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Iran Nuclear Chief in Austria for ICONS 2020
Feb 09, 2020 10:33Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has travelled to Vienna to take part in the International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS 2020).
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Austrian conservatives, Greens strike coalition deal
Jan 02, 2020 03:37Austrian Conservative Leader Sebastian Kurz struck a coalition deal on Wednesday with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring the left-wing party into government for the first time, three months after Kurz won parliamentary elections.
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Climate protesters block Geneva's private jet terminal
Nov 17, 2019 03:42Dozens of climate change activists peacefully locked Geneva airport's private jet terminal on Saturday, November 16.
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US root cause of Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict: Parliament speaker
Oct 15, 2019 15:58Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States is the root cause of Iran-Saudi Arabia conflicts, slamming Washington for hindering a resolution of the disputes between the two Middle Eastern countries.
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Austrian Handke, Poland's Tokarczuk win Noble literature prizes
Oct 11, 2019 04:58Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday and the 2018 award went to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.
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Austria to shut Saudi-funded center over human rights violations
Jun 13, 2019 02:20The Austrian government has announced plans to shut a Saudi-funded center in Vienna over the possible execution of a teenager arrested in Saudi Arabia for participation in an anti-regime protest.
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5 bodies spotted in search for climbers in Indian Himalayas
Jun 04, 2019 02:49Five bodies were spotted high on a mountain in the Indian Himalayas on Monday (June 3) during an aerial search for eight climbers feared swept away in an avalanche last week, a government official said.
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Far-right parties make considerable gains in EU elections
May 27, 2019 04:02Partial results from the European Parliament elections suggest that far-right parties have scored considerable gains.
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Far-right ministers ready to quit Austria government after scandal
May 21, 2019 01:37Austrian far-right ministers were ready to quit their posts, the party chief says, after the country's coalition government collapsed over a corruption scandal days before European elections.
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Austria's parliament approves ban on Muslim headscarves at primary schools
May 17, 2019 07:34Austrian parliament has approved a law to ban Muslim girls from wearing headscarf in primary schools.