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A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in central Europe
BERLIN (AP) — All flights were grounded at Munich's airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, affecting travel across the region. After initially announcing a halt in air traffic until noon on...
Hungary qualifies for Euro 2024 with own-goal in stoppage time in match marred by violence
MADRID (AP) — Hungary qualified for its third straight European Championship after an own-goal in stoppage time in a game marred by violent clashes outside an empty stadium in Bulgaria on Thursday. Slovakia also secured its spot at Euro 2024 in Germany, while Cristiano Ronaldo...
Blackwater founder and 4 others on trial in Austria over export of modified crop-spraying planes
BERLIN (AP) — Five people including the founder of the Blackwater security firm went on trial in Austria on Thursday, accused of exporting two crop-spraying aircraft that were allegedly refitted for military purposes without required permits. The trial in Wiener Neustadt, south of...
Karel Schwarzenberg, former Czech foreign minister and nobleman, dies at 85
PRAGUE (AP) — Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister and a member of a European noble family has died. He was 85. Milroslav Kalousek, his long-term political ally, and the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday his death. “It is with deep sadness and...
Holocaust survivor recalls 'Night of Broken Glass' horrors in interactive, virtual reality project
BERLIN (AP) — Charlotte Knobloch was 6 years old when she saw the synagogues of Munich burning and watched helplessly as two Nazi officers marched away a beloved friend of her father who was beaten up and bleeding on the forehead. It was Nov. 9, 1938, or Kristallnacht — the...
Alpine skiing World Cup faces questions from climate activists over racing on glaciers in October
Ten years after competing in Alpine skiing’s traditional World Cup season opener in Austria for the last time, Bode Miller easily spotted the changed look of the Rettenbach glacier. “I was here for a long time, and I know the way the glacier looked, so it’s a lot different....
Storm Ciarán brings record rainfall to Italy with at least 6 killed. European death toll rises to 14
MILAN (AP) — Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy's Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. At least six people in Italy and one person in Albania were killed on...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No, an Austrian...
A small plane headed from Croatia to Salzburg crashes in Austria, killing 4 people
BERLIN (AP) — A small plane flying from Croatia to Salzburg has crashed in Austria, killing four people, police said Friday. The Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashed Thursday afternoon near Lintsching in Austria's Salzburg province, police said. It had taken off from the Croatian capital,...
A fire in the Jewish section of a cemetery in Austria's capital causes damage but no injuries
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's main Jewish leader said Wednesday that a fire was set during the night in the Jewish section of Vienna's central cemetery and swastikas were sprayed on external walls. Jewish Community of Vienna President Oskar Deutsch wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter,...
