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Iceland's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, began erupting on Saturday, causing airlines to cancel over 1,000 flights in northern Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday due to fears over aviation safety. Ash cloud warnings over Britain and Ireland were lifted on Wednesday but in Germany, Bremen and Hamburg airports were briefly closed and Berlin was also expected to be disrupted.

Northern Europe which suffered a setback due air traffic disruption from Icelandic volcanic ash on Wednesday was provided with hope when experts said the eruption was rapidly dying down, a report said

NASA's satellites are at work again, getting images of the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland from space.

While the recent Icelandic volcano eruption is grounding flights across Europe, one bold airline that flew a plane t through the ash cloud is calling for lighter restrictions.

President Barack Obama opened his four-nation, six-day tour through Europe with a stop in Ireland on Monday. There, he downed a pint of Guinness, traversed to the tiny town of Moneygall to meet distant relatives, and spoke to an estimated cheering crowd of 25,000 in Dublin.

252 flights have been cancelled from Scotland down to Newcastle in northern England and more cancellations are expected.

Barcelona's preparations for the UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United took a hit as they will be forced to land in London two days ahead of schedule due to fears of the ash from the Icelandic volcano Grimsvotn which errupted recently.

The ash clouds from the Grimsvotn volcano in Ireland have forced airlines to cancel the flights across northern Britain on Tuesday. Hundreds of people will be grounded in Scandinavia and Denmark as the ash spreads.

A volcanic eruption at Grimsvotn has hit Iceland on May 21, sending a huge bubbling mass of ash and smoke, accompanied by multiple earthquakes.

As Iceland’s volcanic ash continues to demand an audience, we take a look at one geothermal wonder that should have you on the next flight into the country.

U.S. President Barack Obama declared solidarity between the United States and economically struggling Ireland with a symbolic gulp of beer and a rousing speech, telling a huge Dublin crowd on Monday: Your best days are still ahead.

While the eruption of the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland is the most powerful in decades, it isn't likely to cause the same kinds of disruption as Eyjafjallajökull did last year.

Iceland’s top carrier says that the country will reopen its main airport late Monday.

President Barack Obama will depart from Ireland to London earlier than planned on Monday after concerns of volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland.

Scottish airline Loganair has cancelled 36 flights in response to the threat from the volcanic ash.

So far the European airspace has not been affected by the eruption of the Iceland's most active volcano, reports say.

Iceland Meteorological department has issued the following forecast for the whole country for the next 24 hours.

The British Met. Office monitoring lightning activity in the ash plume from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano recorded the number of lightning per hour 1000 times more than during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in May 2010.

Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights on Sunday as the country's most active Grimsvotn volcano's eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam high into the sky.

European airspace has not been affected by the eruption of Iceland's most active volcano, Grimsvotn. No European or transatlantic flights have been disrupted so far

An eruption at Grimsvotn has hit Iceland at 19:25UTC on May 21, sending a huge bubbling mass of ash and smoke, which seeped above the clouds for 12 miles, and was accompanied by multiple earthquakes.