German President to visit Austria this week New German President Christian Wulff will come to Vienna this Wednesday, the office of Austrian President Heinz Fischer has announced.
British teacher dies on first day of school ski trip A British teacher has died on the first day of a week-long school ski trip after falling off a four meter high stone wall after a trip to a pub and landing on his head.
Kampusch: FBI Dossier to Reveal Police Cover Up A secret FBI report into police cover-ups over the kidnapping of cellar prison victim Natascha Kampusch is due to be made public this month (April).
Cellar Girl: Kampusch Dad Launches Book Naming Second Kidnapper The father of girl in the cellar Natascha Kampusch - locked in an underground dungeon and raped for for eight-and-a-half years - has written a book accusing her kidnapper’s best friend of being his accomplice.
Turks Declare Star Wars on Lego Turks living in Austria are calling for a boycott of Lego products after accusing it of encouraging racial hatred and prejudice.
Lake Lüner to get a facelift One of Austria's most beautiful lakes is set to lose most of its water – at least temporarily so that repair and renovation work can take place on the wall of a dam.
Child allowance extension rarely taken up admits minister Experts have criticised the offer of extending the Kinderbetreuungsgeld - the payment made to new parents – for two months in cases of hardship because the process is too complicated.
CCTV images of suspected serial rapist Austrian police have issued these CCTV images of a man they suspect might be responsible for a series of rapes on the Vienna U6 underground line.
Salzburg deputy resigns after 3bn rogue trader loss Salzburg's deputy governor and the man in charge of the province's finances has announced he plans to resign next month after an alleged rogue trader gambled away billions on risky financial market ventures.
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Hydro plant plan is scrapped
The planned hydro electricity plant in Yspertal in the southern Waldviertel region of Austria will not be built after all.
Lake Lüner to get a facelift
One of Austria's most beautiful lakes is set to lose most of its water – at least temporarily so that repair and renovation work can take place on the wall of a dam.
Used Xmas tree collection points open from today
Now that Christmas is in the past for another year it is possible from today to dump unwanted Christmas trees free of charge at one of the special Christmas tree collection points.
Sheep share holders sought for 2013
An EU funded project offering shares in sheep in a bid to keep meadowland under control is being extebded after it was a runaway success.
More cash for rare Alpine cattle breeds
Austrian farmers will continue to be able to claim subsidies for the breeding of the Alpine Pinzgauer cattle and the project may even be expanded to further encourage adoption of the cattle in more farms.
Fruit farmers to get frost protection insurance
Austrian farmers are to get the chance to insure their fruit crops against late frost after an unexpected cold spell decimated this year's harvest.
Police officer claimed smuggled turtles rescued from soup pot
A Czech police officer caught with 50 rare turtles stuffed into socks in his luggage claimed that he had purchased the live animals at an open-air market in Hong Kong because he didn't want to see them end up in the cooking pot.
Locals say no to beauty spot road funded by billionairre
Billionaire Mercedes Benz heiress Ingrid Flick has abandoned plans to close a public footpath running through her 30 million GBP estate in Maria Worth, Austria, after a massive protest from locals.
Solar power ski lift will be ready for December
The cable car specialist "Doppelmayr" are currently developing the world’s first cable car functioning on solar power to a greater degree than ever before.
Banking on a future with green energy
The largest privately owned solar power plant in Austria the "Bank Austria Field" was activated in the 2nd district in Vienna today.
Cat castration laws should be enforced say animal group
Austrian animal rights groups are pressing for more enforcement of the law that means that all cats which are allowed to roam free need to be castrated to prevent a growing problem with strays.
Austrian visit by Jane Goodall
In honor of the world famous chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall a charity event took place in Tyrol - and the wildlife expert came to see it herself.
Cimate change means more sun and also more snow
Holidaymakers heading to the Alps will have more sun and less rain in spring and summer, but also more snow in winter than ever before according to a new report from weather experts in Austria.
Falco daughter is tattooist
The foster daughter of Austrian singing legend Falco is to become a tattoo artist it has been revealed.
Europe's Biggest Garden Show in Austria
Vice Chancellor Dr. Michael Spindelegger has opened the 59th international gardening festival in Tulln and praised the impressive floral arrangements at what is now Europe's biggest flower show.
Organic farmers most resilient in battle to survive
Small Austrian farmers carrying out low pressure small scale operations are under threat after new statistics revealed that more and more small farmers were throwing in the towel and giving up the business.
Andritz named by Jagger over rain forest dam plan
The first wife of Mick Jagger who is now a European goodwill ambassador has come to Vienna to highlight the fact that the Austrian firm Andritz is involved in a controversial project to build a huge dam in the Amazon rainforest.
Linz officials hail pigeon coup
Council officials say a policy of feeding feral pigeons corn laced with contraceptives has seen numbers drop from 20,000 to less than 9,000 in Linz, Austria, in just 10 years.
Austria ignores widespread bird deaths
Austrian officials say they have no plans to act and are not even monitoring the situation after thousands of dead birds were reported across the country apparently as a result of infection by trichomonosis.
Pigeon fancier decimated falcon population with illegal poison
Austrian police have arrested a pigeon fancier suspected of wiping out dozens of falcons by covering his less valuable pets with an illegal poison - and then releasing the birds in front of nesting sites used by the birds of prey.
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