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Man survives after clinging to Austrian train after cigarette break

The incident occurred in St Pölten, west of Vienna, and prompted an emergency stop after the man banged on carriage windows to alert passengers and crew.

11/08/2025

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Hitler's Austrian town to rename two streets honouring Nazi supporters

The streets currently bear the names of classical music composer Josef Reiter and entertainer Franz Resl, both of whom were Nazi party members.

04/07/2025

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Austria: storms and hail damage crops, derail train, disrupt festival

Austria faced severe storms and hail, causing disruptions at a major festival, damaging crops and vehicles, and uprooting trees.

27/06/2025

Culture news

Renowned pianist and writer Alfred Brendel dies aged 94

Over a six-decade career, Brendel became known for his interpretations of classical masters including Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.

18/06/2025

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Austrian gunman was obsessed with school shootings, police say

The 21-year-old, who meticulously planned the attack at his former high school in Graz, killed nine students and a teacher.

17/06/2025

Europe News

Zelenskyy secures non-military support package from Austria

The Ukrainian leader confirmed the two countries signed a number of cooperation agreements in areas such as agriculture, reconstruction, and the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia.

16/06/2025

Culture news

Wagnermania: Monumental Flying Dutchman in an Austrian quarry

Wagner's The Flying Dutchman can be seen from 9 July in a quarry outside Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland.

15/06/2025

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Gunman planned Austrian school shooting that killed 10, police say

A 21-year-old in Graz planned and executed a deadly school shooting, killing 10 and injuring 11. A farewell letter and non-functional pipe bomb were found at his home.

12/06/2025

Austria

What we know about the gunman who killed 10 in Austria school shooting

Ten people, including high school students, were killed in the country's worst mass shooting in its post-World War II history. The perpetrator also died in an apparent suicide, police said.

11/06/2025

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Austria mourns victims of Graz school shooting

Hundreds gathered in Graz’s main square on Tuesday evening for a candlelit vigil, mourning the ten victims of a school shooting that shook Austria’s second-largest city.

11/06/2025

Europe News

Austria's gun laws come under scrutiny after 10 die in school shooting

A debate about gun laws in Austria is gathering pace after a 21-year-old former student killed 10 in a shooting at a school in Graz on Tuesday.

11/06/2025

Europe News

Graz holds Mass for victims of Austria's deadliest shooting since WWII

Residents of Graz gathered for a mass and a candle lit vigil to mourn the 11 victims who were killed after a former pupil opened fire in a school.

11/06/2025

Europe News

Former student said to be gunman who killed 10 in Graz school shooting

10 people were killed and several others were injured in a high school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday. The perpetrator, who has been identified as a 21-year-old former student, also died.

10/06/2025

Europe News

Migration past crisis but still a big issue, says agency chief

After 10 years in charge of the Vienna based ICMPD, Austrian politician and former EPP MEP Michael Spindelegger tells Euronews how Europe needs a balanced and creative response to ongoing situation.

05/06/2025

Europe News

Nuclear power on the rise except in UN watchdog's home, Austria

In Austria - the home of the IAEA - the public rejected nuclear power in a referendum in the 1970s leaving a gigantic power plant that cost 1 billion euro to build to become the biggest training hub in Europe to study nuclear power.

30/05/2025

Austria

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to revisit Ukraine and Russia imminently

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, briefed a few journalists attending a seminar at the Vienna-based agency.

28/05/2025

Austria

Vienna court clears former Chancellor Kurz of false statement charges

Kurz was cleared on Monday of a suspended eight-month jail sentence for allegedly giving false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry last year.

26/05/2025

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Ceremony marks 80 years of Mauthausen concentration camp liberation

The Mauthausen concentration camp commemoration has been held since 1946 by the survivors of the camp and their associations.

11/05/2025

Europe News

Austria shuts dozens of border crossings over foot-and-mouth outbreak

The disease poses no danger to humans and primarily affects cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals like swine, sheep and goats.

06/04/2025

Culture news

150 warriors unearthed in unprecedented Roman mass grave in Vienna

Archaeologists in Vienna have uncovered an incredibly rare Roman-era mass grave, possibly linked to Emperor Domitian’s Danubian campaigns.

03/04/2025

Tech News

Meet Flynn, the first AI in the world enrolled as a university student

The arts university in Vienna says the AI will attend classes, receive critiques, and get grades alongside human students.

02/04/2025

Austria

Austria uncovers Russia-led disinformation campaign targeting Ukraine

The discovery follows the detention of a Bulgarian woman accused of spying for the Kremlin in December.

24/03/2025

Europe News

Austria to temporarily halt family reunification for migrants

Vienna's three-party coalition announced their aim on Wednesday to prevent close relatives of asylum seekers from joining them in the country.

12/03/2025

Culture news

Space Waltz: ESA to put Strauss among the stars on his 200th birthday

The Waltz King's Blue Danube was left out of the 'Golden Records' attached to the Voyager probes in the 1970s. The city of Vienna, with the help of the European Space Agency, is correcting the mistake in 2025.

10/03/2025

Sport

Judo: Upper Austria Grand Prix Wraps Up in Style

The final day in Linz delivered thrilling judo action! Giorgi Jabniashvili, Yuliia Kurchenko, Ivan Felipe Silva Morales, Celia Cancan, and Guram Tushishvili claimed gold. Spectacular ippons and intense battles made for an unforgettable event, proving Upper Austria a perfect host!

10/03/2025

Sport

Linz Shines on Day 2 of the Judo Grand Prix

The second day of the Upper Austria Grand Prix delivered thrilling judo action. Slovenia’s Kajzer, Italy’s Esposito brothers, and Australia’s Coughlan claimed gold, while Austria’s Fasching thrilled the home crowd with a bronze. A fantastic showcase of skill and spirit in Linz!

09/03/2025