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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'.
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Ryanair strikes disrupt 40,000 passengers across Europe
The impact on the airline’s bookings has forced it even to consider cutting its short-term growth plans.
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These are the world's most attractive countries for foreign workers
According to the latest edition of the Boston Consulting Group’s Decoding Global Talent, workers are most likely to want to head to the United States, Germany or Canada.
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Trump in Europe - the awkward guest
Ahead of the trip, Donald Trump has accused alliance members of being 'delinquent' on defence spending; referred to the 'turmoil' he expects to encounter on his next stop in the Brexit-embroiled UK.
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Stop exploiting Africa, share resources, Pope tells Europe
Pope Francis' comments follow moves in some African countries to win more generous terms from international mining companies.
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Europe seeks US sanction exemptions for its firms in Iran
In a letter, European ministers from Germany, France and Britain singled out key areas they wanted exempted, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy, automotive, civil aviation, infrastructure and banking.
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Why the West needs to change how it sees itself
The 1989 Tiananmen incident was read as a signal that Communist China was heading the way of the Soviet Union, the 1987 Asian financial crisis welcomed as a sign that the Asian miracle had crashed.
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When do young Europeans leave home?
Young people in most northern and western EU member states leave home in their early 20s, according to Eurostat.
