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You have the right to be forgotten by Google - but only in Europe
Google will not have to apply Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law globally, the continent’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a landmark case that has pitted personal privacy rights against freedom of speech.
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Europe's record heatwave threatens Greenland ice sheet
Greenland’s ice sheet is a key part of the global climate system and its melting would lead to rising sea levels and unstable weather.
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Pandor: SA keen to continue good relationship with UK
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said that South Africa was looking forward to continuing its relation with the United Kingdom following the appointment of new Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Records tumble in Europe as heatwave bites
Belgium registered an all-time high of 38.9 degrees Celsius at the Kleine-Brogel military base, beating a record that dated back to June 1947.
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Temperature record in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe
With France, Spain, Italy and parts of central Europe particularly badly hit by the high temperatures, officials urged people to take common sense precautions, complaining that this was not always the case.
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Austrian parliament sacks Kurz as video sting crisis rolls on
The star among Europe’s conservatives, known for his hard line on immigration, looked unassailable just two weeks ago.
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Trump to visit Ireland on trip to Europe
The 5 June visit to Ireland is part of a planned European tour for the president that will include stops in Britain and France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy.
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Going 'Under': Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway
Situated on the southern tip of Norway, the restaurant looks like a large concrete tube partly submerged in the North Sea. It is called Under, which also means 'wonder' in Norwegian.
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Nato chief wants to beef up Ukraine defences against Russia threat
The United States has already sold Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in the past year, but there are 'other systems, snipers systems, ammunition' that Washington could provide to strengthen Ukraine's forces, the general told Congress.
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Thai Airways cancels Europe flights due to Pakistani airspace closure
Thai flights to and from cities in Europe were canceled because they had been scheduled to fly over Pakistani airspace on Thursday, Thai Airways said in a statement.
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Netanyahu seeks to save face after cancelled central Europe summit
Benjamin Netanyahu's office said later that he was misquoted and had not implicated all Poles or the Polish nation in the Holocaust.
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South African, European demining experts killed in Yemen
A state-run relief centre said two South Africans, a Croatian, a Bosnian and a Kosovan were killed when a vehicle carrying mines to be destroyed exploded in Marib.
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'We are not fish': Migrants stranded at sea grow frustrated
The Sea-Watch 3, a vessel run by a German humanitarian group, plucked 32 people from an unsafe boat off the coast of Libya on 22 December.
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[OPINION] The biggest security threats in 2019
Peter Apps says 2019 may offer no shortage of strategic surprises.
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EU agrees to ban most single-use plastics
The new rules, which still need final approval before becoming law, target the top 10 items most frequently found littering European beaches.
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Ndabeni-Abrahams leads SA delegation at Africa-EU Forum on digitalisation
Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will participate in key discussions around digitalisation, technological transfer and trade.
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Bale snaps drought as Real edge past struggling Huesca
The Welshman struck his first goal in the league since the start of September to lift Real to a fourth win in five matches and move the European champions up to fourth place.
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70 arrested in Brussels during 'yellow vest' protest
The area housing European institutions including the offices of the European Commission and the European Parliament was sealed off as a precautionary measure.
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Black people face 'widespread prejudice' in EU: report
The report is based on interviews carried out in 2015 and 2016 with more than 5,800 people in 12 EU countries including France, Germany and the UK.
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Many challenges for poor travellers Springboks in Europe
The Springboks, who have won five Tests and lost five this season, face England, France, Scotland and Wales on consecutive Saturdays from 3 November.
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British, EU ministers say still time for Brexit deal
Meeting in Luxembourg, the bloc's top diplomats accepted that no agreement will be struck this week at an EU leaders' summit that had earlier been billed as the 'moment of truth'.
