Latest from Austria

Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

'It is absolutely chilling'

Natascha Kampusch has taken cameras inside the tiny room she spent for eight horrible years after being kidnapped.

Drunk guide abandons hikers

A group of hikers had to be rescued from the Austrian Alps after a local guide allegedly got drunk and abandoned them.

Austria: Sloping off

In the idyllic ski region where James Bond wreaked havoc in the last 007 blockbuster, Spectre, I have taken on a mission of my own to discover one of Tirol's best-kept secrets.

Dying woman cuts up $1.6 million

A dying grandmother took to a pile of euro bills with scissors, managing to cut up almost $1.6 million in an effort to spite her heirs.

Man kills with car before rampage

A man has killed at least three people and injured 34 in a murderous rampage after driving his car straight into crowds of shoppers in Austria before getting out and stabbing passers-by.

48 floors, hanging by thread

These terrifying images show the moments after a window-cleaning cradle on Austria's tallest building suddenly slipped, leaving two workers clinging on for their lives.

Danube cruise sights

A cruise along one of Europe's most famous waterways aboard the MS Beethoven takes in the sights of Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

Festive Christmas in Austria

Tourists who have lapped up the December-long pleasures of German Christmas markets could do worse than to try Austria's this year.

'Tis the season to head north

If your mind's slowly turning to the Christmas holidays and you're after something different, consider these top ski resorts.

Austria: Charred body of suspected killer found

Austrian police hunting for the killer of four people have found the charred body of what they believe was the gunman after pushing through a wall into a smoke-filled hidden basement on the farm grounds the suspect had holed up in.