A Styrian faces animal cruelty charges after shooting a tomcat in the neck using a bow and arrow.Two-year-old pet Mucki was seriously injured but survived yesterdays (Tues) assault, according to police in St. Georgen an der Stiefing in Styrias Leibnitz district.The 33-year-old offender saw red when he spotted the animal, which belongs to a next-door […]
Synthpop superstars Hurts will come to Austria next year.Britishrock.cc reports today (Fri) that the celebrated duo were set to perform at the Arena concert hall in the capital Vienna on 15 March.Hurts, consisting of Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson, were formed only last year.The Manchester-based bands debut studio album “Happiness”, which came out earlier this […]
Melissa Auf der Maur will perform in Vienna later this year.Britishrock.cc reports today (Weds) that the Canadian virtuoso who sings and plays both guitar and bass was set to rock the Szene on 1 December.The former Hole members eponymous solo debut album, which was released in 2004, received critical acclaim. Her follow-up, called […]
A 52-year-old hiker had to be airlifted to a clinic after being attacked by cows.The man from Hart near Graz, Styria, tried to walk past a herd of cows at the provinces Hochschwab region when the heifers trampled over him after his dog started barking at them yesterday (Weds).A crew member of the ÖAMTC rescue […]
A panel discussion about US president Barack Obamas vision of a world free of nuclear weapons organised by top international organisations will take place in Vienna next week.The Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) and the United States Mission to International Organizations, both based in Vienna, announced the debates high-profile list of participators today (Fri).Glyn […]
Lower Austria has invested 40 million Euros in disgraced American Bernard Madoffs Alpha Prime fund, says a report in todays (Thurs) Der Standard newspaper.Der Standard said that Fibeg, the provincial investment office, had invested the money with Madoff on 30 June 2008.Madoff, who had been running a giant Ponzi scheme for years, went belly up […]
There will be no more editions of the “Fest der Pferde” (Horse Festival) show jumping tournament, it has been announced.Organiser Peter Nidetzky said today (Weds) the decision to close the show, which would have celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, was based on soaring costs and the departure of several important sponsors.He explained it had […]