Tag: Austria
Osinbajo in Austria for Africa, Europe Heads of Government meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will participate in the Africa-Europe High Level Forum with other African and European Heads of States…
Austria backs out of UN global migration pact
Austria on Wednesday backed out of a UN pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between…
Austrian Interior Minister survives no-confidence vote
Far-right Interior Minister Herbert Kickl, on Wednesday survived a vote of no confidence in Austria’s Parliament, called over a ministry…
1 dead, 9 injured as bus collides with train
An Austrian bus driver was killed and nine people were injured when her vehicle collided on Tuesday with a train…
Austria to decide about future air defence jets
Austria plans to decide by year-end which fighter jets to use for its air defence in the future, the Defence…
Brazil whip Austria 3-0 in last warm up match before World Cup
Gabriel Jesus, Neymar and Philippe Coutinho scored as Brazil swept aside Austria 3-0 in their final World Cup warm-up game…
Austria plans to shut down mosques
Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut down seven mosques and expel up to 40 imams in what it said was…
Austria defeat Germany first time in 32 years
Germany captain Manuel Neuer's comeback ended in defeat by Austria in a friendly delayed by 105 minutes because of heavy…
Netherlands joins Austria in suing Germany over motorway toll scheme
The Netherlands will join Austria in a European Court suit against Germany’s plans for a motorway toll which will discriminate…
Austrian court jails Syrian for life
An Austrian court sentenced a Syrian asylum seeker for life for murdering 20 wounded soldiers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s…
Austria to increase penalties for rejected asylum seekers
Austria will increase penalties for rejected asylum seekers who refuse to leave the country, the government said on Tuesday, in…
Detained Austrian sues EFCC, demands $10m as damages
An Austrian security consultant has sued Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC( for alleged illegal detention. Wolfgang Reinl asked…
Title belts for Wrestle Force arrive from Austria
Taiwo Adelu Organisers of A+A Intercontinental Wrestle Force Championship, a professional wrestling competition meant to celebrate the first anniversary of…
Migrant crisis deepens as thousands pour into Austria
AFP – Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday from countries unable or unwilling…
At least 20 migrants found dead in truck on Austria highway
Vienna (AFP) – The bodies of between 20 and 50 migrants have been found in a truck on a highway…