Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.

The Faroe Islands, a remote territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, has voted to end its decades-old regulations on abortion.

The parliament of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of Denmark, has voted to legalise abortion in the first 12 ...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of trips and vacations to be canceled over the last few months. While some airlines are implementing new guidelines and procedures to keep ...

The parliament of the Faroe Islands, which are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, has banned vessels operated by fishing ...

Sixty-one pilot whales were killed in the Faroe Islands, Aug. 12, 2015 (Photo by Mayk Wendt courtesy Sea Shepherd) COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 15, 2015 (ENS) – Four Sea Shepherd volunteers, arrested ...

A Danish astronaut's upcoming space mission has gotten the stamp of approval from the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Posta Faroe Islands and Tusass Greenland, the two countries' postal services, have ...

After a massive online outcry, government officials in the Faroe Islands have described the hunting and killing of a massive pod of dolphins as a “big mistake.” On Sunday night, 1,428 dolphins were ...

COPENHAGEN, June 9 (Reuters) - Denmark and the Faroe Islands agreed on Thursday to establish an air surveillance radar on the North Atlantic archipelago as part of efforts to keep a closer eye on ...

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The wind was ferocious as I stepped out from where I’d been sheltering behind the old stone church on Viðoy, the northernmost of the Faroe Islands. I stumbled as if I were on the deck of a ship. The ...