News: Austria

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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Austria: news

New art find 'bigger than Munich'

Friday, February 14th 2014, 10:16

Paintings found at the Austrian home of a collector suspected of handling Nazi loot are even more significant than those found at his Munich flat, his lawyer says.
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Mayer wins men's downhill gold medal

Sunday, February 9th 2014, 9:01

Austria's Matthias Mayer is the surprise winner of the men's downhill on his Winter Olympic debut in Sochi.
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VIDEO: Severe snow strikes Austria

Thursday, February 6th 2014, 18:54

Large parts of Europe have been hit by severe weather, with snow, rain and high winds causing disruption in several countries.
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Oscar-winning actor Schell dies

Sunday, February 2nd 2014, 1:55

Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg, dies aged 83.
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VIDEO: Oscar-winning actor Schell dies

Sunday, February 2nd 2014, 1:51

Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg, has passed away at the age of 83.
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Kercher convict found near border

Friday, January 31st 2014, 21:23
related countries: Italy

Italian police find Raffaele Sollecito near the Austrian border after a court reinstated his guilty verdict for killing Briton Meredith Kercher.
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Anger at Vienna 'far-right' ball

Saturday, January 25th 2014, 1:13
related places: Vienna

Thousands of people take part in protest marches in Vienna against an annual ball which is expected to be attended by far-right leaders.
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Dancing over the edge: Vienna in 1914

Monday, January 6th 2014, 0:48
related places: Vienna

How Vienna sowed the seeds of its own destruction in 1914
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Youngest foreign minister takes post

Monday, December 16th 2013, 18:25

Aged just 27, the Austrian Sebastian Kurz is now Europe's youngest foreign minister after the government was sworn in.
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UK protest at Gibraltar bag opening

Tuesday, November 26th 2013, 16:25
related countries: Gibraltar, Spain, United Kingdom

Britain has protested to the Spanish authorities after police opened a diplomatic bag at the border with Gibraltar, calling it "a serious infringement" of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
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Austria jails neo-Nazi group members

Tuesday, November 5th 2013, 12:22

A court in Austria finds seven members of the so-called Objekt 21 group guilty of neo-Nazi activities and jails them for up to six years.
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VIDEO: The long journey of a Syrian family

Tuesday, October 22nd 2013, 21:54
related countries: Italy, Syria
related places: Lampedusa, Vienna

The BBC's Matthew Price rejoins a Syrian refugee family after their long journey from the Italian island of Lampedusa to Vienna in search of a better life.
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VIDEO: From middle class to hiding on trains

Tuesday, October 22nd 2013, 10:04
related countries: Italy, Syria
related places: Lampedusa, Vienna

The BBC's Matthew Price rejoins a Syrian refugee family after their long journey from the Italian island of Lampedusa to Vienna in search of a better life.
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Austria finds Iceman's descendants

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 15:18

Austria finds that 19 Tyrolean men are related to Oetzi, the 5,300-year-old Iceman whose body was found in the Alps in 1991.
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Narrow win for Austria ruling bloc

Monday, September 30th 2013, 16:40

Austria's two main political parties win just enough votes to extend their ruling coalition for another five years.
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Austria coalition set for poll win

Sunday, September 29th 2013, 23:50

Austria's ruling two-party "grand coalition" appears to have scraped another five-year term in polls - but the far-right Freedom Party gets a boost.
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Austria police find body after siege

Wednesday, September 18th 2013, 9:30

Austrian police find a body they believe is a man suspected of shooting dead three policemen and a paramedic, after storming his home.
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Austrian police storm farmhouse

Tuesday, September 17th 2013, 21:33

Austrian special forces storm a farmhouse where a man suspected of killing three policemen and an emergency worker is holed up.
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Trapattoni departs as Republic boss

Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 10:48
related countries: Ireland

Giovanni Trapattoni's five-year tenure as Republic of Ireland boss ends after the World Cup qualifier defeat in Austria.
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VIDEO: Austrians unveil Diana memorial

Monday, September 2nd 2013, 15:02
related places: Vienna

A memorial plaque and bust paying tribute to Princess Diana have been unveiled in Austria's capital, Vienna.
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Giant panda born at Vienna zoo

Friday, August 16th 2013, 17:17
related places: Vienna

A giant panda in Vienna zoo gives birth naturally, an event so rare it is only the third successful attempt in Europe.
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Dutch royals bury Prince Johan Friso

Friday, August 16th 2013, 14:22
related countries: Netherlands

A funeral is held for Dutch Prince Johan Friso, who died on Monday after 18 months in a coma caused by a 2012 Austrian ski accident.
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VIDEO: Dutch prince dies after 18 month coma

Monday, August 12th 2013, 19:31
related countries: Netherlands

Dutch Prince Johan Friso has died after a year and a half in a coma following an accident at an Austrian ski resort.
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Austria could return to F1 calendar

Tuesday, July 23rd 2013, 13:05

The Austrian Grand Prix could return to the Formula 1 calendar for the first time in more than a decade, at the Red Bull Ring.
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Vienna finds lost Jewish tombstones

Thursday, July 11th 2013, 15:40
related places: Vienna

Jewish leaders in the Austrian capital Vienna announce the recovery of ancient Jewish tombstones that were hidden underground from the Nazis.
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VIDEO: Bolivian plane diversion row

Wednesday, July 10th 2013, 1:52
related countries: Bolivia, United States

In Washington a special meeting has been held by The Organization of American States to discuss why the Bolivian president's plane was forced to divert to Austria after it was suspected Edward Snowden was on board.
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