Austria

Austrian ex-minister exiled in Russia denies she is ‘Kremlin agent’

By Blaise GAUQUELIN VIENNA, June 26, 2024 (AFP) - Austria's highly controversial former foreign minister Karin Kneissl -- who now…

Meta pauses AI plans in Europe after privacy complaints

VIENNA, June 14, 2024 (AFP) - Meta has paused plans to use personal data to train its artificial intelligence technology…

Austria landslide kills one child, injures another

  VIENNA, June 13, 2024 (AFP) - A landslide after heavy rains in Austria has killed a five-year-old boy, police…

Five women killed in Vienna in a day, three in brothel

VIENNA, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) - Austrian authorities were on Saturday investigating the killings of five women in the capital…

Schwarzenegger watch fetches $290,000

VIENNA, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) - The Swiss watch that got Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger in trouble with German custom…

Rhino kills keeper, injures another in Austria zoo

VIENNA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - A rhinoceros attacked and killed one zookeeper and severely injured another in its enclosure…

Three killed as floods, landslides caused by heavy rains hit Slovenia

LJUBLJANA, Aug 4, 2023 (AFP) - Three people have died after floods and landslides caused by heavy rains cut off…

One of world’s oldest newspapers to end daily print run

VIENNA, April 27, 2023 (AFP) - One of the world's oldest newspapers still in print, Austria's Wiener Zeitung, will primarily…

Elation and fear: Everest pioneer recounts historic climb

by Julia ZAPPEI Agence France-Presse MAYRHOFEN, Austria (AFP) -- He's over 80, but the Austrian climber Peter Habeler -- one…

Rescuers search for two missing after Austria avalanche

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - Rescuers searched for two people who remained missing after an avalanche at a ski resort in western…

Climbers at odds over far-right dogwhistle route names

by Julia ZAPPEI wih Pia OHLIN in Stockholm Agence France Presse Wiener Neustadt, Austria (AFP) --Just outside Vienna, climbers scramble…

100 school children rescued while hiking in Austrian Alps

More than 100 German school children and teachers had to be rescued, most of them airlifted to safety, after getting…

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