Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:cities/reykjaviktag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/World_Bank_raise_500_geothermal_c148

The World Bank launched a fund in Reykjavik on Wednesday to come up with $500 million for developing geothermal energy in developing countries.

2013-03-06T18:42:54ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/28/Iceland_didnt_need_repay_Dutch_962a

Iceland was entitled to refuse to pay immediate deposit guarantees to savers with failed online bank Icesave in Britain and the Netherlands, a European court said Monday.

2013-01-28T15:49:58ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/20/Iceland_votes_crowdsourced_constitution_d224

Icelanders voted Saturday in a consultative referendum on what has been dubbed the world's first "crowdsourced constitution", but turnout was sluggish amid fears politicians would ignore the results.

2012-10-20T22:25:42ZAFP Global Editionby by Haukur Holmtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/20/Polls_open_Icelandic_vote_constitution_fb8a

Polls opened in Iceland on Saturday for the country to vote on elements of a new constitution which has been drafted by 25 ordinary citizens with the help of hundreds of others who chipped in online.

2012-10-20T11:35:49ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/15/Britain_drops_probe_into_collapse_2459

Britain's Serious Fraud Office abandoned its three-year investigation into Iceland's failed Kaupthing bank on Monday, ruling that there was not enough evidence to continue the probe.

2012-10-15T17:49:53ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/10/Lady_Gaga_Donates_Peace_Prize_d982

Singer Lady Gaga on Tuesday was honored for her gay rights advocacy with a prize in memory of John Lennon. Singer Lady Gaga on Tuesday was honored for her gay rights advocacy with a prize in memory of John Lennon. The 26-year-old Lady Gaga shared the biennial LennonOno Grant for Peace with Russian punk band Pussy Riot, the late peace activist Rachel Corrie, civil rights activist John Perkins, and the late writer Christopher Hitchens. Yoko Ono, the widow of Lennon, presented Lady Gaga with the award at a ceremony in Reykjavik, Iceland. Tuesday was also the birthday of both John Lennon and his son, singer Sean Lennon. ?I will be donating this grant to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and I will be working closely with them to ensure that the money goes specifically to those orphaned and disadvantaged youth in America born with HIV or AIDS,? Lady Gaga said in accepting the prize. Ono called Lady Gaga ?powerful? in remarks to the AFP. ?[I]t's great that she is using her power to do other thi

2012-10-10T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/08/Yoko_Honor_Lady_Gagas_Rights_6338

Singer Lady Gaga will be honored for her gay rights advocacy with a prize in memory of John Lennon. Singer Lady Gaga will be honored for her gay rights advocacy with a prize in memory of John Lennon. Lady Gaga will share the biennial LennonOno Grant for Peace with Russian punk band Pussy Riot, the late peace activist Rachel Corrie, civil rights activist John Perkins, and the late writer Christopher Hitchens. Yoko Ono, the widow of Lennon, is expected to present Lady Gaga with the award in Reykjavik, Iceland on Tuesday, October 9 ? the birthday of both John Lennon and his son, singer Sean Lennon. ?Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living artists of our time,? Ono said in a statement, adding that ?she is not only an artist, she is also an activist, using her art to bring better communication to the world. She is being acknowledged for her activism, and how her album Born This Way has widely changed the mental map of the world. And how it has made us deal with the future world, which happen

2012-10-08T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/20/Lennon_widow_give_peace_award_62dc

Yoko Ono, the artist and widow of Beatles musician and songwriter John Lennon, will bestow a peace award in the couple's name to Pussy Riot, the Russian punk rockers, in New York on Friday.

2012-09-20T05:16:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/21/Arctic_course_record_melt_scientists_c160

The Arctic ice cap is melting at a startlingly rapid rate and may shrink to its smallest-ever level within weeks as the planet's temperatures rise, US scientists said Tuesday.

2012-08-21T22:10:16ZAFP Global Editionby Shaun Tandontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/17/Call_sanctions_mackerel_propaganda_Reykjavik_560f

Iceland on Tuesday dismissed calls by Ireland's and other EU countries for sanctions against the country and the Faroe Islands for over-fishing of mackerel as "propaganda".

2012-07-17T18:14:55ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/30/Indian_keeps_chess_crown_after_5bd6

India's Viswanathan Anand retained Wednesday his world chess title by outgunning his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a quick-fire shootout forced after their 12-game Moscow epic ended all square.

2012-05-30T16:52:14ZAFP Global Editionby Stuart Williamstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/30/Indias_Anand_keeps_world_chess_7314

India's Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday retained his world chess title by outgunning his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a quick-fire shootout forced after their 12-game Moscow epic ended all square.

2012-05-30T14:12:06ZAFP Global Editionby Stuart Williamstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/30/Chess_titans_Armageddon_battle_world_64d0

India's world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday took the early lead against his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a rapid fire battle of nerves to decide the biggest prize in the sport.

2012-05-30T11:33:35ZAFP Global Editionby Stuart Williamstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/26/Wedding_Travel_Destinations_55b0

While the number of places to celebrate gay nuptials continues to increase, most gay couples will need to travel to tie the knot. While the number of places to celebrate gay nuptials continues to increase, most gay couples will need to travel to tie the knot. According to cheapflights.com, Washington D.C. earns top destination honors. The travel site's top 10 gay wedding travel destinations include: Washington, D.C., USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Madrid, Spain; Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA; Stockholm, Sweden; Buenos Aires, Argentina; New York City, New York, USA; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Oslo, Norway. Cheapflights.com said of first-place finisher Washington: ?Although gay marriage was only first legalized in D.C. on December 18, 2009, America's capital has long possessed a large LGBT population. As such, America's capital has no death of gay-friendly neighborhoods and hotels for your wedding festivities. Imagine a rooftop reception with panoramic views of th

2012-05-26T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/Reykjavik_denies_approving_Chinese_tycoon_a972

Iceland's government on Tuesday denied a Chinese report that it had given the green light for a Chinese tycoon to lease and develop part of a huge swath of Icelandic wilderness he was blocked from buying last year.

2012-05-08T17:22:29ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/04/Reykjavik_mulls_letting_Chinese_tycoon_32cc

The Chinese tycoon behind a failed venture last year to purchase a large swath of Icelandic wilderness could instead be permitted to lease part of the land for 40 years, the industry ministry said Friday.

2012-05-04T17:42:48ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/21/Chinese_wraps_Iceland_visit_8a51

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao wrapped up a visit to Iceland on Saturday, the first stage in a four-nation European tour, after concluding an accord on cooperation in the oil-rich Arctic region.

2012-04-21T19:32:27ZAFP Asian Editionby Haukur Holmtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/21/China_premier_tour_Iceland_geothermal_20f0

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, a geologist by training, was Saturday to visit Iceland's largest geothermal plant after touring a national park and viewing one of the country's best-known geysers.

2012-04-21T17:29:46ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/20/China_Iceland_announce_deal_oil-rich_22bb

China and Iceland announced a deal on the oil-rich Arctic region Friday after Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao flew in to Reykjavik on the first stage of a four-nation European tour.

2012-04-20T18:51:54ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/05/Iceland_puts_former_trial_over_bfc4

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland began the trial Monday of former prime minister Geir Haarde for failing to prevent a 2008 financial crash, thought to be the only prosecution in the world of a political leader over the crisis.

2012-03-05T14:21:53ZReuters US Online Report World News Omar Valdimarsson