Icelandic voters have rejected a proposal to resume European Union accession negotiations in a referendum. The result closes the door on renewed talks for now despite arguments over security and economic stability.

REYKJAVIK: Icelanders began voting on Saturday (Aug 29) in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the EU in the wake of a 2009 financial cr

Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated…