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Three people are thought to have been killed and 34 injured in Graz. Credit: EPA/Elmar Gubisch

Three dead as car rams into crowd in Graz

A four-year-old boy is reported to be one of the three people killed when a man deliberately drove his car into crowds of shoppers in Graz on Saturday afternoon. READ

Photo: Jeffreyw/Wikimedia

Boy locks parents out over lack of pizza

Austrian police were called to negotiate with an 11-year-old boy after he took exception to the fact that his mother had made him pasta and not pizza - and locked both of his parents out of their home in a fit of rage. READ

An Austrian supermarket. Photo: Gryffindor/Wikimedia

Austria 'second most expensive' for food in EU

Austria is one of the most expensive places to buy groceries in the EU - according to new statistics on consumer prices. READ

Photo: UNHCR/I. Prickett

OSCE calls for 'humane treatment' of migrants

The Vienna-based Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has called for countries to treat migrants "humanely", as the EU struggles to cope with tens of thousands of people arriving in rickety boats. READ

Alexis Tsipras. Photo: BKA/Andy Wenzel

Grexit 'beginning of the end of eurozone'

A Greek exit from the eurozone would be the beginning of the end of the single currency, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was quoted as saying on Friday in an interview with an Austrian newspaper. READ

Refugee crisis

A tent camp set up for asylum seekers. Photo: Vol.at

'No beds' for refugees as deadline looms

A deadline set by the interior ministry over quotas for asylum seekers in Austria’s nine states runs out on Friday, with state officials meeting in St Pölten to discuss the crisis. READ

Photo: wien.gv.at

Salzburg embraces gay traffic lights

The Austrian city of Salzburg has unveiled its own gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights after the flashing signals specially installed in Vienna for the Eurovision Song Contest proved a hit. READ

Supporters of Laila at Vienna airport. Photo: private

Airline crew refuse to deport Afghan woman

The crew of an Austrian Airlines plane refused to deport an Afghan woman who is due to be returned to Bulgaria in accordance with the Dublin Regulation. READ

The Donauinsel. Photo: Wikimedia

Grass mower runs over body on Donauinsel

A gruesome discovery has been made on Vienna’s Donauinsel island - the body of a 31-year-old woman, hidden in tall grass. READ

Hypo Alpe Adria headquarters in Klagenfurt. Photo: JJ55/Wikimedia

Bad bank Heta has €7 billion capital hole

Austria’s “bad bank” Heta Asset Resolution, set up to hold the non-performing assets of the failed Hypo Alpe Adria bank, requires an additional capital injection of €7 billion ($7.9 billion), according to the latest financial statement. READ

Features

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Photo: Austria.info

Nine spectacular rides in Austria you have to cycle

June 3rd is European Cycling Day and what better time to plan a cycling adventure in Austria? Picturesque riversides and lakes, idyllic villages, historical towns and magnificent mountains are on offer - and taking your bike on the train is no problem. READ

View of Klosterneuburg. Photo: Andreas Praefcke/Wikimedia

Seven great things to do within 50 miles of Vienna

Vienna is packed with imperial history, excellent museums and great places to eat. But how about when you want to escape the city? Barbara Cação, of Vienna Unwrapped, has some suggestions. READ

Opinion

2.2 million Brits live in another EU country. 2.3 million people from elsewhere in the EU live in the UK. Photo: Charles Clegg.

Give us a vote: we've got most to lose if UK quits

Brits in the rest of the EU should all be given a vote in the country’s upcoming referendum - as should Europeans who live in the UK. We’re the ones with most to lose, argues The Local's managing editor James Savage. READ

Eurovision Song Contest

Winners from the 2015 second Semi-Final on stage. Photo: Andres Putting (EBU)

Eurovision's turkeys and triumphs

As the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates its 60th anniversary watched by some 200 million worldwide, here is a trip down Eurovision memory lane - turkeys, dictators, Mormons, orcs, drag queens and all. READ

Eurovision Song Contest

The audience at the first Semi Final. Photo: Andres Putting (EBU)

Douze or nul points? Eurovision acts to watch

Who can follow Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst and wow 200 million viewers worldwide to win the Eurovision Song Contest at its 60th edition in Vienna on Saturday? READ

From our other editions:

Photo: Zurich Tourism

Zurich ranked Europe's priciest city for expats

Zurich is the most expensive location in Europe for employees working abroad, according to a new survey with a surprising finding for the world’s most costly city. READ

Photo: DPA

German traffic light stays red for 28 years

In Dresden much has changed over the last 28 years. Communism collapsed, democracy blossomed and the city was reborn. But one thing has remained the same - a traffic light which has stayed red since 1987. READ

Danish election 2015

Lars Løkke Rasmussen will be PM, but Kristian Thuelsen Dahl got him there. Photo: Keld Navntoft/Scanpix

As it happened: Denmark gets centre-right govt

Denmark's election resulted in a stronger-than-expected right-wing coalition, with the Danish People's Party as the largest 'blue' party and Lars Løkke Rasmussen returning to the Prime Minister's office. READ

A driver has been fined €80 for biting his fingernails. Photo: adaenn/Flickr

Driver fined for biting fingernails at the wheel

A driver in the Spanish city of Salamanca has been hit with an €80 ($90) fine for biting his fingernails while driving. READ

An Airsoft enthusiast in action. Photo: AFP

Airsoft: 'Imbecilic' game kills three French teens

French authorities have slammed the battle simulation game Airsoft - dubbed paintball for pros - after three teens died in southern France when their homemade smoke bomb exploded. READ

Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Photo: Fillippo Monteforte

Yes, it's still a crime to insult Italy's president

The Italian Senate has moved to scrap a jail term of up to five years for insulting the president. But don't go making derogatory remarks just yet, as the bizarre fascist-era law has not been completely abolished. READ

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Photo: Guardian

Norway denies Snowden entry for freedom prize

Norway’s government has refused to allow the NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden to cross over the border from Russia to to collect a freedom of speech prize, warning that he may be at risk of arrest. READ

Södersjukhuset, southern Stockholm's main hospital where the clinic will be. Photo: TT

Sweden announces first centre for raped men

A hospital in Stockholm is set to become the first in the country with an emergency department specifically for male rape victims. The clinic at Södersjukhuset is scheduled to open this autumn. READ

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

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