Volcanic ash from Iceland strands Norway's prime minister in NYC airport, so he governs via iPad

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Norway prime minister Jens Stotlenberg, stranded in New York after volcanic ash closed airspace overseas, governs the country via iPad.

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All he needs is an iPad and and outlet to run Norway.

Jens Stotlenberg, the country's prime minister, was stranded Friday with thousands of other fliers at Kennedy Airport by a huge black cloud of volcanic ash that turned the skies over a large swath of Europe into a no-fly zone.

But that didn't prevent Stotlenberg from conducting the daily business of Norwegian government on Apple's newest gizmo in an airport lounge.

Nearby, British Airways passengers were fuming about the lack of information and complaining about shabby treatment.

"It's rubbish," said 44-year-old Sasha Watson, who was trying to get a flight home to London with her two kids and mother.

"They haven't given us a meal voucher, said nothing about a hotel, and the only flights are going to Glasgow -- and that's hours from now."

"I know it's out of the airline's control, but we haven't been given adequate information," added Brian Jones, 48, a London teacher who had been celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary in New York with wife Sara, 47.

"We just want to go home to see our children."