Iceland NewsNews on Iceland continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Sigur Ros books quick US tour ahead of new album- June 14, 2008 Atmospheric alt-rockers Sigur Ros have lined up a few US dates this month behind the forthcoming release of the band's latest studio effort.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/sigur-ros-books-quick-us-tour-ahead-of-new-albu... Mitsubishi works with Iceland power plant- June 12, 2008 Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy won an order in Iceland. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/mitsubishi-works-with-iceland-power-plant?fromr... Ronald G. Kirsch, 70- June 11, 2008 " Ronald G. Kirsch, 70, of Summit Drive, died at home at 5:30 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2008.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/ronald-g-kirsch-70?fromrss=1 In Brief: Baugur Chairman's Conviction Upheld- June 9, 2008 BAUGUR CHAIRMAN'S CONVICTION UPHELD: Iceland's Supreme Court in Reykjavik upheld a conviction against Jon Asgeir Johannesson, executive chairman of the Icelandic investment company Baugur Group Thursday, for ...http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/in-brief-baugur-chairmans-conviction-upheld?fro... more details on Sigur Ros' NYC museum show- June 7, 2008 Sigur Ros will be playing a very special show at New York City's Museum of Modern Art on June 17th as part of the museum's PopRally series.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/more-details-on-sigur-ros-nyc-museum-show?fromr... US Presses Israel to Grant Visas for Palestinian Scholars- June 5, 2008 The State Department said Friday it is pressing Israel to allow seven Palestinian students in Gaza to travel to the United States on prestigious Fulbright fellowships.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/us-presses-israel-to-grant-visas-for-palestinia... The pitfalls of easy credit- June 3, 2008 Sheep farmer Bragi Vagsson's ancestors have worked the same land for 500 years, making his farm one of the oldest in Iceland.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/the-pitfalls-of-easy-credit?fromrss=1 Gobbledigook - Sigur Ros- June 2, 2008 Named in part after a sister of one of the bandmembers, Reykjavik, Iceland's Sigur Ros was formed by guitarist and vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson, bassist Georg Holm, and drummer Agust.http://www.topix.net/world/iceland/2008/06/gobbledigook-sigur-ros?fromrss=1 |