A Styrian farmer and his son accused of keeping a man as his work slave for years were in court in Leoben yesterday (Mon).Prosecutors charged Peter P., 63, and his 29-year-old son Christian P. with neglect, fraud and forging of documents after officials found that Max L., 56, had to work under gruesome conditions at […]
By Emiliano AlbensiThree Austrians were killed in an airplane crash in central Italy yesterday evening (Sun) after flying into a snowstorm, it has emerged.Officials in the countrys Marche region said today (Mon) the Cessna 182 started in Romes Urbe Airport for Wolfsberg, Austria, when it crashed between Ancona and Macerata.The site where the plane came […]
The number of applications to join the Viennese police has doubled, while more than four in ten fail the German test, it has been announced.Vienna police spokeswoman Manuela Vockner said yesterday (Sun) they received around 85 applications from Austrians every week after the launch of a recruitment campaign last month. Only around 45 applications were […]
The number of people stopped trying to illegally enter Germany via Austria is soaring.Police in the German State of Bavaria said today (Fri) officials prevented 2,800 attempts of people trying to enter the country illegally from Austria. This is a 15 per cent year on year increase, they stressed.Officials added there were 270 prevented attempts […]
Environmental alarm bells are ringing as the vast majority of Austrias glaciers shrunk last year.Andrea Fischer of the Austrian Alps Society (OeAV) said today (Fri) studies have shown that 91 per cent of the countrys glaciers diminished in size in 2009.Fischer said the Niederjochferner decreased most drastically by 46 metres, followed by the Kesselwandferner (minus […]
The majority of Austrians say Islam is a “threat to the western world”, a new survey says.Pollsters IMAS found that 54 per cent of Austrians agreed with the statement “Islam poses a threat for the west and our familiar lifestyle”.IMAS officials said today (Weds) only 19 per cent disagreed, while 27 per cent were undecided.The […]
Criticism of doctors at a Salzburg clinic is increasing after a second patient was given a drug he was allergic to.Peter Gerner, head of the anaesthetic and intensive care department at Salzburgs Landeskrankenhaus clinic announced last week hospital bosses opted for self-indictment after a 80-year-old woman died when her post-surgery suffering was treated with the […]
Almost 1,500 traffic accidents happened over the Easter weekend in Lower Austria.Officials however said today (Mon) the holidays had been “relatively quiet” as far as the number of car crashes was concerned.Stefan Spielbichler, a spokesman for rescue officials in Austrias biggest province, said no one had died on Lower Austrian roads since Good Friday.The Federal […]
Two cars were damaged after an unmanned fiaker horse carriage bolted in the city centre last night (Sun).Police in the capital said today the two horses ran off in front of the Albertina museum after their driver popped off to get them some food.A passing car startled them, causing them to bolt, and the quick-thinking […]
A 39-year-old Tyrolean ski tourer had a lucky escape after being dragged 150 metres by an avalanche in the provinces Axamer Lizum ski resort.Local officials said today (Mon) the man was rescued after he managed to stick out his head in yesterdays incidence.Another ski tourer walking up a different mountain spotted the mans head after […]