austria

Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques

Austria could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families as part of a crackdown on "political Islam", Interior Minister Herbert Kickl says.

Fuchs quits int'l football

Austrian captain and Leicester City defender Christian Fuchs announces his retirement from international football on Wednesday,

[WATCH] Ronaldo misses penalty in Austria draw

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, winning a record 128th cap, missed a penalty and had a late headed effort disallowed for offside as they were held 0-0 by Austria at Euro 2016 on Saturday for their second straight draw.

Hungary stun 10-man Austria

Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber score second-half goals as Hungary stun highly-fancied Austria 2-0 in their Group F opener in Bordeaux on Tuesday.

Visa problems deny Siddikur

Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman will not be able to take part in the Lyoness Open in Austria, thanks to a failure to acquire a visa in time.

Austria votes in key test for far-right

The European Union could see its first far-right president if Norbert Hofer wins the second, run-off round of the Austrian election.

Austria 'to seize' Hitler's house

The Austrian government says it plans to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born to stop it being a focal point for Nazi sympathisers.

EU migrant crisis: Germany returns migrants to Austria

Germany sends an increasing number of migrants back to Austria every day since the beginning of the month, Austrian police say.

Terror alert for New Year celebrations

Security is being stepped up in major European cities ahead of New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots.

June 8, 2018
June 8, 2018

Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques

Austria could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families as part of a crackdown on "political Islam", Interior Minister Herbert Kickl says.

June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016

Fuchs quits int'l football

Austrian captain and Leicester City defender Christian Fuchs announces his retirement from international football on Wednesday,

June 19, 2016
June 19, 2016

[WATCH] Ronaldo misses penalty in Austria draw

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, winning a record 128th cap, missed a penalty and had a late headed effort disallowed for offside as they were held 0-0 by Austria at Euro 2016 on Saturday for their second straight draw.

June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016

Hungary stun 10-man Austria

Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber score second-half goals as Hungary stun highly-fancied Austria 2-0 in their Group F opener in Bordeaux on Tuesday.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Visa problems deny Siddikur

Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman will not be able to take part in the Lyoness Open in Austria, thanks to a failure to acquire a visa in time.

May 22, 2016
May 22, 2016

Austria votes in key test for far-right

The European Union could see its first far-right president if Norbert Hofer wins the second, run-off round of the Austrian election.

April 9, 2016
April 9, 2016

Austria 'to seize' Hitler's house

The Austrian government says it plans to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born to stop it being a focal point for Nazi sympathisers.

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

EU migrant crisis: Germany returns migrants to Austria

Germany sends an increasing number of migrants back to Austria every day since the beginning of the month, Austrian police say.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

Terror alert for New Year celebrations

Security is being stepped up in major European cities ahead of New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots.

December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015

Austrian boy finds 100,000 euro in river

Money worth some €100,000 (£72,000; $108,000) are found floating down the river in Vienna leading one passer-by to jump in and salvage the money.