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Hungary accuses Austria of 'stupidity' in refugee crisis
Hungary accused Austria of confusing 'solidarity and stupidity' after Vienna said that nations which do not accept refugees under European Union quotas should face sanctions.
21 December 2015
Paris attacks heighten pressure at Vienna Syria talks
Multiple "terror" attacks in Paris increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna on Saturday to overcome deep divisions and help end Syria's horrific civil war.
14 November 2015
Between hope and despair, migrants board buses for Austria
"According to the Hungarian government, there will be free buses to take you to the last town before the border," shouts a man urgently in Arabic through a megaphone.
05 September 2015
20,000 march in Austria after migrant truck tragedy
Around 20,000 people took to the streets of Vienna on Monday to demonstrate against ill-treatment of migrants.
01 September 2015
More than 70 dead in Austrian migrant truck tragedy: government
The bodies of more than 70 dead migrants have been recovered from an abandoned truck found on an Austrian motorway, more than the initial estimate of between 20 and 50.
28 August 2015
Viennese court acquits two men of murder in high-profile Aliyev's case; Kazakhstan contends Austrian judge biased
Vladimir Koshlyak and Alnur Musayev acquitted by jury in Austria of murdering two Kazakhstani bankers back in 2007.
27 July 2015
Austria to file EU complaint against UK nuclear plant
Austria will next week officially file a legal complaint in Brussels against state subsidies for Britain's planned new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant.
24 June 2015
Aliyev's accomplices back in custody
Rakhat Aliyev's alleged accomplices in the murder of two bankers are taken back into custody in Austria.
10 June 2015
Eurovision, a stage for geopolitical conflicts?
Behind the kitsch, glitz and smoke machines of the Eurovision Song Contest -- hosted by Vienna -- hide more serious international geopolitical tensions.
21 May 2015
Vienna's Life Ball extravaganza draws stars in fight against AIDS
From actress Charlize Theron to French fashion icon Jean-Paul Gaultier, the Life Ball, one of the world's biggest AIDS charity events, drew scores of celebrities to Vienna.
17 May 2015
Aliyev's accomplices released from detention in Austrian courtroom
Two of Aliyev's accomplices in the trial into the double-murder of Kazakh bankers back in 2007, have been released in the courtroom over contradicting evidence.
02 May 2015
Aliyev case in Vienna becomes complicated
The case involving the deceased ex-ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria Rakhat Aliyev promises to become more complicated.
12 April 2015
Activists file Facebook class action suit in Austria
An Austrian law graduate spearheading a class action case against Facebook for alleged privacy breaches officially filed the suit in a Vienna court.
09 April 2015
Second autopsy confirms Rakhat Aliyev's suicide
A second autopsy of Rakhat Aliyev's body confirmed that the former Kazakhstan ambassador to Austria committed suicide.
20 March 2015
Narcotics found in Aliyev's blood
A blood sample taken from the deceased ex-ambassador's body has been found to contain traces of narcotic substances.
03 March 2015
Kazakhstan insists on objective investigation of Rakhat Aliyev's death
Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan has made an official statement on Rakhat Aliyev's death in Austrian prison.
26 February 2015
New details of Aliyev's death emerge
Rakhat Aliyev's death has been officially confirmed by the Ministry of Justice of Austria. New details of the death are emerging.
24 February 2015
Kazakhstan's Aliyev received death threats in Austrian jail: media
Reports in the media suggest Kazakhstan's Rakhat Aliyev received death threats while awaiting trial in the Austrian prison of Josefstadt.
24 February 2015
Kazakhstan's Rakhat Aliyev found dead in Austrian prison
Former son-in-law of Kazakshtan President Rakhat Aliyev has been found dead in his solitary confinemen in an Austrian prison.
24 February 2015
Anti-Islam PEGIDA rally in Austria dwarfed by counter-demo
The first protest in the Austrian city of Linz by Germany's "anti-Islamisation" movement PEGIDA drew just 150 supporters.
09 February 2015