Nehammer has been trying to assemble a coalition of his Austrian People’s Party with the center-left Social Democrats and the liberal Neos party. Nehammer’s party and the Social Democrats have ...

Austrian Chancellor, Chair and top candidate of Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) Karl Nehammer, right, and the leader of the NEOS (New Austria and Liberal Forum) party Beate Meinl-Reisinger. File photo: ...

Athens has welcomed in the New Year with fireworks as thousands gathered to enjoy the spectacle at Syntagma Square. This New Year’s Eve the fireworks were quiet, without the “thunder” sounds ...

Why do we call our New Year’s bread Vasilopita, and what’s the significance of the coin hidden within it? Did the ancient Romans have a similar tradition? Whether sweet or savoury, Vasilopita ...