A young woman from Slovenia has died after an accident on Austrias A2 southern motorway.The 19-year-old was sitting in a car steered by a 21-year-old pal yesterday morning (Tues). The driver and another passenger a 16-year-old boy sustained severe injuries when the vehicle came off the road and overturned before landing in a […]
Tool store chain Baumax has revealed it plans to set up 30 new stores in Turkey.The company which opened its third shop in the Eurasian country in the city of Izmir today (Weds) explained it could imagine opening around 30 representations in the long run. Baumax, which is based in Klosterneuburg near Vienna, […]
A taxi driver and his wife were beaten up by an unidentified duo on Monday night.The attackers punched and knocked down the cab driver and his wife who was also in the car since it was her husbands final ride for the day before grabbing his money, police in Vienna-Alsergrund said today (Weds).The […]
“The Sound of Music” musical will have its Austrian premiere at the Salzburger Landestheater, Salzburg, on 23 October 2011.The city made famous for its rich film and musical production will play host to the legendary musical with Wietske van Tongeren performing as Maria and Uwe Kröger playing Baron von Trapp.In the words of Carl Maldeghem, […]
An art commission, set up by the Ministry of Culture, has recommended the Albertina Museum return five drawings by artist Egon Schiele to the descendents of their Jewish owner.Viennese Karl Maylander, who was deported to a Polish labour camp in 1941, was the original owner of the drawings by Schiele.The dealer knew Schiele before the […]
Alaba two year deal at Bayern
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Austrian teenage sensation David Alaba has penned a two year contract extension at Bayern Munich. The new deal will keep the 18-year-old at the German giants until June 2015. The young starlet spent the second half of last season on loan at Hoffenheim also in Germany where he made 17 appearances – scoring twice. Bayern […]
Accused ex Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader wants to be extradited back to Croatia.The former PM is currently being detained in Austria after he had been arrested in December on an international arrest warrant issued by Zagreb.Whilst in office in Croatia, Sanader was accused of abusing his power with cases involving state-run companies for millions […]
Property with a great view
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Great views are guaranteed from anyone who decides to snap up two heavyweight properties from BIG – the Austrian federal real estate company (Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft).The BIG is offering the 2,690-metre Großer Kinigat peak and the 2,600-metre Roßkopf for 121 euros. The tender for the land of 1.2 million square metres altogether is open until 8 […]
Three young people had to be hospitalised after a lustre fell to the ground at a night club in Upper Austria last night (Thurs/Fri).Police in Linz said today they were investigating the incident to determine whether human error, a technical issue or negligence was the cause.Three men aged between 19 and 21 are recovering in […]
A boozed-up man with no licence told police he was “just doing a test drive.”The 39-year-old was stopped after overtaking an unmarked police patrol at 170 kilometres per hour (kph) in a 110 kph limit zone on the A12 Inn Valley motorway near Kundl, Tyrol, yesterday evening (Thurs).The speeder who was found to be […]