One of the most interesting places to visit on an Iceland road trip is a small dot just off the south coast, which goes by many names: the Westman Islands, Vestmannaeyjar or Heimaey (“home island” ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

There aren’t a ton of forbidden places in the world. The mystery of them can add to their allure, but travelers should still respect the reasons that they are forbidden. One of the places that is ...

(CNN) -- Over the past decade, tourism to Iceland has reached meteoric heights, making it one of the fastest-growing destinations in the world. The number of foreign visitors to the Nordic nation ...

The formation of a new island off Iceland following a volcanic eruption. Reporter's notebook: House exodus threatens ...

Written off by Cristiano Ronaldo as having a “small mentality,” Iceland struck it big at Euro 2016 after beating Austria in a dramatic finish to reach the competition’s knockout stages. The smallest ...

FILE - Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU Summit in Brussels, on March 22, 2024. Voters in Iceland are choosing a president on Saturday, June 1 ...

With its complete lack of permanent glaciers, unpronounceable volcanoes and “Game of Thrones” filming locations, Rhode Island is hard to mistake for Iceland. Which is why it was a surprise to see a ...

Grimsey is Iceland's northernmost settlement and has 61 residents ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring The small Icelandic island of Grimsey is ...

Written off by Cristiano Ronaldo as having a “small mentality,” Iceland struck it big at Euro 2016 after beating Austria in a dramatic finish to reach the competition’s knockout stages. The smallest ...