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Austrian nuns escape nursing home, return to beloved convent after church officials forced them out
A trio of octogenarian nuns -- who have their own Instagram account with over 78,000 followers -- recently made headlines in Austria for running away from their nursing home to...
Austrian royal diamond thought to be lost for more than 100 years resurfaces in unexpected place
Descendants of Austria's Habsburg royal family revealed that one of their clan's greatest treasures, a large diamond dating back to the House of Medici that was feared to have been...
Joan Collins, 92, walks son Alexander Newley down the aisle at his 'magical' lakeside wedding
Joan Collins proudly watched her only son get married in Salzburg over the weekend.
Retro 'pancake soup' recipe sparks viral comfort food debate
An unusual cookbook recipe from decades ago is making waves online because it calls for pancakes fried in bacon fat to be dunked into a savory broth.
Czech Republic man sues Christie's over buyers of Nazi-thieved artwork
Milos Vavra, who lives in the Czech Republic, has been trying to locate the rest of the Grünbaum Collection, seeing as he inherited half of the collection.
Austrian police find inactive pipe bomb at suspect’s home after he killed 10 in high school shooting
The suspect did not leave a motive for the attack in his farewell note.
10 people killed after former student opens fire at Austria high school
Eight people were killed at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, authorities said.
Here's why live concert of 'Blue Danube' is being broadcast into deep space: 'Cosmic mistake'
Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" will be beamed into space this month to commemorate the Austrian composer's 200th birthday -- and to correct the "cosmic mistake" of being left out of...
Researchers discover the odd reason this 'unusual' mummy survived the centuries so well-preserved
Researchers have uncovered the reason an "unusual" 18th-century mummy was preserved so well in Austria – and it's highly abnormal.
Austria triumphs at Eurovision Song Contest while Israel's Nova Festival survivor competitor comes second
Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist.
These countries named the safest places for women to visit on solo trips — and why the US is poorly ranked
Women jet-setting alone this year should put Spain, Austria and Italy at the top of their bucket lists, a new study has found.
Syrian national allegedly stabs passerby, leaving 1 dead, 4 injured in southern Austria: police
A 23-year-old man randomly stabbed five passersby in Villach, a city in southern Austria, on Saturday, police said.
Shocking video of a fatal jet ski crash has led to arrest in Thailand
An Austrian tourist has been charged in Thailand after a fatal jet ski accident was caught on video.
Sickening moment two train-surfing teens are critically injured smashing into bridge
Sickening video has captured the moment two subway surfing teenagers slammed into an Austrian train station bridge -- leaving the blood-spattered boys critically injured and fighting for their lives.
US sanctions Italian 'sham charity' and group's founder who funneled '$4M to Hamas over a 10-year period'
The US intelligence community for months has been warning of covert actors behind pro-Palestinian groups.
Austria's Freedom Party leads in national election, would be first far-right victory since World War II
The far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a national parliamentary vote, a projection...
Taylor Swift terror plot suspect's lawyer downplays plan to carry out ISIS-inspired suicide attack: 'Playing with ideas'
Lawyer Ina-Christin Stiglitz told Reuters the youth had only been involved with ISIS for the past month.
Insurers face millions of dollars in claims after ISIS plot forces Taylor Swift to cancel concerts
Some 195,000 "Swifties" had been expected to attend the sold-out "Eras Tour" shows at the Ernst Happel Stadium, with many traveling from abroad for a chance to see the superstar.
Third teen arrested over Taylor Swift terror plot after pledging allegiance to ISIS
The 18-year-old Iraqi national was nabbed Thursday night in Vienna after authorities realized he'd been in contact with the alleged ringleader before the sinister plans were uncovered.
Terrifying details revealed in Taylor Swift terror plot as suspects found to be working for venue security
The teen suspects arrested for plotting an ISIS-style terror attack at one of Taylor Swift's Austrian concerts this week had planned to drive a bomb-riddled car into the crowd to...