Austria

Why Austrian monarchs would turn in their graves today

Despite the demise of the far-right’s role in government, cases of Islamaphobia continue across the country although an open society enshrined in law by the late King Franz Josef I as far back as 1912.

Non-OPEC members back cartel's extension of production cuts

The current deal to support prices reduced production by 1.2 million barrels per day starting from January 1 for six months, and will now run into next year with the extension.

Iran sees some progress on nuclear deal, but not enough

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said progress was made at talks in Vienna aimed at saving the nuclear deal but probably not enough to convince Tehran to change its decision to go over the deal's core atomic restrictions one by one.

Austrian court allows US extradition of Ukrainian tycoon Firtash

The supreme court upheld a decision granting a US request to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, paving the way for him to face trial in the United States over bribery allegations.

Stranded in a Serbian border town, refused the right of asylum

Croatian police violate international law by using brute force against the fleeing Afghan refugees who find themselves trapped in a cold Serbian town.

In Austria, institutionalised Islamophobia is here to stay

The fall of the far-right Austrian government is not just about political parties, it is deeply embedded in society.

How a far-right scandal took down Austria's popular chancellor

With the coalition government disintegrating over the past few days, the “rock star” chancellor finally lost his job in a no-confidence vote on Monday.

Austria reels after no-confidence vote brings down Kurz government

After two years of government, Kurz's Austrian People’s Party could not survive a vote of no confidence. Austria's government has failed, but who will emerge from the rubble to take over?

Austrian president formally dismisses Kurz's government

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been ousted in a no-confidence vote. His deputy chancellor Finance Minister Hartwig Loeger takes over as provisional Chancellor until the interim government is appointed.

From Thames to Tigris, world's rivers are polluted with antibiotic waste

The level​ of antibiotic waste exceeds safety thresholds by up to 300 times in rivers around the world, according to a new study.

Pro-Europe vote fragments but limits nationalist gains in EU election

With most votes counted across the continent of a half billion people, Mateo Salvini's hardline League party emerged as the largest in Italy, while Marine Le Pen inflicted a painful defeat on pro-European French President Emmanuel Macron.

Austria's far-right is gone for now, but the damage is done

It took a corruption scandal to bring down the extreme right in the coalition government, but for the refugees that have suffered under their policies there is no light at the end of the tunnel.