https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian authorities say they have detained Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash on a European arrest warrant linked to organised crime and illegal money laundering allegations in Spain. https://www.thelocal.at/20170221/austrian-court-grants-extradition-to-us-of-ukraine-oligarch Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:43:59 +0100 austrian-court-grants-extradition-to-us-of-ukraine-oligarch US rapper Freddie Gibbs' lawyer said Tuesday that the musician "absolutely denies" rape allegations that saw him arrested in France last week, adding he will fight extradition to Austria to face the charges. https://www.thelocal.at/20160607/us-rapper-denies-rape-charge-extradition-france-austria Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:37:25 +0200 us-rapper-denies-rape-charge-extradition-france-austria A Russian man accused of evading taxes worth 310 million rubles (€4.5 million) will be extradited from Austria to Russia after a court ruling on Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20151120/multi-million-fraudster-facing-extradition Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:58:35 +0100 multi-million-fraudster-facing-extradition An Austria appeals court overturned the planned extradition to Russia of the alleged head of a brutal organised crime gang wanted by Moscow on Thursday, citing human rights concerns. https://www.thelocal.at/20150625/court-denies-extradition-of-russian-gangster Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:22:15 +0200 court-denies-extradition-of-russian-gangster