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Polls across Europe have predicted the rise of the extreme right in next year's EU elections, but plans for a second Eurosceptic group in Parliament could signal a demise of the current EFD faction.

Talks between the P5+1 to work out "technical details" left undetermined by last month's interim deal to slow down Iran's nuclear progress will resume Monday, changing venue from Geneva to Vienna, Austria, the US State Department revealed Friday.

Two Berkshire women active in the world of art were born the same year: Ala Story and Yvonne Twining Humber .

Last night's live production of The Sound of Music on NBC got more flak than Maria did for being an unsolvable problem nun.

Austria's national railroad must face a lawsuit in the United States from a California woman who lost both of her legs in a train mishap, the full 9th Circuit ruled Friday.

Von Trapp family members, including real-life Maria von Trapp's stepchildren and own children, are still in contact with the actors of the 1965 Hollywood version of "The Sound of Music."

What could you do with a 3-D printer, a Bluetooth connection, and a handful of tools? To a Spanish artist and designer, the answer was obvious: Build a giant, interactive Rubik's Cube on the facade of a building.

The German expression "Es weihnachtet sehr" fits the mood in Vienna as Austria's capital decks itself out in style for the holiday season.

New York, Dec 6 : United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday hailed the vital partnership between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe , stressing in particular the regional body's role in averting conflict and advancing peace and development.

Study published in Respiratory Research Marinomed Biotechnologie GmbH today announced that new clinical data confirmed the effectiveness of a Carragelose-based nasal spray in the therapy of common cold.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - OCTOBER 23: The picture taken in Vienna on October 23, 2003 shows South Africa's Nelson Mandela during a donation tour of Children's Fund.

Edward Bencik remembers all so well his active duty in World War II. However, not much has been written or spoken about the Second Emergency Rescue Squadron, the Army Air Corps unit he was a member of.

Today is Thursday, Dec. 5, the 339th day of 2013. There are 26 days left in the year.

Artist Javier Lloert created an interactive Puzzle FaA ade that is controlled via a Rubik's cube.

The Economy Ministry has again shelved the planned debate involving an oil pipeline connection between Bratislava and the Austrian refinery Schwechat after several previous delays, now claiming that it doesn't have enough relevant documents and other necessary information, Miroslav Dragun from the civic association 'No to Pipeline' said at a press ... (more)

BRUSSELS , Dec. 4 -- The European Union's European Investment Bank issued the following news release: Small and medium-sized enterprises in Austria are to receive further funding from the European Investment Bank to finance their projects.

Patrick Boehler has written for Foreign Policy, Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

The Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen in Vienna's center and walking distance to the inner ring district is a fantastic location while visiting this amazing city.

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ibrahim Naimi gestures as he talks to journalists prior to the start of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

Japanese dishes are served on a table for dinner at Japanese restaurant Irimoya Bettei in Tokyo.