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TORSHAVN, Faeroe Islands - Former President Clinton shook hands with locals and stayed on message Monday during a visit to this North Sea archipelago, proof that no corner of the globe is too obscure to be beyond the notice of a determined campaigner. During his one-day visit to the wind-swept islands located halfway between Iceland and Norway, Clinton put in a plug for his wife, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton. "No one has voted yet but I think she has a good chance," Clinton told reporters. Asked whether he believed the United States was ready for a woman president,...

Twelve Norwegians from Bergen found themselves stuck on board a cruiseship this week. They'd only meant to have a quick weekend trip to Denmark, but are currently taking an involuntary tour around the North Atlantic.The Bergen residents, including one local family with children, had taken advantage of a special deal to take the vessel MS Norrøna back and forth to Hanstholm in Denmark. The vessel is owned by Smyril Line of the Færoe Islands.The vessel regularly plies the route between Bergen and Hanstholm, and then sets off from Bergen for week-long trips to the Shetland Islands, the Færoes and on...