Europe's top court on Tuesday said national data watchdogs in Europe may act against companies even if they are not lead regulators for the firms, in a blow to Facebook which has disputed the Belgian regulator's power.

A man in the US was shot seven times, twice in the chest, during a robbery just outside an eatery in Houston, Texas, police said.

The Salvation Army’s helpline is receiving up to a dozen calls every week, 80% of which are related to requests for help in cases of human trafficking.

Ivory Coast is preparing for the return of former President Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday, a move that his supporters and the government hope will help ease tensions that have hung over the country since his arrest a decade ago.

Gosiame Sithole arrived at the hospital on Saturday and introduced herself as the woman who gave birth to the 10 babies, says CEO.

A 29-year-old Gqeberha woman has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for the rape of a 13-year-old boy in 2020.

The Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Open Secrets will be in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday afternoon over the government-issued permits that allow SA arms companies to export weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

French power group EDF has begun examination of a potential issue linked to a build-up of inert gases at its nuclear power station in China, though the company and its Chinese partner said the plant was operating safely.

Australia will allow a Sri Lankan asylum seeker family detained on Christmas Island since 2019 to live in community detention on the mainland after public anger over their separation when the youngest child became sick and was flown to a major hospit...

Republican US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly apologised on Monday for her remarks last month comparing Covid-19 mask requirements and vaccinations to the Nazi Holocaust that killed 6 million Jews.

Since the game’s announcement at E3 2019, From Software’s Dark Souls-but-with-ponies has been a conspicuous no-show at every subsequent games event – until now.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not co-operate with an investigation of the Southeast Asian nation's drug war killings planned by the International Criminal Court (ICC), his spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Taking “meta” to an entirely unprecedented, totally absurd level, Obsidian Entertainment’s debut sequel trailer isn’t making promises the studio can’t keep.

A man shopping at a supermarket in Georgia state on Monday shot and killed the cashier serving him over an argument about his face mask, before wounding an off-duty sheriff's deputy working at the store, local authorities said.

A Canadian man who is accused of deliberately running over five members of a Muslim family with his truck, killing four of them, now faces terrorism charges in addition to counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder, prosecutors said on Monday...

Some people have started selling the stones, with the starting price ranging from R100 to R300.

A fatal shooting and damage to five patrol cars from one taxi association occurred in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, on Monday afternoon.

Only 2.8% of Africa’s population is inoculated, compared with a global average of 14.5%, WHO says.

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A Ugandan military court on Monday released on bail 18 supporters of singer-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine detained since the start of the year on charges lawyers and government critics say are politically motivated.

Mediclinic on Monday night said it had not treated the mother of the "Thembisa 10" babies.

As always, there's a handful of Cash Cups taking place every week over at South African tournament organizer Mettlestate. This week, local gamers have four Cash Cups to enjoy.

Two police dogs and three wanted men were killed during a shootout in broad daylight on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg on Monday.

The positivity rate of new cases - the number of positive results against the number of tests taken in 24 hours - continued to climb, hitting 18.5% on Monday.

The World Bank says Covid-19 and its impact expanded the number of extremely poor people in Zimbabwe and increased extreme poverty to 49% in 2020.

An interlocutory application to extract extra information from the police by Zane Killian, one of the men accused of plotting the murder of Lt-Col Charl Kinnear, was refused by the Blue Downs regional court on Monday.

Gauteng police are searching for the person - or people - involved in the fatal shooting of a vet on Saturday morning in Krugersdorp.

Adoption of 4IR technology across all industries and future-proofing businesses are just some of the strategies spurred on by Covid-19