A 44-year-old Indian was detained and sent back to Italy after being caught trying to enter Austria on foot.The man was spotted strolling along the A13 Brenner motorway near Gries am Brenner in Tyrol by traffic policemen on Tuesday, local authorities said today (Thurs). He was deported to neighbouring Italy from where he presumably entered […]
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OMV boss rejects Libya pull-out appeals
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OMV chief Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer has made clear a retreat from Libya is not on the firms agenda.The Austrian company is one of a few firms which are still getting oil from the North African country where the troops of political leader Muammar al-Gaddafi are combating opposition groups calling for democracy.Ruttenstorfer said yesterday (Weds) OMV would […]
GDP climbs as real wages dwindle
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More exports and higher activity of the countrys production sector have led to a 0.8 per cent increase of the Austrian gross domestic product (GDP) in the final quarter of last year, a think tank has announced.The Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) said today (Thurs) the GDP was 0.8 per cent higher between October and […]
The father of kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding more than 100,000 Euros in compensation from the Republic of Austria.Dietmar Heck, a lawyer representing Ludwig Koch, said today (Weds) his client suffered immensely during the eight years his daughter was kept by pervert Wolfgang Priklopil. Heck argued Kampusch could have been freed much earlier had […]
Austrian tourism sector less competitive
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The Austrian tourism branch has suffered in competitiveness, according to a survey presented today (Tues).The World Economic Forum (WEF) listed Austria in fourth in its latest Global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Monitor, down two spots compared to the 2009 edition of the study.Switzerland heads the chart which features 219 countries and considers federal tourisms sustainability […]
Porr may leave Hungary
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Porr AG chairman Karl-Heinz Strauss has said the construction firm may stop operating in Hungary.The Hungarian government has criticised the quality of a motorway recently built by the Viennese company. Strauss pointed out today (Tues) that the problems were “of political nature”.The businessman said: “We may have to withdraw from Hungary. I think (the situation […]
Farmer’s face slashed by saw
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A Carinthian farmer sustained severe facial injuries in a forestry accident yesterday (Mon).The 58-year-old was working on his own in his woodlands near Steinfeld in the province Spittal an der Drau district when he suddenly lost control of his chainsaw. The saw flipped up and slashed his jaw.The man managed to drive himself to his […]
A juridical official has been put in custody for providing his sister with confiscated drugs.Officials in Vienna said today (Tues) the man was arrested and suspended as deputy head of the citys Criminal Court. Internal investigations were started after several kilograms of seized cocaine disappeared in recent months. The main suspect is accused of having […]
A woman faces losing custody of her daughter after the four-year-old walked into a shop while she had a nap.Staff at the supermarket in Steyr, Upper Austria, calmed down the child after spotting her crouching and crying in a corner this morning (Mon). The employees managed to track down her mum whose house is […]
An Austrian travelling on a coach from London to Budapest has been put in custody in Germany after police discovered drugs in his luggage.Officials in Deggendorf in the German state of Bavaria announced today (Mon) that the 25-year-old man from Linz in Upper Austria was on a coach connecting the capitals of Great Britain and […]