Integration Minister Susanne Raab has rejected the idea of migrant enclaves in Austria, saying she would not support a Chinatown or a Little Italy developing in the country.
A Syrian asylum seeker believed to be behind the vandalism of a synagogue is being investigated as a member of a terrorist group.
BERLIN — Austrian authorities say a suspect has been arrested after an assault on the head of the Jewish community in Graz, the country’s second-biggest city.
Newly released transcripts of the so-called “Ibiza Affair” have countered the previous media narrative that brought down former Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and the conservative-populist coalition government last year. The transcripts come from unreleased video, part of the six or
BERLIN (AP) — Traffic was backed up for as much as 12 hours on Austria’s southern border after new coronavirus safety measures were imposed on all travellers entering the country, authorities said Sunday.
Vandals targetted a synagogue in Graz, Austria, spray-painting pro-Palestinian slogans on it and another Jewish community building.
Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer has introduced a “Vienna Declaration” to combat mass illegal migration.
BERLIN (AP) – The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that buyers of Volkswagen cars fitted with software installed to cheat diesel emissions tests can sue the automaker in the country where they bought the car rather than seeking damages in Germany.
BERLIN (AP) – Police in Austria say they have detained a 47-year-old Russian national after a 43-year-old compatriot was shot dead near Vienna late Saturday in what Austrian media report is being considered a possible political assassination.
Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and Integration Minister Susanne Raab have been placed under police protection following death threats from the far-right Turkish Grey Wolves after a series of riots last week in Vienna.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has accused Turkey of sowing strife in Europe after members of the far-right Turkish Grey Wolves clashed with Kurdish leftists and their Antifa allies in Vienna.
BERLIN — Austria broke ground Monday on a new memorial to the country’s 65,000 Jews killed during the Nazi era.
Police arrested a 33-year-old Austrian man after he tried to gain access to the country’s parliament while armed with a machete, claiming he only wanted to talk.
Mosques across Austria will remain closed until April 30th, despite the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starting a week before the lockdown is due to be lifted.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced that his government will begin easing the lockdown on April 14th and slowly allow businesses to start operating with several restrictions still in place.
Austria’s Europe minister has said that the EU’s forced migrant redistribution scheme “has failed”, and that member-states should be able to choose whether to accept migrants or not.
Police officers in the Austrian capital of Vienna were the victims of three spitting attacks in a single day, with one of the attackers testing positive for the Wuhan coronavirus.
Austria has introduced measures to halt the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, including making it mandatory to wear masks in supermarkets.
LONDON – Sunday is Mother’s Day in Britain, and the government has a stark message for millions of citizens: A visit to your mother could be life-threatening.
The Austrian armed forces have deployed just over 900 personnel to help supermarkets across the country keep products on shelves during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
The Austrian government has introduced new restrictive measures to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, including banning meetings of five or more people.
The border between Greece and Turkey is becoming increasingly militarised, with heavily armed personnel from either side continuing to pour into the region as illegal migrants seek to punch through the European Union’s common external border with Turkish president’s blessing.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has stated that the Turkish move to open its borders to Europe for migrants was an attack on both Greece and the EU and his government will not take in new waves of migrants.
Authorities in western Germany said Wednesday that a man who contracted COVID-19 is in critical condition and has been taken to hospital.
VIENNA – A member of the Rothschild family is suing the city of Vienna, accusing it of “perpetuating” Nazi laws by plundering the Jewish banking family’s foundation, media reports said Saturday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has praised Austria as being a “natural partner” for tackling mass illegal migration.
Austria’s coalition government and returning Chancellor Sebastian Katz announce several measures to curb “political Islam.”
Leader of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Sebastian Kurz has announced a coalition agreement with the Green Party that will see several green policies but no changes to migration policy. Mr Kurz, along with Green Party leader Werner Kogler presented
An Austrian skier’s life was saved Wednesday in what rescuers are calling a “Christmas miracle,” after an avalanche trapped him under the snow for five hours.
Austrian police said on Monday they have foiled a terrorist plot to attack crowded targets in Austria, Germany, France, and Luxembourg during the holiday season, including the Christmas market at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna.
Two police raids of the home Austrian identitarian activist Martin Sellner earlier this year have been declared illegal by a court in the city of Graz.
According to data from the new Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, immigrants in Austria still perform far below their native counterparts. In Germany, 20 per cent of 15-year-olds can barely read.
VIENNA (AP) – Austrian and Moldovan authorities have broken up an organized crime ring suspected of smuggling nuclear materials, the European police agency said Friday.
Four Turkish-born men, including an imam, have been convicted of recruiting for the Islamic State in Graz, the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria.
Cocaine consumption has hit an all-time high within Europe according to a report that states London’s use alone involves over a billion euros per year.
Austrian police say a 32-year-old social worker has died days after suffering serious stab wounds during an attack at a refugee shelter.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that EU governments can order Facebook to take down content worldwide after an Austrian politician was insulted online.
A 25-year-old man used a pistol to shoot and kill his ex-girlfriend and four others at the Tyrolean ski resort in Kitzbühel, despite gun licensing requirements and in-depth background checks.
Exit polls released following the Austrian national snap election pont to a decisive victory for Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) leader Sebastian Kurz and huge losses for the populist Freedom Party.
A new study from the University of Salzburg has shown 70 per cent of Austrians feel Islam is simply not compatible with the Western world.
