Two dead in Austria as storm wrecks marquee
The accident happened late yesterday when around 650 people were celebrating inside the tent in Sankt Johann am Walde in the north of the country.
Aug 19, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
UN set to adopt treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
None of the nine countries that possess nuclear weapons, the United States, Russia, Britain, China, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel took part in the negotiations.
Jul 07, 2017, 21:18 PM IST
India asks countries to speed up action on Letters Rogatory
Giving details of the performance assessment of bureaucrats, CVC said over 125 senior public servants were retired prematurely from service.
Jun 28, 2017, 19:28 PM IST
Cut Le Pen link if you want to join government, Austrian leader tells far right
Austria`s Chancellor Christian Kern said the Freedom Party (FPO) must leave the far-right faction in the European Parliament if it wants to enter a coalition government with his centre-left party.
Jun 21, 2017, 15:40 PM IST
Austrian court jails Syrian for life for killing Bashar al-Assad soldiers
An Austrian court jailed a Syrian asylum seeker for life for murdering 20 wounded soldiers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s army while fighting alongside an anti-Assad militia near the city of Homs.
May 11, 2017, 13:46 PM IST
Austrian far-right lawmaker: stop giving Turks Austrian nationality
The far-right runner-up in Austria`s presidential election last year, Norbert Hofer, said there should be no dual-citizenship for Turks until Ankara discloses how many Turks in Austria still hold Turkish citizenship.
Apr 28, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
Iran indicts nuclear negotiator, holds Iranian-American on fraud charges
Iran does not recognise dual nationality, which prevents relevant Western embassies from seeing individuals who have been detained.
Mar 06, 2017, 09:12 AM IST
Turkey blasts Austria`s `irresponsible` referendum stance
Turkey has slammed Austria`s "double standard" and "irresponsible" approach to potential campaigning by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the EU member state ahead of April`s referendum.
Feb 28, 2017, 12:55 PM IST
Europe: Frozen Danube river becomes skaters' paradise
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Jan 27, 2017, 12:11 PM IST
Rafael Nadal welcomes back old foe Roger Federer, praises new generation
Nadal, 30, said it was good for the game to see younger players starting to make their mark.
Jan 11, 2017, 09:31 AM IST
GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD - Investors may look to ECB for comfort after high-risk votes
With Italy`s constitutional referendum and Austria`s presidential vote on Sunday both potentially underlining growing anti-establishmentism, the European Central Bank is preparing to set to try to bring some calm to the mix.
Dec 02, 2016, 18:34 PM IST
Trump effect unknown in tight Austrian presidential election
Austrians are choosing Sunday between a moderate and a populist for president and both candidates are hoping to exploit the Trump effect in the first European Union nation facing such a choice since the US election.
Nov 30, 2016, 19:47 PM IST
Adolf Hitler's birthplace to be demolished: Austria
Deliberations in Austria about what to do with the building, located in Braunau am Inn in the state of Upper Austria, have been long-standing.
Oct 18, 2016, 03:45 AM IST
Moroccan suspected of links to Paris attack jihadists held in Austria
A Moroccan man arrested in Brussels in July is being held in Austria, suspected of having links to the jihadist cell responsible for the Paris attacks last November, a spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor told AFP on Monday.
Sep 06, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
Nine Iraqis held over gang rape of tourist in Vienna
An Austrian court remanded nine Iraqi migrants in custody on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a German tourist on New Year`s Eve in Vienna.
Aug 16, 2016, 20:17 PM IST
Turkey`s FM accuses Austria of being `capital of radical racism`
Turkey`s top diplomat escalated on Friday a war of words with Austria, calling it the "capital of radical racism" after Vienna urged an end to Ankara`s EU membership talks.
Aug 05, 2016, 18:43 PM IST
Austria wants European Union to end Turkey membership talks
Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern has called on the European Union to end membership talks with Turkey.
Aug 04, 2016, 05:37 AM IST
Austria hands over Paris attacks 'accomplices' to France
The Algerian and Pakistani men, now aged 29 and 35 and who have not been named, were arrested in Austria on December 10.
Jul 29, 2016, 18:14 PM IST
Austria summons Turkish envoy over post-coup crackdown
Austria said it will summon Turkey`s ambassador on Thursday to discuss Ankara`s "increasingly authoritarian" behaviour and allegations it had been behind recent Turkish protests in Vienna.
Jul 21, 2016, 13:38 PM IST
Austria jihad recruiter sentenced to 20 years
The 34-year-old "brainwashed" dozens of people aged between 14 and 30.
Jul 14, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
