Hunters have discovered a putrid corpse in woodlands in Styria, it has emerged.Police in the province announced today (Mon) that a group of hunters found the possibly male body under branches in a forest near Bärnbach.An autopsy set to take place later this week should reveal the dead persons identity and the reason of his […]
Watches worth a quarter of a million Euros were stolen from a jeweller in a spectacular break-in on Christmas Day (Saturday), police said today (Mon).The unidentified criminals made off with 25 watches worth an overall 250,000 Euros in the break-in at a shop in the town centre of Kitzbühel, a posh Tyrolean ski resort.The burglary […]
A panda born at a zoo in Vienna in August has started to explore his surroundings.Schönbrunn Zoo carers said today (Tues) that Fu Hu started crawling around in his roofed enclosure some days ago. They said fans of the panda would need patience and a bit of luck to catch a glimpse of him as […]
A homeless man is fighting for his life after being knifed as he queued up for a warm meal.Attila S., 20, was stabbed in the stomach when an argument with another person in line for a plate of hot soup at the Caritas Canisi Bus free food service in Vienna-Josefstadt got out of control last […]
A Lower Austrian pensioner killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, it has been reported.Both the 80-year-old man and his wife of the same age had been suffering from serious illnesses for a long time, according to local newspapers.The couples daughter discovered her dead parents at their house in St. Valentin yesterday evening […]
Many Austrians expect their families to argue this Christmas, a survey has shown.The Institute for Future Studies at the Fachhochschule (FH) college Salzburg found in a poll that 10 per cent of Austrians expect Christmas to be overshadowed by disputes between family members this year.The institute, which interviewed around 1,000 Austrians, also found out that […]
The former residence of incest monster Josef Fritzl will be torn down in spring 2011, it has been claimed.Newspapers report today (Tues) that Amstetten City Hall has granted liquidator Walter Anzböcks request to have the house in 40 Ybbs Street demolished within the next few months. Anzböck initially planned to sell the property to financially […]
Long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will compete in next years Vienna City Marathon (VCM), it has been announced.VCM organisers said today (Tues) the 37-year-old Ethiopian will be among the thousands of runners competing in the challenging 42.195 kilometre-run on 17 April 2011.Gebrselassie holds the Marathon world record at 2:03:59. The former 5,000 and 10,000 […]
A teenager suffered a cut above his eye in a freak traffic incident yesterday (Mon).The 15-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a car being driven by his father near Bergheim in the province of Salzburg when a three-centimetre thick sheet of solid ice smashed through the windscreen window.The object, which was a square […]
Three earthquakes were registered near Villach last night (Mon/Tues), according to a Viennese institute.The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) announced today that there were three minor eruptions just outside the Carinthian town at 9.50pm, 21.54pm and 0.48am. They had magnitudes ranging between 1.9 and 2.2 on the Richter scale.ZAMG explained it was unlikely […]