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Paris attacks suspects held in Austria `not French`: Report

 Two men held in Austria for suspected links to the Paris attacks are not French, a source close to the investigation told AFP on Thursday, denying media reports about their nationality.

Dec 17, 2015, 17:04 PM IST

Two suspected of links to Paris attacks arrested in Austria refugee centre

Two people have been arrested at a refugee centre in the Austrian city of Salzburg on suspicion of being connected to last month`s Paris attacks, the Salzburg prosecutors` office said on Wednesday.

Dec 16, 2015, 20:34 PM IST

France and Austria voted best ski destinations in Europe: survey

The ranking is nearly evenly split between Austria and France, with Austria taking up half the list, and France four of the top 10 spots.

Nov 25, 2015, 16:04 PM IST

Security measures in Vienna increased following Paris terror attacks

Ramped up security measures will involve "all sites that are of importance" in Vienna.

Nov 15, 2015, 02:19 AM IST

AIIMS to conduct research on Type 2 diabetes

 The AIIMS has collaborated with the George Institute for Global Health, Australia, to research if lifestyle modification programme can delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Nov 14, 2015, 00:15 AM IST

German secret service 'systematically spied' on allies: Report

Germany's secret service "systematically spied" on its allies and various international organisations such as the Red Cross, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.

Nov 07, 2015, 17:37 PM IST

Austria's largest state goes 100% renewable

Austria's largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy.

Nov 05, 2015, 23:44 PM IST

Austrian government moves to tighten asylum rules

Austria's government, facing a record influx of migrants as well as a surge in support for the anti-immigration far-right, moved today to tighten asylum rules in the EU country.

Nov 04, 2015, 02:02 AM IST

Austria will meet EU climate targets: environment minister

Austria is on track to meet climate and energy targets by the year 2020 despite a prognosis from the EU's European Environment Agency (EEA) that suggests otherwise, its environment minister said on Tuesday.

Oct 21, 2015, 03:51 AM IST

Austria transfers 485 asylum seekers to Slovakia

Austria has transferred 485 asylum seekers to quarters in the Slovakian town of Gabcikovo as part of an agreement between the two countries, the ministry of the interior stated.

Oct 20, 2015, 06:10 AM IST

Migrants told 'be patient' as entry to Croatia slows

Two Syrian sisters hold up a sign on an improvised board made of pink rubber - an attempt to keep fellow refugees calm as they wait in long, slow-moving queues at the Serbia-Croatia border.

Oct 19, 2015, 12:08 PM IST

12,220 migrants enter Austria in 36 Hours

Hungarian police said 7,879 migrants entered the country on Sunday and 7,907 on Saturday.

Oct 12, 2015, 15:12 PM IST

Austria may opt to close border on increased refugees

Border closure would be an option in case of congested refugees in Austria on their way to Germany, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has said.

Sep 30, 2015, 11:24 AM IST

Budapest eventually plans to seal its border with Croatia: Hungary PM

 Hungary`s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday that Budapest eventually plans to seal its border with Croatia to stop the influx of tens of thousands of migrants bound for northern Europe.

Sep 25, 2015, 18:37 PM IST

Over 10,000 migrants enter Hungary in new record

 A new record of 10,046 migrants entered Hungary on Wednesday, mostly via Croatia, Hungarian police said Thursday as refugees continued to pour through the western Balkans bound for northern Europe.

Sep 24, 2015, 14:19 PM IST

EU leaders discuss easing budget rigour over migrant crisis, no deal

European Union leaders discussed whether to allow euro zone states to run higher deficits to cope with the costs of the migration crisis, EU officials said early on Thursday, but failed to find a common position.

Sep 24, 2015, 09:41 AM IST

Thousands more pour into Austria as EU migrant crisis deepens

Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday from countries unable or unwilling to cope with a desperate human tide escaping war and poverty for a better life in western Europe.

Sep 20, 2015, 20:25 PM IST

Thousands pour into Austria as migrant crisis intensifies

 Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria on Saturday after being shunted through Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia, as Europe`s divided nations stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to other neighbours.

Sep 20, 2015, 04:58 AM IST

10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens

 Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe`s increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours.

Sep 19, 2015, 23:57 PM IST

EU vote could force members to accept migrants: Germany

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today said that EU members reluctant to accept migrant quotas may have to be outvoted and overruled in the 28-member bloc.

Sep 18, 2015, 14:30 PM IST