A Viennese was put in custody for threatening his wife with an axe while drunk yesterday (Weds).The 58-year-old was arrested after the woman, 34, managed to flee their flat in Ottakring district to tell officers at the nearest police station what was going on.The attacker is in custody, and police have refused to give out […]
Around 25 per cent of university and college students could be alcoholics, according to a new study.Research by the Jungarbeiter-Bewegung, an youth organisation, shows that 90 per cent of college and university students drink alcohol. Doctors said today (Thurs) that detailed findings of the survey suggest that around one in four students are alcoholics.When asked […]
Police are investigating after a Hungarian woman was killed under mysterious circumstances on a main road near Vienna last night (Weds/Thurs).Officials announced today the 38-year-old rang the police at around 10pm after having being “thrown out” of a car by a man on the S2 northern motorway near the Lower Austrian town of Süßenbrunn.A traffic […]
A Romanian criminal tried to lock a prison warden in his own cell in a failed bid to escape on Monday night.One warden in a jail in Vienna-Mariahilf opened Liviu B.s cell after the 22-year-old claimed he needed to go to the toilet.The man in custody after he was caught driving a stolen car […]
A statement by Social Democratic (SPÖ) Defence Minister Norbert Darabos has fuelled speculations Austria would contribute in more international peace-keeping missions in the future.Looking back on 50 years of international engagement, the minister said today (Weds) he “cannot rule out” Austria will participate in peace-keeping missions in Africa. Austrian troops were sent to Chad in […]
Motorists are infuriated after a survey revealed dramatic differences between prices charged for oil changes at garages in the province of Styria.The Labour Chamber (AK) announced today (Weds) its checks showed some garages demanded up to 210 Euros for changing a cars oil while others invoice only 28 Euros.AK, who tested an overall 57 repair […]
BAWAG boss Byron Haynes has denied claims Cerberus Capital Management considered leaving the Austrian bank sooner than planned following the introduction of stricter banking regulations.Haynes stressed today (Weds) speculations that the US American investor would sell BAWAG sooner than expected because of the Basel III agreement were wrong. Cerberus committed to remain on board for […]
A 35-year-old Sikh was sentenced to life behind bars yesterday (Mon) for killing a guru of the Ravidas movement in a temple in Vienna last year.Prosecutor Stefan Apostol explained at the Criminal Court of Vienna that Jaspal Singh fired seven shots from close range at gurus Sant Niranjan Dass and Sant Rama Nand at a […]
Paul Scharner has been given the chance of a comeback for the Austrian national team.The midfielder who joined English Premiership side West Bromwich Albion (WBA) after five seasons at Wigan Athletic earlier this year has received a call-up by Austrian boss Dietmar Constantini for the upcoming Euro2012 qualifiers against Azerbaijan in Vienna on […]
Fewer than one in five Austrians think of ethnic minorities as a group in need of protection.Magazine profil reports today (Mon) only 18 per cent of Austrians thought ethnic minorities deserved more protection. The poll conducted by Viennese research agency Karmasin also showed that two in 10 Austrians said the same about migrants […]