Austria

Sport

FIFA presidential race: Blatter under fire

FIFA president Sepp Blatter endured heavy criticism of his leadership when he attended the Uefa Congress in Vienna on Tuesday. The 79-year-old, who

25/03/2015

Sport

The craft of Kraft as Austrian leads World Cup ski jump table

Germany’s Severin Freund leapt to his sixth victory of the season in the World Cup ski jump in Kuopio, Finland. In an event moved to a normal size

10/03/2015

Austria

Austrian panel rules against returning Beethoven Frieze to Jewish heirs

An Austrian panel has ruled that one of Gustav Klimt's most famous works should not be returned to the heirs of its original Jewish owners.

07/03/2015

Austria

Austria Islam law revised amid international criticism

In Austria, controversial revisions to a century-old law on Islam have received parliamentary approval. The changes mean the employment of Islamic

25/02/2015

Austria

Austrian men become first in the world to have bionic hands

A bionic hand, a groundbreaking operation and the power of thought. Three Austrian men have made medical history. They have been given robotic hands

25/02/2015

World

Meeting of minds: what we can learn from intercultural exchanges

Sometimes we learn more about people from other cultures by meeting them than we do by reading about them. In this edition of Learning World Maha Barada presents three stories that reinforce this idea

13/02/2015

Austria

Anti-Islam PEGIDA protests spring up in Austria

The anti -Islam movement known as PEGIDA which began in Germany has sprung up in Austria drawing hundreds of supporters and counter demonstrators

03/02/2015

Sport

Jansrud wins shortened World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud overcame poor weather conditions to clinch a shortened version of the classic men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course

24/01/2015

Austria

Chechen accused of fighting with ISIL goes on trial in Austria

The trial has begun in Austria of a Chechen man accused of fighting with ISIL. Identified only as Magomed Z., it is claimed he trained with Islamic

22/01/2015

Sport

Two US ski hopefuls die in Austrian avalanche

Team USA ski hopefuls Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle have died in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps while skiing close to their base near Soelden

05/01/2015

Sport

Hirscher extends World Cup lead after Sweden giant slalom win

Austrian Hirscher holds off Ligety to win giant slalom

12/12/2014

Austria

Iran nuclear talks deadline extension 'on the table'

23/11/2014

Austria

Iran's nuclear talks with West may go into March as deadline approaches

20/11/2014

Austria

Iran 'final' nuclear talks deadline likely to be extended

18/11/2014

Musica

Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' takes Salzburg by storm

21/08/2014

Austria

Felix Baumgartner: The man who fell to Earth

11/07/2014

Musica

Rossinissimo: Cecilia Bartoli returns to Salzburg with 'first love'

26/06/2014

Sport

Speed: Normality returns to the Formula 1 Grand Prix

22/06/2014

Musica

Vienna Philharmonic celebrates Strauss

12/06/2014

Austria

Austrian far-right politician quits EU election campaign

08/04/2014

Sport

Gravity: A round-up of this season's alpine skiing World Cup winners and losers

16/03/2014

Musica

Rolando Villazon sings Don Ottavio at Vienna's Staatsoper

06/02/2014

Austria

Austrian athletes threatened with kidnap ahead of Sochi Games

04/02/2014

Musica

Center stage: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

26/12/2013

Musica

One hundred years of music in Vienna's Konzerthaus

12/12/2013

Musica

Center Stage: The Salzburg Festival

24/10/2013