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Austrians more bemused than bummed at Baron Cohen's unflattering 'Bruno' July, 9, 2009 - 12:09 pm Kole, William J. - Sacha Baron Cohen, star of the new comedy film "Bruno," interacts with photographers at the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Jul.9 An Austrian government minister is investigating whether a national honour awarded to Bernie Ecclestone several years ago can be repealed.

Another early start, nice breakfast and then a long drive to Munich. It was quite wet today and raincoats were required as we walked around the main shopping area of Munich - Marien Platz.

President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and President of Austria Heinz Fischer discussed the bilateral cooperation.

By William Green Austria has been given until 2001 to meet EU standards on lethal fine-dust levels.

Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium set a course record in winning his fourth straight Ironman Austria triathlon on Sunday, while Bella Bayliss of Britain won the women's event.

US, UK and Austrian prosecutors are investigating former Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn, chair of Austria's Bank Medici, they believe was paid more than $40M in kickbacks to funnel billions of dollars to Madoff via separate companies she controlled, according to affidavits reviewed by The WSJ.

By Lisa Chapman Firemen saved 31 mostly bedridden people from possible drowning at an old people's home in Lower Austria yesterday evening.

RICHMOND - On the day Ricardo Araujo arrived in the United States, he briefly considered turning around and going home to Brazil.

Archaeologists from the University of Innsbruck and the University of Vienna of Austria said on Wednesday that they have found witnesses of human habitation in the late Neolithic period some 5,300 years ago in the East Himalayan region.

What garlic and holy water did for vampires, fast and prayer may do to US shock rocker Marilyn Manson in Hungary.

A procession of restored Trabant cars streamed through a replica of a metal gate this weekend, commemorating the place and time, 20 years ago, when Hungary and Austria opened the first breach in the Iron Curtain and, in former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's words, "took the first brick out of the Berlin Wall". In the summer of 1989, this rural ...

Mainstream political parties in Austria must change their approach if a growing anti-immigrant sentiment stoked by far-right politicians is to be curbed, racism watchdogs and political analysts say.

Austria has been hit by severe flooding. The regions on the German, Czech and Slovakian borders are worst hit.

European women, like Austrian linguist Almaz Felch, 60, have been on the road for decades.

Swiss author Jens Petersen has been awarded the 25,000 euro Bachmann Prize for his novel "Bis dass der Tod" . The jury said today the 33-year-old Petersen was among 14 authors from Austria, Germany and Switzerland who recited pieces from yet unpublished novels during the 33th Days of German-Language Literature festival in Klagenfurt.

Thirty-four young Slovaks received injuries, in a crash of a Czech bus with Czech drivers in Styria today, the Austrian news agency APA has reported.

In this June 27, 1989 file picture, then Hungarian Foreign Minister Gyula Horn, right, and his Austrian counterpart Alois Mock cut through the barbed wire of the former Iron Curtain marking the border between East and West in Sopron, Hungary.

Doctors have ruled out swine flu in a teenager who was admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms after returning from holiday in Mexico.

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: William Eacho, Ambassador, Republic of Austria Judith ...