World News

Fortress Europe builds barriers to stem the refugee flow

As Europe faces the most significant people movement since the Second World War the landscape of the continent is changing.

22 September 2016

Austria

Austria: driver who ran over crowds 'thought he was being chased'

A man accused of driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Austria has gone on trial in the town of Graz.

20 September 2016

Austria

Trial begins in Austria of driver who "deliberately" drove car into crowds

The trial of a man suspected of killing three people and wounding 108 others after driving his car into crowds, begins in Graz in Austria today.

20 September 2016

Austria

Austria presidential re-run could come unstuck over glue

Austria’s presidential election re-run is quite literally on the verge of coming unstuck.

11 September 2016

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Vienna zoo confirms panda cub twins are 'a boy and a girl'

It is official!

7 September 2016

Austria

German launches knife attack on passengers on board an Austrian train

A 60-year-old German man carried out a knife attack on passengers on a regional train in Vorarlberg, Austria seriously wounding two people.

16 August 2016

World News

Two injured in knife attack on Austrian train

A 60-year-old German man has been arrested after two people suffered knife wounds on an Austrian train.

16 August 2016

Sport

Iannone wins maiden MotoGP race in Austria

Andrea Iannone won the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg for his very first Moto GP victory.

14 August 2016

World

Foreign languages and the complexities of bilingualism

In this episode of Learning World we look at the importance of learning languages.

10 August 2016

Turkey

Austria calls Turkey-EU refugee deal a faltering 'house of cards'

The deal to send back to Turkey the migrants reaching Europe's shores is a house of cards falling apart, according to Austria's foreign minister.

6 August 2016

Austria

Turkey criticises comments by Austria's chancellor on ending EU talks with Ankara

Turkey’s EU affairs minister has criticised comments by Austria’s chancellor on ending EU membership talks with Ankara.

4 August 2016

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Warming up for Salzburg show

An orchestra and vocal ensemble from the Czech Republic rehearse ahead of their appearance at the Salzburg Festival.

28 July 2016

World

The critical role of education in Europe's refugee crisis

The world is witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War ll.

27 July 2016

Hungary

Austria's Kern: only lesson to be learned from Donald Trump is 'never dye your hair'

The controversial question of Donald Trump came up as the Hungarian and Austrian leaders met in Budapest to try to ease tensions over migration.

27 July 2016

Hungary

Austria and Hungary agree to work together in wake of France church attack

The deadly, ISIL-claimed attack on a French church appears to have been the catalyst for a strengthening of relations between Hungary and Austria.

26 July 2016

Austria

Austria's outgoing president warns against populism and xenophobia

Austria’s outgoing President has left office with a plea for the country to resist populism and xenophobia.

8 July 2016

Focus

Crans Montana Forum debate climate change

The Paris Summit on climate change, COP 21, was a breakthrough of sorts in the battle against global warming – it set targets for shifting the world to green energies by…

8 July 2016

Austria

Austria to hold presidential re-run on October 2nd

Austria will hold its re-run of the presidential election on October 2 after the country’s highest court ruled that poor election procedure in some areas meant the result could have been…

5 July 2016

Austria

25km-long traffic queue between Hungary and Austria

The hold-up is due to ad-hoc checks by the Austrian authorities, who have strengthened measures to curb the flow of migrants into the country.

4 July 2016

Focus

Big names get together at the Crans Montana Forum

Politicians, business leaders and representatives of international organisations came together in the heart of Vienna, Austria, for the 27th annual Crans Montana…

4 July 2016