Austrian construction company says it's insolvent
Alpine Bau GmbH, one of Austria's biggest construction companies, says it is insolvent. Full story
Austria may delay peacekeepers' withdrawal from Golan
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria may withdraw its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights more slowly than first planned to allow the United Nations extra time to arrange an orderly handover, Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said on Tuesday. Full story
Austria corruption crackdown spreading its net wide
VIENNA (Reuters) - Suspicions of bribery at Austria's central bank have dragged it into a nationwide crackdown on corruption that has shaken confidence in the country's highest ranks of power and prestige. Full story
Austria begins withdrawing peacekeepers from Golan
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria has begun withdrawing peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, winding down a four-decade mission due to spillover fighting from the Syrian civil war, the defense ministry said. Full story
Nearly two dozen killed in flooding in Europe
Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary have been hit with severe weather that's killed almost two dozen people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Austria still open to sending peacekeepers back to Golan
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria does not rule out returning its U.N. peacekeepers to the Golan Heights if their mandate is improved, its foreign minister told Sunday's newspaper Oesterreich. Full story
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Springtime brings out the bears in Austria
With spring in the air bears living at a sanctuary in Austria stretch and play now that winter is officially over. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
100 vehicles involved in pileup in Austria
One person was killed and 11 injured in a massive highway pileup in Austria. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
White tiger cubs debut in Austria
Rare white lion cubs made their first public appearance at a zoo in Austria. The quadruplets weighed just over two pounds at birth. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
Visiting the birthplace of iconic ’Silent Night’
“Silent Night” is a favorite carol that has been translated into hundreds of dialects, but it had a most humble birth not far from Salzburg, Austria. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski takes a visit to Salzburg to explore the history of the carol from its very beginnings, through its most remarkable performanc
Apocolypse now? Doomsdayers celebrate, hunker down
From a dance party in a cold war-era bunker to hoarding powdered mil and canned food in Austria, people around the world are bracing for the end of the ancient Mayan calendar at 11 mins past 11 o'clock on Dec. 21 — a milestone some say is the apocolypse.
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A couple walks through water fountains at a public square in Vienna June 18, 2013. Temperatures are expected to rise up to 35 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, Austria's national weather service agency ZAMG reports. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
A girl runs through water fountains at a public square in Vienna
A girl runs through water fountains at a public square in Vienna June 18, 2013. Temperatures are expected to rise up to 35 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, Austria's national weather service agency ZAMG reports. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
