This handout photo shows a polar bear that was shot by the police after being considered a threat to people nearby, ...

LONDON -- A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being ...

A polar bear was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland, a rare sight in the island nation. It was shot by ...

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Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the long-term issuer ratings of the government of Iceland to A1 from A2. The agency also changed the nation's outlook to stable from positive.

Polar bears aren’t native to Iceland, though an occasional vagrant arrives from Greenland. So, it was quite a surprise for an ...

Police have shot and killed a polar bear that came ashore in northwestern Iceland, the first sighting of a polar bear there ...

A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said.

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