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Austria

Austrian lorry: 71 victims suffocated almost immediately say police

Police in Austria say the 71 migrants found dead in an abandoned lorry last week appear to have died of suffocation almost immediately after being

04/09/2015

Musica

Jonas Kaufmann: three operas, three roles, three styles

03/09/2015

Musica

Portrait: Claus Guth

03/09/2015

Austria

Austria: Afghan teenagers rescued from van which had doors welded shut

Amid Europe’s migrant crisis, Austrian police say they have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers from a van which had its doors welded shut. The vehicle was

02/09/2015

Austria

'No person is illegal' - Vienna holds rally for refugees

Thousands turn out in Vienna to welcome refugees after a wave of anti migrant sentiment and tragedies

01/09/2015

Austria

Austria and Hungary hope arrests will lead to human trafficking ringleaders

Hungarian police say they have arrested a fifth man, a Bulgarian, in connection with the deaths of 71 people who were found in an abandoned lorry in

30/08/2015

Europe News

Austria tops the migrant league

A migrant reception centre in Traiskirchen, Austria is now housing 4,300 asylum seekers, despite its official capacity of 2,300. It is symptomatic of

28/08/2015

Austria

Arrests made over Austria migrant lorry tragedy

Authorities have confirmed that arrests have been made in connection to the lorry tragedy.

28/08/2015

Austria

'It's called the route of death': up to 200 migrants feared dead off Libyan coast

Hundreds of migrants are feared perished as shocking images show a tragic end to what is being labelled the 'route of death.'

28/08/2015

Austria

Migrants: Vienna summit given added impetus

The discovery of a lorry containing the corpses of dead refugees on an Austrian motorway gave added impetus to a key summit on migration in Vienna

28/08/2015

Austria

More than 70 suspected immigrants dead in Austria truck

More than 70 bodies have been recovered from a lorry found abandoned near the border with Hungary, officials have said. The refrigerated, air-tight

27/08/2015

Austria

EU leaders discuss migrant crisis in western Balkan summit

EU leaders are gathering in the Austrian capital Vienna to discuss how to deal with the influx of migrants to the region. About 100,000 people, many

27/08/2015

Austria

Austria: dozens of migrants die locked in an air-tight truck

Police examining a lorry abandoned in the lay-by of a motorway in Austria have made a grim discovery. The bodies of at least 20 immigrants have been

27/08/2015

Musica

Kaufmann's dark take on Beethoven at Salzburg Festival

It is one of the highlights of this year’s Salzburg Festival: The new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio”. On stage, there’s a remarkable cast

20/08/2015

Musica

Watch Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival with Jonas Kaufmann & Adrianne Pieczonka

13/08/2015

Austria

Heatwave hits Central and Eastern Europe

We all love a long, hot summer – apart from when it is too long and too hot. Try asking the people of Vienna, who are struggling to keep cool after

11/08/2015

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Preparing for Mars

08/08/2015

Austria

Austria: overwhelmed refugee centre closes to new arrivals

One of Austria’s largest refugee centres is closing to new arrivals because it is bursting at the seams. The facility, in Traiskirchen, south of

04/08/2015

Sport

Austrian pole vaulter Grunberg left paraplegic after training accident

Austria’s leading Pole vaulter Kira Grunberg has been left paraplegic following a training accident. The 21-year-old – who is trained by her father –

31/07/2015

Austria

Austria bans 'Nazi coded' car number plates

Austria has banned new car number plates which have hidden codes symbolising support for neo-Nazi or other extremist causes. More than 30 number and

24/07/2015

World

Exclusive - EU's Mogherini hails 'good' Iran deal

The nuclear deal agreed between Iran and six world powers represents a “historic opportunity” to change the relationship between Tehran and the West

14/07/2015

Austria

Rouhani hails start of 'new era' as Iran nuclear deal reached

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani hailed a new chapter in his country’s relations with the Western world after Tehran reached a nuclear deal with six

14/07/2015

Austria

'Historic' Iran nuclear deal 'a sign of hope'

Iran and six world powers concluded two years of tortuous talks with an agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme - a deal that has been widely praised and condemned.

14/07/2015

Austria

Nuclear deal with Iran thought to be imminent

A tired Russian Foreign Miinister , Sergey Lavrov momentarily left the nuclear negotiating table in Vienna to get some sleep . All the

14/07/2015

Austria

A Viennese Waltz of rumours, but still no Iran nuclear deal

A day of gestures, optimistic briefings and fevered speculation about an imminent historic agreement on Iran's nuclear programme ends - with both sides reporting issues that still need to be resolved.

13/07/2015

Austria

Historic nuclear deal with Iran said to be 'close'

Iran and six world powers are said to be close to clinching a historic nuclear deal that will bring sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on

13/07/2015