One of the world’s top mountain climbers Sepp Mayerl, 75, who refused to give up his passion for the sport has died after falling off the north face of the Adlerwand in the Dolomites at Lienz in the Austrian East Tyrol. He was travelling with a pal and the pair had planned to climb to […]
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Ulmer contract extended
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Andreas Ulmer agreed with Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) bosses about an extension of his contract until 2015. The 26-year-old defender joined the team of Ricardo Moniz from Bundesliga rivals SV Ried three years ago. The Bulls face Ried in the 31st round of the season on Saturday. The Austrian Bundesliga table after 30 of 36 […]
Two men from Vienna got into a fistfight outside a hairdresser’s in western Hungary yesterday (Weds).The Austrians aged 44 and 74 quarrelled about the only vacant parking spot outside the shop in Sopron before pouncing on each other. They were temporarily arrested and questioned after the horrified hairstylist called the police.Meanwhile, police in […]
Prosecutors have called for tougher punishments after a court in Vienna sentenced a man to more than seven years in jail for robbing three cab drivers.The unemployed man, who amassed debts with a gambling addiction, threatened taxi drivers with a knife or punched them in the face close in the night-time incidents last summer. He […]
Eviction exposes arsenal
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Policemen have discovered 12 handguns while supervising an elderly mans eviction.Officials in Tyrol announced today (Tues) the weapons were scattered on the floor of the 74-year-old mans house in a town in the provinces Ziller Valley.Officers, who also confiscated around 2,000 ammunition and three silencers, are currently trying to find out whether the man had […]
Cab driver breaks fare’s jaw
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A 23-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for breaking a passengers jaw.The cab driver argued with the 20-year-old soldier about the amount he had to pay for the ride in Zell am See, Salzburg, on Saturday night. The row ended when the cabbie suddenly punched the soldier in the face.The young man was transferred to […]
Up-and-coming footballer Christoph Knasmüllner has angered supporters of his club Bayern Munich by revealing he was dreaming of playing for a rival club.Asked which other club would be an option for him, the talented 18-year-old midfielder who is regarded as one of the biggest promises of Austrian football said in a newspaper interview […]
A drunk passenger has been arrested for attacking a taxi driver who pointed out that smoking was not permitted.The 48-year-old man ripped off the cars rear-view mirror and punched the female cab driver into the face when she ordered him to extinguish his cigarette in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, this morning (Fri).The drunk, who has […]
A have-a-go tobacconist scared off an armed robber by throwing a pack of cigarettes straight into his face, yesterday (Weds).Graz police said the 56-year-old shop owner did not hesitate when the robber demanded money from him at gunpoint and chucked the pack of Gauloises straight into the gunmans face.The would-be robber and his accomplice waiting […]
Five teenage would-be muggers did a runner after their judo champion victim proved his skills when they tried taking his mobile.The gang fled as the boy, 15, punched one of the attackers in the face in the after-school incident in Graz yesterday (Weds).The unharmed teenager then went to the next police station to report the […]