Austria to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants in November
Vienna, Jul 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Smoking in Austrian pubs and restaurants is to be banned from Nov 1, the lower-house National Council decided in a vote on Tuesday, according to an Austria Press Agency report.
Austrian vice-chancellor to resign over secret video scandal
Vienna, May 18 (Xinhua/UNI): Austria's vice-chancellor and leader of the right-wing populist Freedom Party (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache is expected to resign over a scandal in which he appears on video offering government contracts in exchange for political support.
Turkey criticises Austria over decision of closing down mosques
Ankara, June 9 (IBNS): Turkey has criticised Austria over its decision of shutting down seven mosques and even expelling imams who they consider as being funded by foreign countries.
1 dies in Austrian trains collision, 22 injured
Vienna, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 22 others were injured as two passenger trains collided in central Austria on Tuesday, media reports said.
Austria: Police detains six Afghans over alleged assault of women
Tyrol/Vienna, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Austrian police have arrested a group of six Afghan refugees for allegedly assaulting several women, reports said.
Three Afghan teenagers jailed in Austria for sodomising compatriot
Salzburg, Austria, Sept 7 (IBNS): Three Afghan asylum seekers were jailed in Austria's Salzburg city after they were found guilty of sodomising another Afghan boy, reports said.