The Latest Breaking News from Austria

Two people remained unaccounted for after an avalanche in the Lech/Zuers free skiing area in western Austria on Sunday that initially prompted a search for 10 people feared buried, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported.

A winsome young woman marries into the top echelon of royalty, becomes lonely in a passionless marriage, and suffers eating disorders and depression even as she fascinates the outside world. Decades after her untimely death, they’re still making movies and TV shows about her. P.S. Guess what? Her name isn’t…

The Austrian Minister for Mobility among other things, Leonore Gewessler, proposed big consequences for motorists who are way over speed limits.

Ten-year-old Danylo Astion fled Ukraine with his family soon after Russia invaded but his dream of becoming a soccer star lives on in Vienna, where training for one of Austria's top teams has rekindled his lust for life.

Liverpool loanee Billy Koumetio has found game-time limited with Austria Vienna but that could be about to change

An isolated hideaway near Kitzbühel is the perfect base for a family skiing trip – and an opportunity to indulge in naked moonbathing

Everyone is talking about Austrian natural wine, but what the hell is it and where should you start? In our new series taking the mystery out of wine, the Honest Grapes Wine Gurus explain all

The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austria's Volker Türk, granted a wide-ranging interview to FRANCE 24 from Geneva. This week, the High Commissioner travelled to Ukraine to observe first-hand the consequences of Russia's invasion on the Ukrainian people. During his visit, Türk had to take cover in an…

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