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Serbia now has OSCE presidency
OSCE's Headquarters in Vienna at the Hofburg. Photo: Wikimedia

Serbia now has OSCE presidency

Serbia takes over the presidency of the OSCE from Switzerland on Thursday, as the multinational body plays a prominent role in efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. READ  
NSA spying in Vienna detailed at Chaos meet
Leak showing EINSTEIN/CASTANET microwave monitoring station technology, which supposedly sits on the US Embassy in Vienna. Photo: NSA

NSA spying in Vienna detailed at Chaos meet

Austrian journalist Erich Möchel delivered a presentation in Hamburg at the annual meeting of the Chaos Computer Club on Monday December 29, detailing the various locations where the US NSA has been actively collecting and processing electronic intelligence in Vienna. READ   2 comments
Furry Jimmy saves the day
The hero on four velvet paws, Jimmy. Poto: APA/FEUERWEHR LEONDING

Furry Jimmy saves the day

A family cat may have saved the lives of its family in the early hours of Tuesday morning whens its loud cries warned them about a fire in the house. READ  
Your top stories of 2014
Conchita Wurst, winner of ESC 2014. Photo: APA (EPA/HERBERT NEUBAUER)

Your top stories of 2014

Which stories generated the most interest in Austria? The Local takes a look back at the most popular stories in each of the eight months of its brief existence. READ  
Kazakh ex-Ambassador charged with murder
Rakhat Aliyev. Photo: APA

Kazakh ex-Ambassador charged with murder

According to an announcement from the Vienna Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday, the former Kazakh Ambassador to the OSCE in Austria Rakhat Aliyev has now been charged with double murder, reports the Austrian Press Agency (APA). READ  
Weird Austrian New Year traditions
Prosit in the New Year! Photo: P.S. Krøyer, 1888

Weird Austrian New Year traditions

Austrians love to party, but some of their traditions seem a little weird to expats. The Local takes a look at how this small Central European country brings in the new year. READ  
Indian maestro seeks harmony in Vienna
Photo: APA/HERBERT NEUBAUER

Indian maestro seeks harmony in Vienna

Indian maestro Zubin Mehta will seek to inject what he says is some much-needed harmony into the world when he conducts the illustrious Vienna New Year's Concert on January 1. READ  
Austrian hiker's body found in Spain
View from the summit of Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Photo: Carlos Serra/Wikimedia

Austrian hiker's body found in Spain

Rescuers in Spain on Monday found the body of an Austrian woman who went missing while hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains, police said. READ  

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