https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The European cities of Vienna and Berlin attract internationals from around the world. But which city is best to live in? From the population to wages and the cost of living, we look at several factors so you can compare them. https://www.thelocal.de/20230220/vienna-vs-berlin-which-german-speaking-city-is-better-to-live-in Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:39:56 +0100 vienna-vs-berlin-which-german-speaking-city-is-better-to-live-in Which city is the best place to live? While Hamburg and Vienna frequently topped the charts in previous years, both cities lost significant ground in an annual ranking. https://www.thelocal.de/20210609/hamburg-and-vienna-plummet-in-new-annual-most-liveable-cities-ranking Wed, 09 Jun 2021 20:00:26 +0200 hamburg-and-vienna-plummet-in-new-annual-most-liveable-cities-ranking Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria have agreed to work together to upgrade train routes and create high speed lines to improve connections between Vienna, Prague and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20210521/austria-how-new-high-speed-rail-will-take-you-from-vienna-to-berlin-in-four-hours Fri, 21 May 2021 13:46:21 +0200 austria-how-new-high-speed-rail-will-take-you-from-vienna-to-berlin-in-four-hours An Austrian Airlines plane flying from Vienna to Frankfurt had to turn back shortly after take-off due to smoke in the cockpit, the carrier said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181120/plane-flying-from-vienna-to-frankfurt-turns-back-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:49:51 +0100 plane-flying-from-vienna-to-frankfurt-turns-back-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit A German court said Monday it gave the green light for an Iranian diplomat linked to an alleged bomb plot against an Iranian opposition rally to be handed over to Belgium. https://www.thelocal.de/20181001/germany-approves-extradition-of-iran-diplomat-over-bomb-plot Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:08:54 +0200 germany-approves-extradition-of-iran-diplomat-over-bomb-plot German prosecutors said Wednesday a court had remanded in custody an alleged Iranian spy accused of plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris on June 30th. https://www.thelocal.de/20180711/germany-holds-iran-spy-on-bomb-plot-charges Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:33:15 +0200 germany-holds-iran-spy-on-bomb-plot-charges An Iranian diplomat based in Vienna was arrested in Bavaria on Sunday evening on suspicion of carrying explosives and aiding a planned terror attack in Paris. https://www.thelocal.de/20180703/iranian-diplomat-arrested-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-planned-terror-attack Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:01:31 +0200 iranian-diplomat-arrested-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-planned-terror-attack German police said on Sunday they had arrested a man accused of having ties to a suspected Islamic extremist captured in Austria and thought to have been plotting an attack. https://www.thelocal.de/20170123/germany-arrests-accomplice-of-austrian-terror-suspect Mon, 23 Jan 2017 10:13:39 +0100 germany-arrests-accomplice-of-austrian-terror-suspect Germany's embattled Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that Europe needs to secure more deals with third countries on sending back migrants who do not qualify for asylum. https://www.thelocal.de/20160925/europe-needs-deals-to-send-rejected-migrants-home-merkel Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:23:08 +0200 europe-needs-deals-to-send-rejected-migrants-home-merkel The fight against Isis will not be won with military action but by bringing an end to the civil war in Syria around the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/we-cant-beat-isis-with-military-means-germany Mon, 16 Nov 2015 12:31:12 +0100 we-cant-beat-isis-with-military-means-germany UPDATE: A German student, accused of being the ringleader of far-left demonstrators who protested at Vienna’s far-right Akademikerball, has been jailed, despite questionable evidence of his involvement. https://www.thelocal.de/20140723/student-josef-s-jailed-for-protesting-at-akademiker-ba-in-vienna Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:44:00 +0200 student-josef-s-jailed-for-protesting-at-akademiker-ba-in-vienna Germany has provoked anger by demanding tax payments from people living in Austria but receiving pensions relating to work they carried out in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20130329/48825 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0100 48825 The owner of a Viennese ice cream parlour admitted on Monday to killing her German husband and then a lover - shooting them, cutting up their bodies with a chainsaw and concreting them into the basement of her shop. https://www.thelocal.de/20121119/46257 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:25:00 +0100 46257 German-born Dietmar Machold from Bremen, one of the world's foremost dealers in rare and expensive violins until his firm went bankrupt in 2010, has been sentenced in Austria to six years in jail for fraud. https://www.thelocal.de/20121110/46089 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:55:00 +0100 46089 A German man arrested while protesting against a right-wing elite student society ball in Vienna was carrying explosives, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20120128/40403 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:04:00 +0100 40403 Police arrested more than 200 Germany fans who ran wild through the streets of Vienna on Friday evening, news reports said, just hours before the team's victorious Euro 2012 qualifying match against Austria. https://www.thelocal.de/20110604/35461 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:39:00 +0200 35461 Deutsche Lufthansa is looking to soon own the trinity of flag-carrying airlines in German-speaking Europe with a much-prophesied offer for Vienna-based Austrian Airlines. https://www.thelocal.de/20080825/13909 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:06:00 +0200 13909