colonial past.

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER - Al Beeber Herald readers will occasionally see on our pages the byline of a writer named George Lee, who is doing a Local Journalism ...

A 5.2-magnitude “earthquake swarm” and lava eruptions closed a popular Icelandic tourist destination and evacuated several communities around the country's Reykjanes Peninsula. The initial ...

State media reported that the nearby town of Grindavik was evacuated. One of Iceland’s most popular tourist destinations, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, posted on its website that it was ...

A volcano began erupting in southwest Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa, one of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions.

A volcano south of Reykjavik, Iceland erupted for the eleventh time since 2021, prompting evacuations of tourists and residents. The eruption did not immediately disrupt air travel, though ...

A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of 2023. The Icelandic Meteorological ...

COPENHAGEN, April 1 (Reuters) - A volcano erupted to the south of Iceland's capital on Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display of orange and red that triggered the evacuation of ...

Iceland’s minister for children has abruptly resigned after shockingly admitting she had a baby more than 30 years ago with a 16-year-old boy — who ended up coughing up child support.

Iceland’s minister for children and education has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than three and a half decades ago, according to Icelandic media. Ásthildur Lóa ...

An eruption of a volcanic fissure prompted the evacuation of the town of Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Tuesday, April 1, according to Icelandic news reports. Infrared footage from the ...

Molten lava is seen coming out of a fissure behind a greenhouse on the outskirts of the fishing village Grindavik in southwest Iceland, on April 1, 2025. AEL KERMAREC / AFP A fishing village in ...