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 prosecutors confirmed Friday that they had shelved an investigation into allegations that Germany's BND secret service had systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory. https://www.thelocal.at/20190817/austria-shelves-probe-into-germany-spying Sat, 17 Aug 2019 10:47:17 +0200 austria-shelves-probe-into-germany-spying Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday he was "very hopeful" that an accord on Tehran's nuclear programme could be reached with world powers ahead of the June 30th deadline. https://www.thelocal.at/20150512/hope-for-a-deal-as-iran-nuclear-talks-resume-in-vienna Tue, 12 May 2015 13:44:07 +0200 hope-for-a-deal-as-iran-nuclear-talks-resume-in-vienna Senior negotiators from six world powers are gathering in Vienna on Friday to kick off a flurry of final meetings before a November 24th deadline to strike a landmark nuclear deal with Iran. https://www.thelocal.at/20141107/world-powers-in-vienna-ahead-of-iran-finale Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:58:00 +0100 world-powers-in-vienna-ahead-of-iran-finale Iran and the US still aim to strike a mammoth nuclear deal by a November 24 deadline, a US official said Wednesday after talks involving US Secretary of State John Kerry that yielded no apparent major breakthrough. https://www.thelocal.at/20141016/nuke-talks-fail-to-offer-breakthrough Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:16:00 +0200 nuke-talks-fail-to-offer-breakthrough The UN nuclear agency said Tuesday that it will provide specialised equipment to West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak to help faster diagnosis. https://www.thelocal.at/20141014/advanced-tech-speeds-ebola-diagnosis-in-sierra-leone Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:06:00 +0200 advanced-tech-speeds-ebola-diagnosis-in-sierra-leone Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday "numerous questions" remain unresolved as he arrived for fresh talks with the US and EU aimed at breaking a deadlock in efforts towards a nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.at/20141014/iran-begins-fresh-nuke-talks-in-vienna Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:07:00 +0200 iran-begins-fresh-nuke-talks-in-vienna US Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold nuclear talks in Vienna next week. https://www.thelocal.at/20141010/kerry-and-ashton-to-hold-nuclear-talks-in-vienna Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:59:48 +0200 kerry-and-ashton-to-hold-nuclear-talks-in-vienna Iran said Saturday it never agreed to a deadline to provide answers on its controversial nuclear programme, after the Vienna-based UN atomic watchdog accused Tehran of failing to deliver on time, according to a report from Agence France-Presse (AFP). https://www.thelocal.at/20140906/iran-denies-agreement-on-fixed-date Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:50:00 +0200 iran-denies-agreement-on-fixed-date Iran's foreign minister called Tuesday for an extension of a looming deadline to strike a potentially historic nuclear deal with world powers, after surprise talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry. https://www.thelocal.at/20140715/iran-calls-for-nuclear-deadline-extension Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:17:00 +0200 iran-calls-for-nuclear-deadline-extension Western foreign ministers appeared to have failed in their mission to inject momentum into talks with Iran on Sunday, seven days before the deadline to strike a momentous nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.at/20140713/vienna-nuke-talks-fail-with-significant-gaps Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:52:00 +0200 vienna-nuke-talks-fail-with-significant-gaps AFP reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vienna this weekend to join ongoing world power nuclear talks with Iran, the State Department said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140710/us-secretary-of-state-on-flying-visit-to-vienna Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:14:00 +0200 us-secretary-of-state-on-flying-visit-to-vienna Austrian President Heinz Fischer's planned trip to Iran is starting to take shape. Even though there is no fixed date yet, the preparations were in "full swing", Iranian circles told the APA press agency on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140611/preparations-for-fischers-iran-visit-in-full-swing Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:59:00 +0200 preparations-for-fischers-iran-visit-in-full-swing The International Atomic Energy Agency is one of the most significant inter-governmental organizations in Vienna. The Local looks at why it's important, and what the organization does around the world. https://www.thelocal.at/20140605/profile-international-atomic-energy-agency Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:32:00 +0200 profile-international-atomic-energy-agency