Disgraced action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has promised to return to Austria in autumn during a speech at an international energy issues summit in Vienna today (Tues). The fallen Hollywood hero – who kept quiet towards his estranged wife about his illegitimate child with a maid of many years – revealed plans to visit Thal […]
Former tennis player Lance Lumsden has died of cancer. The Jamaican passed away aged 70 in his homeland at the weekend, Austrian sport newspapers reported today (Mon). Lumsden had a huge fan base in Austria as a player as well as after his career when he tried himself as an actor, singer and entertainer. He […]
Austria has been branded as a “paradise for Nazis” after it emerged that an alleged war criminal deceased in a care home in Carinthia. A spokesman for a Caritas retirement centre in Klagenfurt confirmed newspaper reports claiming that Milivoj Asner passed away today (Mon). He said the Croat perished aged 98 in the institution last […]
Event: Friday 17 June – Sunday 19 June 2011 09.00 – 18.00 Venue: Wiener Stadthalle, Halle D. Everything you could ever want to know about babies and how to look after them is on offer from 17 June until Sunday 19 June in Vienna when the Baby Expo, “Austria’s fair for the young family”, comes […]
Austrians took the train less often last year, new figures reveal. The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) announced today (Fri) that residents of the Alpine country covered 1,270 kilometres (km) by train in 2010, down from 1,297 km in the year before. This figure puts Austrians into a leading position in Europe. Only people living in […]
People’s Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has revealed intentions to implement stricter laws after an alleged organiser of trips to terror camps in Pakistan was put in detention. The minister explained today (Fri) she will meet ÖVP Justice Minister Beatrix Karl for talks over the issue. Mikl-Leitner – who was sworn in last April […]
A 36-year-old man has been put in custody for attacking two policemen yesterday evening (Thurs). The officers chased the man after being told by another man that he stole his mobile. The fleeing criminal punched and kicked the police officers when they caught up with him. The policemen returned the expensive smartphone to its owner […]
A new jumbo jet operated by one of the biggest airlines in the world will be named after the Austrian capital, it has been revealed. Lufthansa confirmed today (Fri) that one of its Airbus A380 planes will be baptised “Wien,” which is German for Vienna. The German aviation giant – which ordered 15 of the […]
A pensioner has died in a freak accident in his garden. Josef W. wanted to drain his duck pond. He climbed into a narrow shaft to pull out the plug – and got stuck head over heels. The man’s screams for help were heard by his wife who called the police for help. The elderly […]
Verbund AG has said it is investing “several hundreds of millions of Euros” in a new wind park in Romania. The Austrian energy sector giant – which started the construction in Casimcea in March – explained the site should generate electricity from next year. Up to 170,000 households will be provided with power when the […]