and people are flocking to the Land of Fire and Ice. But it hasn't always been that way. Iceland's geographical isolation and at times harsh climate have kept people away. Then the 2008 recession ...

A volcano eruption in Iceland that forced a mass evacuation of residents and tourists nearby could be much bigger than previous events, an expert has warned. He told Visir: "This is one of the ...

People are being evacuated as a volcano erupts in south-west Iceland, threatening a town. Forty-three trawler captains from opposite sides in the Cod Wars reunited to remember the dispute.

People had been asked to "leave the danger zone", the region's police commissioner Ulfar Ludviksson told Iceland's RUV broadcaster. But he said individuals staying in "seven or eight houses there ...