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Austria believes another country is responsible for the attack

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

Green Party'S Werner Kogler (2ndR) and OeVP's Sebastian Kurz (2ndL) during the last round of coalition talks

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 government for the first time

Europe • 01 Jan 20

OeBB operates some 26 night train services to destinations in countries such as Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and Poland

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 travel as a more ecological alternative to flying.

News Lens • 23 Oct 19

The police have said the 25-year-old man gave himself up

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 resort, police have said.

World • 06 Oct 19

It is unclear whether Sebastian Kurz will lean left or to the far right in seeking a coalition partner

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 into tough coalition negotiations after a corruption scandal sent his far-right former allies tumbling.

World • 29 Sep 19

Marko Feingold pictured at the Israeli Cultural Centre in Salzburg last year

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

It is customary for people in the Tyrol region to hang pictures of dead family members in the entrance halls of their homes

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 to complain about it on travel sites.

World • 06 Sep 19

The children are now in the crammed Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria

Austria to repatriate children of IS supporter

Austria is preparing to repatriate from Syria two young orphans of a female Islamic State group supporter in the first such move for Vienna, a government spokesman has said.

World • 26 Aug 19

Heinz-Christian Strache was Austria's vice-chancellor

Austria ex-vice chancellor's home raided in graft probe

The home of Austria's former vice-chancellor has been raided in a corruption probe, reports said, in a further potential headache for ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz as he seeks re-election.

World • 13 Aug 19

Austrian Foreign Minister Alois Mock (left) and his Hungarian counterpart Gyula Horn cut the barbed wire in Sopron, a Hungarian border town near Austria

30 years since first chink in Hungary's Iron Curtain

The first chink that appeared in the Iron Curtain happened in Hungary 30 years ago today when an Austrian and a Hungarian minister tore through the barbed wire with bolt cutters.

Europe • 27 Jun 19

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost a no-confidence vote in parliament

Austrian Chancellor Kurz ousted from office

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, removing him and his cabinet from office over a corruption scandal that has brought down his coalition government.

World • 28 May 19

Sebastian Kurz said he saw the snap elections as the only way to solve the crisis

Austria heads for September election following scandal

Austria's president has recommended a new election be held in early September, saying he wanted to restore trust in the government after a video scandal led to the resignation of the vice chancellor.

Europe • 20 May 19

Austria Heinz-Christian Strache met an alleged niece of a Russian oligarch to discuss investing in Austria

Austria set for snap elections after video scandal

The Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, has pulled the plug on his coalition with the far-right Freedom Party after a damaging video prompted its leader to step down as vice chancellor.

World • 18 May 19

The skier who recorded the incident told Reuters that fortunately no-one was buried by the avalanche

Lucky escape for skiers caught up in avalanche

A skier who was waiting to descend an off-piste ski route in the Austrian Alps has described the shock experienced when a ridge of snow gave way beneath him - a moment he unexpectedly caught on camera.

News Lens • 20 Mar 19

Austrian soldiers walk at the valley station of the Hochkar cable car in Austria

Three skiers found dead after Austrian avalanche

Three German skiers were found dead overnight and a fourth is missing after they were swept away in an avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Lech am Arlberg, police said.

Weather • 13 Jan 19

Volunteer firefighters in the ski resort of Hohentauern work to clear snow

Volunteers pitch in as snow swamps Austria

Emergency services and the army have deployed crews in Austria to help relief efforts after extreme snowfall caused difficulties across large areas of the Alps.

News Lens • 10 Jan 19

Snowed Under - Goat rescued from avalanche in Austria

Workers from Austria's national rail company OeBB clearing a heavy snowfall on tracks near the Gesause National Park had to dig in to make an unusual rescue – freeing a trapped goat.

News Lens • 09 Jan 19

Roads are closed after an avalanche in Austria

Five dead, two missing in heavy snow storms in Austria

Three skiers and two snowshoe hikers have died as heavy snow and avalanches hit Austria, isolating several areas of the mountainous country, authorities have said.

Europe • 08 Jan 19

Across Austria, around a dozen people were wounded in firework-related mishaps

Teen dies in firework accident in Austria

An Austrian teenager died trying to set off a powerful firework for New Year's Eve.

World • 01 Jan 19

A sign at the border between Austria and Germany near the Bavarian village of Kiefersfelden

Austria to 'protect' borders after German migrant deal

Austria's government has warned it could "take measures to protect" its borders after Germany planned restrictions on the entry of migrants as part of a deal to avert a political crisis in Berlin.

Europe • 03 Jul 18

Four men jailed over murder of migrants in Hungary

Four men have been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a Hungarian court for the deaths of 71 migrants who suffocated in a lorry nearly three years ago.

Europe • 14 Jun 18

The Austrian leader said 'political Islam' has 'no place' in the country

Austria set to expel up to 60 imams, shuts 7 mosques

Austria could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families as part of a crackdown on "political Islam", the country's Interior Minister has said.

Europe • 08 Jun 18

Ryanair agreed in March to take a 24.9% stake in the Austrian carrier

Ryanair agrees option to buy all of Laudamotion

Ryanair has agreed an option with Niki Lauda that could see it take full ownership of the Laudamotion leisure airline in four years, the company said today.

Business • 30 May 18

In 2015 Austria took in one of the biggest shares of asylum seekers in Europe

Austria plans to cut benefits for foreigners

Austria's right wing coalition government has outlined plans to cut benefits for foreigners including refugees.

Europe • 28 May 18

The leader of the Austrian Peoples Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz (L) and leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache (R) speak at a news conference in Vienna

New Austrian government rules out EU referendum

Austria's new coalition government will not hold a referendum on membership of the European Union, incoming vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) said today.

World • 16 Dec 17