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Former Libyan minister 'drowned'

Monday, April 30th 2012, 12:59
related countries: Libya Libya

Former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem died by drowning, according to preliminary post-mortem results in Austria.
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Libya ex-minister dead in river

Sunday, April 29th 2012, 20:26
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Vienna

The body of former Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem is found in the River Danube near the Austrian capital, Vienna, police say.
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Mexico Aztec headdress to go home

Saturday, April 28th 2012, 2:53
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Austria could lend Mexico a headdress reputedly worn by the Aztec emperor Moctezuma after the Mexican Senate changes its rules on relics.
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VIDEO: Sausage row in Austria and Slovenia

Thursday, April 26th 2012, 5:34
related countries: Slovenia Slovenia

A row has broken out between Austria and Slovenia over the name of a sausage.
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Famous Vienna street renamed

Saturday, April 21st 2012, 14:51

Famous Vienna street is renamed over anti-Semite controversy
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Austria in sausage fight

Friday, April 13th 2012, 23:32
related countries: Slovenia Slovenia

A row breaks out between Slovenia and Austria over the name of a sausage - and it is a matter for the EU.
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Pope rebukes Austrian dissidents

Thursday, April 5th 2012, 12:22

In unusually strong remarks, Pope Benedict XVI condemns a group of Austrian priests for questioning key church teachings.
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Hitler parents' tombstone removed

Friday, March 30th 2012, 13:59

The tombstone marking the grave of Adolf Hitler's parents in Austria is removed, to end its use as a pilgrimage site for right-wing extremists.
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Mozart piece uncovered in Austria

Friday, March 23rd 2012, 17:39

A previously unknown piano composition by Mozart, believed to have been written when he was as young as 10, is uncovered in Austria.
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VIDEO: 'Space' skydiver's test jump a success

Friday, March 16th 2012, 23:21

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has successfully completed a test jump from 71,500ft (22km) above New Mexico, before he attempts the highest skydive in history later this year.
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Dutch prince 'may never wake up'

Friday, February 24th 2012, 15:48
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Dutch Prince Johan Friso, injured in an avalanche last week, is in a coma and may never regain consciousness, doctors treating him in Austria say.
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VIDEO: Dutch prince injured in avalanche

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 2:08
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands
related places: Lech

Dutch Prince Johan Friso is seriously injured in an avalanche while on a skiing holiday in the Austrian resort of Lech.
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Dutch prince struck by avalanche

Friday, February 17th 2012, 20:50
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Dutch Prince Johan Friso is treated for serious injuries after being buried by an avalanche in the Austrian ski resort of Lech.
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Moody's warns on UK credit rating

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 9:12
related countries: Italy Italy, Portugal Portugal, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Moody's puts the credit rating of the UK, France and Austria on "negative outlook" and downgrades the ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal.
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VIDEO: Skydiver: My mum's still scared

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 17:42

An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
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Skydiver planning 36km record bid

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 1:03

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
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Austria row at 'new Jews' remark

Tuesday, January 31st 2012, 19:35

Austria's President withdraws an award from a far-right leader who allegedly likened his supporters to Jews under the Nazis.
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'Far-right' Vienna ball condemned

Friday, January 27th 2012, 21:26
related places: Vienna

Protesters in Austria marking Holocaust Remembrance Day condemn organisers of a ball, which was expected to be attended by far-right leaders.
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Vienna ball dropped from UN list

Thursday, January 19th 2012, 16:35

The Viennese ball is dropped from a UN list of Austrian cultural traditions after protests over one ball's links to far-right politics.
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VIDEO: Close-up: Vienna's coffee house culture

Sunday, January 15th 2012, 0:12
related places: Vienna

Why Vienna's coffee houses are Unesco-listed
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Heavy snow blankets West Austria

Monday, January 9th 2012, 12:49
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Heavy snow blocks road and rail services to Austria's western province of Vorarlberg, close to the Swiss border.
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VIDEO: Heavy snow causes chaos in Austria

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 16:22

Heavier than usual snowfall and high winds have caused chaos on roads and railways in many areas of Austria.
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VIDEO: Snow blocks Austrian travel routes

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 12:01

Heavier than usual snowfall and high winds have caused chaos on roads and railways in many areas of Austria.
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Unusually heavy snow hits Austria

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 16:46

Heavier than usual snowfall in many parts of Austria has left villages and tourist resorts cut off, and part of a major railway route has also been shut.
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VIDEO: Austria's mothballed nuclear power station

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 0:35
related places: Vienna, Zwentendorf

Bethany Bell visited the Zwentendorf atomic power plant near Vienna which never went online.
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Michael's illness 'touch and go'

Friday, December 23rd 2011, 15:44
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London, Vienna

Singer George Michael says he is lucky to be alive after his bout of severe pneumonia, but admits he is still "very weak".
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Sick George Michael shelves tour

Friday, November 25th 2011, 17:18
related places: Vienna

Singer George Michael cancels the remaining dates of his tour while he is treated in Vienna for "severe" pneumonia, his publicist confirms.
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Sick George Michael cancels shows

Thursday, November 24th 2011, 16:37

George Michael has postponed a series of concerts, including two weekend shows in Cardiff, after being taken to hospital in Austria with pneumonia.
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