AUSTRIA.; Opening of the Hungarian Diet. Share full article. Dec. 30, 1865. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 30, 1865, Page 1 Buy Reprints.

Yugoslavia, once a unified country in Southeastern Europe, has long since disintegrated into six independent nations. The ...

Austro-Hungarian Empire Sergey Kohl / Shutterstock.com This extremely ethnically diverse country existed for only 51 years from 1867-1918 but during that time caused a lot of trouble.

Kremlin propagandists have suggested on state TV that Russian authorities create a new empire in Europe. The idea was floated by Vladimir Solovyov, one of the most well-known figures in Kremlin ...

The Austria-Hungarian Empire. The Russian Empire. The Ottoman Empire. Image source, ALAMY. Image caption, British soldiers using a Vickers machine gun in the trenches during WW1. Back to top.

> Empire: Austria-Hungarian > Empire duration: 1867-1918 The dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, created in the wake of revolutions in Central Europe in the mid 19th century, was composed of ...

December 7 and 8, 1912: Austria-Hungary Escalates, Kaiser Convenes War Council. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. As 1912 drew to a close, Europe seemed to be ...

Had Austria-Hungary’s leaders acted quickly, this prediction might’ve proved right, and the ensuing conflict between the empire and Serbia might have remained a local one.

In February 1853 a Hungarian nationalist had threatened to cut his throat with a kitchen knife. The scare was so lasting that Franz Josef tried not to expose his neck again. Heir to the empire ...

Austria elects new parliament on Sept. 29; Far-right Freedom Party has led polls for months; Alliance with Hungary may undermine EU's Ukraine policy ...