A severely decayed corpse was discovered in a wood in north-eastern Vienna yesterday morning (Mon).Police in the citys Donaustadt district announced today they have asked for an autopsy of the male body which was found by a hiker in woodlands.A spokesman explained the putrid corpse was discovered lying under rubbish bags, adding that it could […]
An Upper Austrian town hall official accused a mayor of mobbing before killing himself.Weekly magazine profil reports that Gmunden city office director Robert Hametner sent an e-mail to colleagues last Thursday evening in which he made Peoples Party (ÖVP) Mayor Heinz Josef Köppl responsible for his decision to commit suicide.”Let me tell you one thing: […]
Viennas unemployment rate has risen significantly.Statistik Austria said today (Tues) 7.6 per cent more people were without a job in the city last month than in February 2010, while all of Austrias other eight political regions registered declines.The overall Austrian unemployment rate was 4.3 per cent last month, down slightly year on year and compared […]
A veteran playboy inviting international stars and starlets to the Vienna Opera Ball was mentioned more often in Austrian papers than any of the countrys politicians last week.Political magazine profil reports that Viennese businessman Richard Lugners name occurred in Austrias leading newspapers and magazines 217 times between Monday and Friday of last week. This means […]
A driver discovered 15 people in the refrigerated container of his lorry this morning (Tues), authorities in Tyrol have said.The man, 46, called the police after hearing knocking sounds coming from the back of the vehicle.Fifteen people were freed from the subzero temperature container at a petrol station car park in Brixlegg and rushed to […]
Austria has blocked all assets of the Libyan Gaddafi clan in the country, it has been confirmed.The Austrian National Bank (OeNB) appealed on the countrys banks to block the deposits of 26 people including Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, his wife, their eight children and high-profile military and secret service chiefs.The OeNB said it estimated the […]
Service on a busy underground line in Vienna had to be abandoned yesterday evening (Mon) after a person fell on the tracks.The unidentified man was hit and killed by an oncoming U6 line train after plunging on the rails at Burggasse station around 6.30pm, police in the capital said today.Public transport agency Wiener Linien reacted […]
An advocate representing kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding one million Euros in compensation for personal suffering for his client.Viennese newspapers report today (Tues) that Gerald Ganzger called on the Republic of Austria to transfer one million Euros to Kampusch, 23, for what she had to endure in her eight years in captivity.Kampusch was snatched […]
The Austrian foreign ministry has abandoned its partial travel warning for Egypt.The ministry said today (Tues) it would still appeal to Austrians not to travel to sparsely frequented areas where the country borders with Sudan and Libya. The authority however warned tourists from going there already before the most recent protest movements which resulted […]
More than 700 same sex couples decided to follow the government coalitions offer of having their partnership “registered” last year.Federal statistic agency Statistik Austria said today (Mon) that 705 gay couples took the opportunity to gain legal status for their relationships last year when a new law passed by the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the […]