Austria News

Vienna, Austria, Nov 19, 2009 .- The Austrian Bishops' Conference responded to new legislation which provides for the country's recognition of same-sex partnerships, saying that the law was 'neither appropriate nor necessary, because the existing provisions for civil rights already grant appropriate protections.' According to the AFP, the new ...

AsiaUniversalBank OJSC has announced that it established a representation in Vienna, Austria.

Actor Tom Cruise stars in a film out Christmas Day that might be the biggest risk of his career.

Nearly sensible dining , the Viennese way VIENNA -- A visit to Vienna I made some years ago turned into a three-day sugar high as I went, like a bee from flower to flower, from one great cafe to another, eating almost nothing but classic Viennese pastries.

A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited his native Austria. Local broadcaster ORF reports that the former bodybuilder and actor spent Tuesday night in a hotel in the southern city of Graz after visiting the grave of his parents and eating a typically Austrian dinner that included Wienerschnitzel.

France has the Eiffel Tower and Burgundy and Beaujolais, while England has Big Ben and its beers and ales, and just as the waltz is wedded to Vienna, Gruner Veltliner is synonymous with Austria.

Everybody loves a race to the wire, even when the result is a tie. The great irony is the ultraprecise clocks that could result from this competition could probably break any tie.

By Thomas Hochwarter The chief executive of Austrian private broadcaster Puls 4 will join Red Bull's ServusTV next year, it emerged today .

For the first time, it has been possible to measure electron density in individual molecular states using what is known as the photoelectric effect.

Michael Haneke's Palme D'or winner offers a spellbinding tale of bigotry and brutality in a pre-Great War rural German community, says Philip French Numerous novelists, dramatists and film-makers have been attracted to the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the First World War to give their work a touch of nostalgia, irony or historical ...

By David Rogers Casinos Austria chief Karl Stoss has called for stronger controls on gambling.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. From atop Postlingberg mountain in Upper Austria, the view of Linz is breathtaking.

By David Rogers The one-year-old daughter of a police dog trainer was mauled to death by her family's dog in Lower Austria this morning .

By Lisa Chapman Quelle Austria is to begin bankruptcy proceedings, its chief Wolfgang Binder said today .

By Lisa Chapman Black market work has risen in Austria this year because of the economic crisis, according to a new study.

Plummeting from the sky aboard a battered B-17 bomber, Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Blitz scrambled to save his life.

From a press release issued by KTM... Milan, Italy. KTM is presenting a range of innovative new motorcycles at EICMA 2009, recognized as the world's biggest annual motorcycle trade fair.

By Lisa Chapman An investigation is underway after 51-year-old Innsbruck man was killed when he smashed into the back of a lorry at a motorway stop this morning .

By William Green A 70-year-old hiker has been found dead after a suspected fall on Hohe Wand in Lower Austria's Wiener Neustadt district.