REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund has agreed to loan Iceland $2.1 billion, bringing Iceland's borrowing total to more than $5 billion, the government said.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Iceland's economic woes keep getting worse, observers say, noting the country's banks have failed and its currency has plummeted in the last month.
LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The British Treasury will cover $1.57 billion in losses suffered by British citizens with accounts at a failed Icelandic bank, Alistair Darling said Thursday.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Iceland, a longtime holdout against the European Union, may consider membership now that it is in financial meltdown.
HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Nordic prime ministers, after meeting in Helsinki, Finland, vowed to assist Iceland recover from its financial crisis.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Icelandic government agreed Saturday to quicker repayment of British deposits in the online bank Icesave.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The government of Iceland is seeking a loan of 4 billion euros -- about $5.4 billion -- from Russia to rescue its beleaguered financial system.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Iceland has been hit hard by the credit crisis, with the government taking control of the country's third largest bank this week.
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Seven goals each by Logi Geirsson and Gudjon Sigurdsson Friday lifted Iceland into the gold medal game in men's team handball.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Alexander Petersson scored six goals Wednesday in leading Iceland into the semifinals of the Olympic team handball tournament with a 32-30 win over Poland.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 10 (UPI) -- Singer Bjork and the rock band Sigur Ros are to perform a free concert in Iceland to raise awareness about the environment, Icelandair announced Tuesday.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 17 (UPI) -- Iceland officials were hoping Saturday the Scandinavian country's financial crisis would be stemmed after three neighbors bolstered its free-falling currency.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 1 (UPI) -- The international financial crisis has spread to one of Europe's smallest countries, threatening the banks of Iceland.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 13 (UPI) -- Broadband is most widespread in the Scandinavian nation of Iceland with South Korea right behind, a global survey reveals.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Two Iceland-based companies with assorted airline holdings are discussing possible links.
