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We have started to collect the most important news related to Austria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Gun battle in Vienna Sikh temple

Sunday, May 24th 2009, 13:11
related places: Vienna

At least nine people are injured in a shooting incident at a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
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Czech plan for tunnel direct to the sea - 400km away - is unearthed

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 1:17
related countries: Czech Republic Czech Republic

The former communist Czechoslovakia had planned an underground rail link under Austria to the Adriatic Sea, a newspaper says.
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Arrests in Austria camp attacks

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 15:21
related places: Ebensee

Five youths are arrested after shouting Nazi slogans at people visiting the former Ebensee concentration camp in Austria.
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Six killed in Austrian avalanche

Monday, May 4th 2009, 6:45

At least six people have been killed by an avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden, rescue services say.
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Border cut that sparked an exodus

Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 0:08
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Two decades are marked since Hungarian guards removed border barriers with Austria, signalling the fall of the Iron Curtain.
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Austria frees 'murder pits guard'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 18:13
related countries: United States United States

A former SS man alleged to have helped exterminate 8,000 Jews is freed by Austria, a day after being extradited from the US.
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US deports SS 'murder pits guard'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 21:57
related countries: Poland Poland, United States United States

The US deports to Austria a former SS man connected to the Nazi killing of some 8,000 Jews in occupied Poland.
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Ordeal over

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 20:49

Tensions ease after week of Fritzl trial horror in Austria
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Austrian Fritzl sentenced to life

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 16:18

The Austrian man who locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathered her seven children, Joseph Fritzl, is jailed for life.
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Fritzl jury considers its verdict

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 10:24

Austrian Josef Fritzl says he regrets his actions, as the jury in his murder and rape trial considers its verdict.
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Josef Fritzl admits all charges

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 18:56

Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children there, pleads guilty to all charges.
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Psychiatrist to testify on Fritzl

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 6:05

The jury in the trial of Austrian Josef Fritzl, charged with crimes against children kept in a cellar, is to hear from a psychiatrist.
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Fritzl's face is caught on camera

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 20:09

Josef Fritzl shows his face to the media for the first time at his incest trial in Austria as an early verdict is predicted.
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Fritzl hears daughter's testimony

Monday, March 16th 2009, 22:10

Austrian Josef Fritzl is quizzed over video testimony from the daughter he has admitted raping and fathering children with.
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Fritzl admits rape, denies murder

Monday, March 16th 2009, 13:49

Austrian Josef Fritzl, accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her children, admits rape but not murder.
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In the spotlight

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 23:44

All cameras on Austria as Fritzl trial begins
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Opec keeps oil output unchanged

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 15:47
related places: Vienna

Oil ministers from the 12 Opec countries meeting in Vienna have decided to keep oil production at current levels.
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Austria smashes child porn ring

Friday, March 13th 2009, 15:12

Austrian police say they have broken an internet child porn ring spanning 170 countries and involving nearly 1,000 people.
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Switzerland eases banking secrecy

Friday, March 13th 2009, 14:49
related countries: Luxembourg Luxembourg, Switzerland Switzerland

Switzerland makes concessions on banking secrecy, but insists it will protect account holders from "unjustified watching".
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