Europe
‘Most Ships Involved in Arms and Drugs Trafficking Are Based in Western Countries’
More than 60% of ships involved in reported cases of sanctions-busting or illicit transfers of arms, drugs, other military equipment and sensitive dual-use goods that could be used in the development of missiles and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are owned by companies based in the EU, NATO or other OECD states.
Bomb next to PM office in Reykjavik
The bomb had political messages stuck to it according to the web media [www.pressan.is](www.pressan.is) but we don’t know what they said and if that is true.
Part of downtown of the city of Reykjavik was closed off by the police and the bomb squad, who were assisted by the “viking squad” of the police (SWAT in english).
Your money helped bail out some UK Big Banks. Do they know it isn’t Christmas?
Banks are lending very little to help the real economy – businesses and mortgages – but there are no shortages of bonuses for top executives. Huge payments to lobbying firms at home and in the US (whose activities are not covered by the Freedom of Information Act) have been used to influence policies that may curtail the financial sector’s licence to cream.
Angels Invest Where Banks Dither
For innovative young folks, angels are by no means mythical beings or messengers of God as depicted in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles and the Quran. They are flesh-and-blood source of equity capital at the seed and early stage of company formation, particularly when banks are reluctant to lend.
Article by Ramesh Jaura
Nuclear Dangers, The World Is “One Minute Closer to Midnight”
Berlin – “We want a nuclear weapons free world.” More than 80 percent of people around the globe have expressed this overwhelming desire to authors of a new report. But a close look shows that very little is happening rather slowly in terms of reducing nukes and putting a halt to proliferation. This is cause of profound concern also to atomic scientists.
Four men
Four men, tied to Outlaws biker gang, have been charged with assault on Greek tourist in Iceland.
These four men, citizens from the nordic country of Iceland, are facing charges at Reykjavik district court today in connection with the beating up of Greek national that was traveling in Iceland during the last summer.