Sources: AP
Archaeologists with the Vienna Museum announce the discovery of a mass grave in Simmering district in Vienna, Austria, of around 150 Ancient Roman soldiers from the 1st century who likely died in a battle. 2025-04-2
Austria announces that it will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, citing fears of increased illegal immigration. 2022-12-8
An unusually strong and early heat wave increases temperatures above 40 C in Spain. Seville records a temperature of 41.0 C, beating its all-time high for May, while the hottest settlement, Andújar, ties the record with 42.3 C. Several settlements in France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and western Austria beat all-time high records for the month. 2022-05-20
The Economist Intelligence Unit releases its annual Global Liveability Ranking assessment, ranking the world's most livable cities. Auckland, New Zealand replaces long-time first place holder Vienna, Austria, largely because of New Zealand's handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 2021-06-9
Four civilians are killed and 22 others injured after a gunman opens fire in six locations in the streets of Vienna, Austria, near the central Schwedenplatz square. The Interior Minister described it as a "terror attack". The attacker was shot dead, and is identified as an Islamic supporter who tried to join the group in Syria. 2020-11-2
The number of new infections in Austria since the start of the pandemic rises by a record 4,453 cases in the past 24 hours. 2020-10-29
Five people are killed in an avalanche that buried 17 Czechs in Austria. 2016-02-6
The southern German state of Bavaria threatens to take the Federal German government to court if it fails to take immediate steps to limit the flow of migrants to Germany. Over 200,000 migrants are estimated to have entered Germany since the beginning of September, the vast majority over the Austrian border into Bavaria. 2015-10-9
The German state of Bavaria plans "emergency measures" in response to the migrant crisis, including deporting migrants back to Austria and closing the border. An estimated 225,000 migrants have arrived in the southern German state in less than five weeks. 2015-10-8
Two girls (11 and 8 years old) were brutally murdered in their home in Krailling, Bavaria (Germany). 2011-03-24