Chase foreigners off if you don’t want them, says Turkish ambassador

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The Turkish ambassador in Vienna has risked a serious thrift between Austria and Turkey with statements made in an exceptional interview.Speaking to Austrian newspaper Die Presse, Kadri Ecvet Tezcan claimed Turks in Vienna knew they were not welcome in Austria. He also revealed having been told that the Austrian foreign minister does not welcome ambassadors […]

Fritzl ‘horror house’ may be torn down

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The former residence of incest monster Josef Fritzl may be demolished, it has emerged.Bankruptcy trustee Markus Sonnleitner said today (Mon) he could imagine ordering the building in Amstetten, Lower Austria, to be torn down after liquidator Walter Anzböck failed to find an investor.Fritzl kept his own daughter Elisabeth as a sex slave in a self-built […]

My wife and kids love me, claims Fritzl

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Incest monster Josef Fritzl has said he was convinced his former wife was still in love with him.The 75-year-old, who was jailed for life after admitting to rape, incest, murder and enslavement last year, told reporters from German daily Bild: “I wrote her (wife Rosemarie Fritzl) eight letters. She didn’t reply to any of them. […]

Let integrated families stay, says Fischer

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Federal President Heinz Fischer has come out in support of a more human approach to the asylum seekers issue – but it is yet to be seen whether his appeal will have any impact.Fischer said in his National Day speech yesterday (Tues) that well integrated families should be allowed to stay in Austria. The former […]

Schönborn calls for immigration law reform

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Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn has appealed to the Austrian government to reform the current immigration laws.The highest-ranking representative of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria said today (Tues): “It is not acceptable that families, who are fully integrated, who don’t financially burden anyone else, whose children know no other language than German with an […]

Pro Juventute hit by abuse accusations

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Prosecutors are investigating after it has been claimed carers tortured kids at a children’s home in Styria for years, it emerged today (Fri).Police and state prosecutors in Leoben started looking into accusations that five children, aged between five and 13 were forced to stand in the snow with bare feet for 15 minutes during the […]

Falkensteiner Hotel Diadora: The Best Of Both Worlds

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There has never been a better time to explore Croatia than the present. The spectacular country has made a comeback as a top tourist destination in recent years. The country is rich in history and culture as well as being blessed with stunning scenery and a land full of surprises.A real gem is the Dalmatian […]

Annual FSME toll clocks 20

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Twenty people have suffered from FSME (tick-borne encephalitis) so far this year after being bitten by ticks across Austria, it has been announced.ARGE Gesundheitsvorsorge said today (Weds) all cases could have been avoided since none of the affected people were vaccinated against the dangerous disease. The healthcare body added two of the victims were children […]

Austrian single women want babies

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Seven in ten single Austrian women aged around 30 want children, a survey has shown.Online partner agency Parship, who questioned 611 of its registered members, said today (Weds) 70 per cent of single women around the age of 30 said they want to have children of their own. The survey however also showed that only […]

Fritzl focus on German TV

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Incest beast Josef Fritzl is the main focus of a new crime cases documentary on German TV.Internationally acknowledged Austrian profiler Thomas Müller has been signed up to analyse infamous crime cases such as that of 74-year-old Fritzl for “Urteil: Mord” (Sentence: Murder) on private channel Sat.1.The series, which started earlier this month, is screened at […]