The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 16, 2010 Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Disrupts Global Travel --------------------------------------------------- Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing flight delays across the world because of a volcanic eruption emitting a cloud of ash from Iceland. Much of Europe’s airspace has been closed with some 17,000 flights expected to be canceled today. More cancellations are expected through the weekend. .