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Austria deploys army to halt migrants intending to transit through Germany

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Austria is set to use its army to stop refugees intending to transit through Germany and not apply for asylum there, as hundreds are being rejected at the German border. More than 1,000 migrants with forged IDs are being turned around at the Austrian border each week. The new regulations issued by the Austrian Defense Ministry came into effect Saturday. Now migrants coming to Austria to travel through... 

US marines flying with unlicensed arms to Ukraine detained in Vienna, sent home

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Nine American marines have been arrested in Vienna’s airport for carrying assault rifles and handguns on board a commercial airliner without proper clearance. They were on their way to Ukraine to take part in Exercise Saber Guardian that began July 20. The incident took place on July 19, but was only reported to the media a fortnight later. The servicemen, traveling from Alaska, reportedly had problems... 
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