Austria gets new leader after corruption scandal Austria's top diplomat Alexander Schallenberg has taken over as chancellor, as the ruling party tries to emerge from a corruption scandal that cost the job ... World • 11 Oct
Austria's foreign minister set to replace Kurz Austria's top diplomat Alexander Schallenberg is expected to take over the chancellorship, a day after Sebastian Kurz announced he would step down amid corruption claims. World • 10 Oct
Austrian Chancellor Kurz resigns amid graft claims Austria's Sebastian Kurz has announced he is stepping down as chancellor following pressure on him to resign after he was implicated in a corruption scandal. World • 10 Oct
Ryanair to appeal after court backs EU order Ryanair said today it would appeal a ruling by Europe's second-highest court rejecting its challenge against an EU order to repay millions of euros in ... Business • 29 Sep
Austria hears first lawsuit over ski resort outbreak The first civil lawsuit began in a court in Vienna today over an outbreak of coronavirus at a popular ski resort last year, where thousands ... Coronavirus • 17 Sep
Austrian man kept dead mother in cellar to get benefits Austrian police said they had discovered the body of an 89-year-old woman who died over a year ago and was mummified in the cellar by ... World • 10 Sep
Austria ex far-right chief sentenced over corruption A court in Vienna has convicted the former leader of Austria's far-right Heinz-Christian Strache of corruption charges in a case stemming from a 2019 scandal ... World • 27 Aug
Roads and railways swept away after Austrian floods Large parts of Austria have been battered by summer storms that left a trail of destruction. World • 17 Aug
Irish among 96 fined for lockdown breaches in Austria A number of Irish people are understood to be among 96 foreigners fined by Austrian police at the ski resort of St Anton am Arlberg ... Coronavirus • 30 Jan
Austria ski resorts reopen despite looming lockdown Austria allowed its more than 400 ski stations to open, just two days before the country enters its third nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Coronavirus • 24 Dec 20
Austria admits security failings over Vienna gunman Austria has acknowledged there had been security failings leading up to the deadly gun attacked in Vienna by a convicted Islamic State sympathiser. World • 05 Nov 20
Islamic State claims it carried out Vienna attack The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting rampage in Vienna yesterday, the group said in a statement on its Telegram channels. World • 03 Nov 20
Austria announces national shutdown to tackle Covid-19 Austria's government has announced a second mass shutdown and a curfew starting next week until the end of November, in an attempt to halt rocketing ... World • 31 Oct 20
Up to 20 million people under Covid-19 curfew in France Some 20 million French people are preparing to spend their first evening under a new Covid-19 curfew. Coronavirus • 17 Oct 20
Hitler's birth house to be turned into police station Austrian officials have unveiled plans to "neutralise" Adolf Hitler's birth house by turning it into a police station, with the building receiving some cosmetic changes ... News Lens • 02 Jun 20
Lockdown exit - Austria and Denmark take first steps Much focus will be on Austria and Denmark in the next couple of weeks as they begin to ease coronavirus restrictions, writes Justin McCarthy. Coronavirus • 13 Apr 20
Vienna's horse-drawn carriages now delivering food Vienna's horse-drawn carriages, a staple of street life in the Austrian capital and a popular tourist attraction, have been sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic - ... News Lens • 08 Apr 20
Spain to widen testing for Covid-19 as death rate drops Spain is planning to widen coronavirus testing to include people without symptoms as a first step towards slowly easing a lockdown in the nation with ... Coronavirus • 06 Apr 20
Austrian foreign ministry hit by cyber attack Austria's foreign ministry has been targeted by "serious cyber attack", officials said, warning another country could be responsible. World • 05 Jan 20
Austria's conservatives, Greens agree to form govt Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz has reached a coalition deal with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring the left-wing party into ... Europe • 01 Jan 20
Demand for overnight train services increasing Austria's state rail operator has said ticket sales for its long-distance night services were up substantially this year, as more and more passengers choose train ... News Lens • 23 Oct 19
Austrian kills teenage ex, her family and new boyfriend An Austrian man has killed his ex-girlfriend, three members of her family and her new boyfriend in a pre-dawn shooting spree at an upscale ski ... World • 06 Oct 19
Kurz on course for victory in Austrian election Austrian conservatives have won the most seats in the country's snap election, putting their leader Sebastian Kurz on track to retake power, but forcing him ... World • 29 Sep 19
Oldest Austrian Holocaust survivor dies aged 106 The oldest Austrian Holocaust survivor, who lived through four concentration camps, has died at the age of 106, Vienna's Jewish Community organisation has said. News Lens • 20 Sep 19
Tourist told to pull 'Nazi grandpa' comments in Austria An Austrian court has ruled that a German tourist who took exception to a World War II portrait in an Austrian guesthouse had no right ... World • 06 Sep 19
