<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Iceland</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/europe/westerneurope/iceland?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><description>Iceland</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese Release Bobby Fischer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60087-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60087-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fischer, who feared deportation to face charges in the U.S. was freed from a Japanese prison late Thursday and left immediately for Iceland, where he has been granted citizenship.]]></description><author> Anthony Faiola</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fischer Granted Citizenship In Iceland]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55501-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55501-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  REYKJAVIK, Iceland, March 21  --  Iceland, the country where Bobby Fischer won the world chess championship a generation ago, granted citizenship to the 62-year-old recluse Monday, a boost to Fischer's efforts to fight deportation from Japan to the United States.]]></description><author> Valur Gunnarson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wash Thoroughly Without a Swimsuit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63998-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63998-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[That afternoon -- a May afternoon, the third day of our trip -- we were driving up the cliffside road toward the town of Siglufjordur, on Iceland's northern coast, roughly 50 miles from the Arctic Circle. Driving was rather difficult because we found ourselves in a blinding spring snowstorm with near-gale winds -- let's just call it a blizzard, for argument's sake.]]></description><author> Jason Wilson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland Offers Asylum to Jailed Fischer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5887-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5887-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Iceland has agreed to offer asylum to Bobby Fischer, the former chess champion who is being held in a Japanese jail while fighting extradition to the United States.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Slain Courier, Family Was First]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48782-2004Aug7.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48782-2004Aug7.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jason L. Schwindler, killed by gunmen who ambushed his company's armored car outside a Hyattsville bank, left behind a wife with an incurable brain disorder, and a 13-month-old son.]]></description><author> Jessica Valdez</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland Presses U.S. Not to Remove Jets]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20601-2003Jul20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20601-2003Jul20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A move by the Bush administration to withdraw the last several U.S. Air Force fighter jets from Iceland has drawn strong objection from Icelandic authorities and threatened to disrupt relations with yet another NATO ally.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO Looking Ahead to A Mission Makeover]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5067-2002Nov4.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5067-2002Nov4.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The changes include a multi-national deployment force that would allow NATO to operate quickly against new enemies far from Europe.]]></description><author> Robert G. Kaiser  and Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow  That  Goose]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29327-2002Aug17.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29327-2002Aug17.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The smart money's on Major Ruttledge. <br> Major did more island-hopping in the Canadian Arctic last week than his pals Hugh, Austin and Kerry, at least judging by his Web site. So he may be in better shape for the perilous journey home. And let's hope they all do better than Oscar, who...]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free 'Willy' Adjusts to Open Seas Near Iceland]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52126-2002Aug6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52126-2002Aug6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Keiko the whale, star of the hit film "Free Willy," is adjusting to life in the wild after years in captivity and now lives with a school of killer whales off Iceland's south coast, scientists said Tuesday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland Sends Police Abroad in Effort To Stop Falun Gong]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48405-2002Jun13.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48405-2002Jun13.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 13 -- Iceland sent police officers to Boston and three European cities today to try to prevent Falun Gong members from flying here on Icelandair while China's president is visiting.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO Links Itself With Russia]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17117-2002May14.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17117-2002May14.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NATO and Russia reached formal agreement to jointly combat terrorism and other common security threats in the post-Sept. 11 era, following months of negotiation.]]></description><author> Colleen Barry</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steeling Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25787-2002Mar27.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25787-2002Mar27.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Capitol Hill couple's renovated loft shines with industrial chic design. The result is not exactly warm and fuzzy, but it is stunning.]]></description><author> Deborah K. Dietsch</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATION IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12360-2002Jan20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12360-2002Jan20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bomb Threat Diverts]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Iceland, Images Easily Warmed To]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39975-2001Nov4.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39975-2001Nov4.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Looking for solace? A nice quiet place where you can get away from it all, contemplate nature and not worry about opening your mail?]]></description><author> Jo Ann Lewis</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Grieving: World Unites in Time of Sorrow]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34490-2001Sep14.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34490-2001Sep14.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Millions of people gathered in silence worldwide today to express sympathy and friendship to a grieving America, including 200,000 who went to the heart of Berlin to show that the United States does not stand alone against terrorism.]]></description><author> Audrey Woods</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29327-2001Jul20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29327-2001Jul20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ASIA]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect Vision]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21360-2000Oct6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21360-2000Oct6.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some movie attributes are too delicate to be put into words. That's certainly the case with Lars von Trier's brilliant "Dancer in the Dark," which is close to unique and whose ethereal fascinations defy reduction to mere language.]]></description><author> Stephen Hunter</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Civilized Side of Viking Life]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40541-2000Jul13.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40541-2000Jul13.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[THIS BEING the age of image enhancement, descendants of the Vikings would like it understood that their fierce, sea-scouring, village-slaughtering, monastery-looting, town-burning ancestors also had a kinder, gentler side.]]></description><author> Hank Burchard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Loose Oar, a Strong Finish for Gar-Field Girls]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14652-2000Jun18.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14652-2000Jun18.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Junior Angela Plummer's rowing career at Gar-Field didn't end quite the way she had hoped. With about 900 meters left in her final race, the girls senior eight at the Scholastic Rowing Association national championships, Plummer's oar popped out of the boat, forcing her team to stop for a full 25 seconds to get it back in place.]]></description><author> Michael Ballard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Cannes: Women, Women Everywhere]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42241-2000May20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42241-2000May20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/westerneurope/iceland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Cannes International Film Festival, which began on May 10 and ends tonight, brought together an unusual number of films that plumb the theme of women fighting to make sense of their various worlds. New works by such Cannes regulars as the Danish director Lars von Trier and the American independent filmmaker Neil LaBute, among others, centered on strong female characters.]]></description><author> Laura Winters</author></item></channel></rss>