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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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Austria: news

UN debates drug policy's impact

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 9:33
related places: Vienna

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, amid criticism that its policies have fuelled organised crime.
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Austrian Fritzl 'to plead guilty'

Friday, March 6th 2009, 23:48

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, is likely to plead guilty, his lawyer says.
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German charged over ski death

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 18:14
related countries: Germany

A German state governor is charged with manslaughter over a collision on an Austrian ski slope in which a woman died.
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Pope rescinds priest's promotion

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 17:47

Pope Benedict formally rescinds the promotion of an Austrian conservative priest whose appointment led to protests.
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Fritzl-based play opens in Vienna

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 9:14
related places: Vienna

A comedy inspired by the case of Josef Fritzl, accused of kidnap and incest, debuts in the Austrian capital.
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Austrian satire

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 9:09

Vienna play studies media frenzy over Fritzl abuse case
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Pope's choice for bishop declines

Monday, February 16th 2009, 9:49

A Roman Catholic priest asks the Pope to revoke his appointment as a bishop in Austria, after widespread protests.
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Eight held over Chechen killing

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 16:28
related countries: Russia
related places: Chechen, Moscow

Police in Austria arrest eight Chechens over the murder of a ninth, who was a critic of Chechnya's Moscow-backed leadership.
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Austria names Fritzl trial date

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 10:15

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, will go on trial on 16 March.
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Austrians hunt Chechen's killers

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 16:41
related places: Vienna

Human rights groups urge Austria to bring to justice the killers of a Chechen dissident shot dead on a Vienna street.
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Austria to run Madoff-hit bank

Friday, January 2nd 2009, 13:16

Austria takes control of Bank Medici after the private bank was hit by the Bernard Madoff investment scandal.
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Fritzl's daughter leaves clinic

Tuesday, December 30th 2008, 0:37

An Austrian woman allegedly held as a sex slave by her father for 24 years leaves the clinic where she had been since her release.
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Actor cuts throat on Vienna stage after real knife mix-up

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 12:04
related places: Vienna

An actor escapes death after slashing his throat on a Vienna stage with a real knife, instead of a harmless prop.
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Salzburg says 'So long, farewell' to plan for von Trapp family's home

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 22:23
related places: Salzburg

The Austrian city of Salzburg block plans to turn the former mansion of the von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, into a hotel.
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Austrian parties agree coalition

Monday, November 24th 2008, 9:10

Austria's two centrist parties agree to form a governing coalition, keeping the country's far-right out of the cabinet.
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Magnate's body stolen in Austria

Thursday, November 20th 2008, 23:56

Thieves have stolen the remains of a billionaire who died in 2006 from his vault in southern Austria, police say.
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Cellar father faces murder charge

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 15:00

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who allegedly abused his daughter for 24 years, is charged with killing one of their children.
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Austrian hostages freed in Mali

Friday, October 31st 2008, 14:50
related countries: Mali

Two Austrian hostages held for eight months by Islamic militants in the Sahara desert are released in Mali.
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Vienna tram driver sacked over 'Sieg Heil' to passengers

Tuesday, October 28th 2008, 14:51
related places: Vienna

A tram driver in Vienna is sacked after bidding farewell to passengers with the Nazi-era salute "Sieg Heil!"
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Oil falls despite production cuts

Friday, October 24th 2008, 18:55
related places: Vienna

World oil prices fall more than $4 a barrel, undermining Opec's attempts to steady prices by cutting output.
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Haider 'was the man of my life'

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 15:34

The successor of the Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider admits the two men had a long-standing "special relationship".
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Warm welcome

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 9:44

The wealthy Slovaks buying up parts of Austria
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Fritzl says he was 'born to rape'

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 15:09

The Austrian father who allegedly abused his imprisoned daughter for 24 years admits he was "born to rape", a leaked report says.
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Thousands attend Haider funeral

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 13:37
related places: Klagenfurt

Tens of thousands of people attend the funeral of far-right politician Joerg Haider in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt.
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Haider 'drunk' in fatal car crash

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 14:11

Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash, an official from his party says.
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Austrian Kohl fails doping test

Monday, October 13th 2008, 17:32
related countries: France
related places: This

This year's Tour de France 'King of the Mountains' Bernhard Kohl, who finished third overall, is the latest rider to fail a doping test.
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Haider 'was double speed limit'

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 15:48

Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving at twice the speed limit when he died in a car crash, officials say.
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Gold rush

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 8:01

Austria's mint flat out as investors seek safety
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