The wife of Austrian politician Joerg Haider has stopped the cremation of his remains amid concerns the Carinthia governor may have been killed, sources say. Sources said Haider's wife, Claudia, is concerned that the 58-year-old politician's death on Oct.

By Peter Popham Jorg Haider, controversial populist who tried to rehabilitate the SS, dies two weeks after making dramatic electoral comeback The far-right Austrian leader Jrg Haider, one of Europes most controversial politicians, was killed yesterday in a traffic accident, less than two weeks after making a triumphant comeback at the polls.

AUSTRIAN police say far-right politician Joerg Haider has died in a car accident. Police say the accident happened early this morning in the south of the country.

Joerg Haider, a far-right Austrian politician whose party had made significant gains in last month's elections, has died in a car accident, officials said.

By Boris Groendahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria brought forward general elections to October 1 on Wednesday, kick-starting a campaign which is set to focus on the parties' economic track records and may lead to acrimonious coalition negotiations.