Heinz Fischer News

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann urged Israel and Palestine to resume their peace talks as soon as possible, during a meeting with Israeli Vice Premier and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Vienna on Monday.

They also presented a letter from Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to Fischer. In a press release issued on Sunday, WWF-Austria said the rock piece "is a reminder to rich industrial nations like Austria, to urgently reduce their CO2 emissions." The release quoted Andreas Wurzer, deputy CEO of WWF Austria, as saying, "The industrialized nations are ...

By Thomas Hochwarter Well-known globalisation critic Jean Ziegler drew a full house to a Vienna University auditorium last night to tell students he was backing their protests.

By Thomas Hochwarter Almost two thirds of Austrians are satisfied with incumbent president Heinz Fischer, a new poll has shown just days after the 71-year-old announced he would run for a second term in office.

Crooks who broke into a posh butchers in Remscheid, Germany, ignored cash and a laptop computer - to make off with 20 kilos of gourmet sausages, say police.

VP Salzburg boss calls for Fischer competition. Salzburg. A-VP leaders in Salzburg have backed A-VP Lower Austria governor Erwin PrA ll's calls for the party to nominate its own candidate in the upcoming presidential elections.

Many Germans are making a beeline for Austria in the hope of getting vaccinated amid the seemingly unbridled spread of swine flu.

By Lisa Chapman A wave of swine flu has hit Austria, a top virologist has claimed.

The Greek government's intention to make use of the Greek initiative for a direct channel of communication between the leaders of Greece and Turkey was stressed by alternate foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas on Friday in Vienna, ahead of his meeting with Austrian federal president Dr.

Job centre bosses have ditched an ad calling for people who like to get naked and pick up partners in bars.

By David Rogers President Heinz Fischer called today for a solution to Austrian universities' problems in the face of continuing student protests.

By Thomas Hochwarter Hollywood film producers are looking for extras for scenes in a new action movie starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz to be shot in Salzburg later this month.

Greens leader says coalition is - reckless'. Vienna. The opposition has launched a stinging attack on the government as Austria celebrated National Day on Monday.

Marin Cilic , John Isner and Daniel Koellerer met with Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer on Austrian national day at Vienna's historical plaza Heldenplatz Monday.

Former Styrian Governor dismisses campaign rumours. List of potential conservative candidates shrinking.

VP PrA ll rejects presidency appeal. Dichand wants pair to run Austria. Vienna. Lower Austrian A-VP Governor Erwin PrA ll has rejected a possible presidential candidacy, accord- ing to the newspaper Die Presse.

Glen Reid, director of public safety at Clarion University, and three of her officers, Sergeants Marcy Trombetta, Eric Grafton, and Frank Remmick, assisted Carnegie Mellon University and the City of Pittsburgh with security during the G-20 Partnership, the biggest gathering of international leaders in Western Pennsylvania history, Sept.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Austrian President Heinz Fischer agreed Wednesday to move forward on forging a social security agreement that would make it easier for the peoples of the two countries to receive pensions in whichever of the two countries they reside.

September 23, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the United States to attend a number of key international events and hold talks with foreign leaders.