The Austrian Parliament approved a bill Thursday that recognizes gay and lesbian relationships, the AP reported.

The new law creates a separate legal framework for gay couples that includes many of the benefits and obligations of marriage, including pension rights and alimony payments in the event of ...

Outspoken Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider, who sparked international outrage with comments praising Nazi policies, died on Saturday when his car veered off the road. Haider, 58, suffered serious head and chest injuries when his car flipped over several times and died en route to hospital, police said. Tributes were paid by Austrian politicians of all sides despite his notoriety ...

Alfred J. Gallodoro NEW YORK (AP) — Alfred J. Gallodoro, a jazz musician who performed on the saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, has died. He was 95. Gallodoro died Saturday at his home in Oneonta in upstate New York, said his grandson Kevin Wood. Gallodoro worked with some of the world's greatest conductors, including Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski and Leonard ...