Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption still not quite over

The activity under Eyjafjallajokull which began on Thursday is probably a sign that a small eruption has been taking place at the volcano, experts say.

The measured activity was highest on Saturday, almost stopped yesterday morning and started up again yesterday afternoon. The volcanic activity slowed again at around 02.00 and remains low.

Gunnar B. Gudmundsson, geophysicist at the Icelandic Met Office, says that it appears that a small volcanic eruption probably began on Thursday with a small amount of lava and ash production. Gudmundsson says that the earthquakes being measured on-site are very shallow, indicating a very small eruption

Don’t give Roma beggars money says Finn PM

Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has urged people to participate in a blanket ban of handing out money to Roma beggars on the street.

Vanhanen said that this was the simplest and most effective means of addressing the issue concerning the recent wave of beggars arriving in Finland, predominantly from Bulgaria and Romania.

"It would not take many weeks, and this phenomenon would end in Finland. This would require a decision by everyone not to give money," said the Prime Minister, who was speaking to political journalists at a lunch to discuss the issue. Prolific begging first began to appear

Facebook Iceland under hacker attack?

It appears the Icelandic version of Facebook may have fallen victim to computer hackers and inserted the Icelandic word for paedophile where it usually says ‘Like this’.

The possible attack is only visible on companies’ and groups’ Facebook pages, and not individuals’.

Mbl.is reports that no explanation for the substituted word has been found. The worst case is that Facebook Iceland has fallen victim to hackers; but it could also have been caused by a translation error.

One internet user who contacted mbl.is described getting a highly unpleasant feeling upon seeing the word on screen.

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Art Love-In

In July, the art world will come to Reykjavík, and some musicians too. Commercial galleries from all over Europe are uprooting their shows and transplanting them around the city. The event, Villa Reykjavík, will be free to the public from July 9 to 31.

Karol Sienkiewicz, a co-organiser of the event was here in Reykjavík researching a guidebook, to come out in June, for visitors of the event. He says Villa Reykjavík is partly "about the topography. It's about moving from one place to another, physically." For the thirteen participating galleries, which hail from cities including Paris, Berlin, London, Warsaw, and Milan, packing up and shipping off to Reykjavík will be a major geographical move, although maybe not so much for i8, Iceland's participating gallery.

About half the galleries have chosen the artists they will exhibit. These will be everything from performance

Art Love-In

In July, the art world will come to Reykjavík, and some musicians too. Commercial galleries from all over Europe are uprooting their shows and transplanting them around the city. The event, Villa Reykjavík, will be free to the public from July 9 to 31.

Karol Sienkiewicz, a co-organiser of the event was here in Reykjavík researching a guidebook, to come out in June, for visitors of the event. He says Villa Reykjavík is partly "about the topography. It's about moving from one place to another, physically." For the thirteen participating galleries, which hail from cities including Paris, Berlin, London, Warsaw, and Milan, packing up and shipping off to Reykjavík will be a major geographical move, although maybe not so much for i8, Iceland's participating gallery.

About half the galleries have chosen the artists they will exhibit. These will be everything from performance

Iceland shakes up IVF fertility treatment law

Single women, gay couples and heterosexual couples who both suffer from fertility issues now have permission to use both donor eggs and donor sperm in IVF treatment following a law passed my Iceland’s Althingi parliament yesterday.

Before the change in the law IVF patients were only allowed to use donor eggs in cases when the sperm came from the hopeful father-to-be. It was always prohibited for single women, lesbian couples and women not using their husband or partner’s sperm to use donor eggs.

The new law, which no MP voted against, was designed to make amends to women legally prevented

Sweden demands Israeli explanation for aid convoy attack

The Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, has demanded an explanation from the Israeli ambassador over the controversial attack on the Gaza-bound 'Freedom Flotilla'.

“We want a clarification over what has happened,” Bildt said to Sveriges Radio reporters after learning of the ill-fated boarding of humanitarian aid ships by Israeli military forces. “We know that there are Swedes on some of the ships and we want to know what has happened to them. There appears no reason to question media reports that a Turkish vessel has been boarded, that a fire fight occurred and that people have been killed,” said the