A group of hikers were rescued unharmed after getting lost in the Vorarlberg Alps yesterday evening (Thurs).The five Germans called mountain rescuers after getting lost near Zürs am Arlberg when it got dark around 6pm. The group, who started their walk around midday, were soon discovered and transported to the valley with a helicopter.The men […]
A group of Palestinian refugees detained in Romania said they were trying to reach Austria.Romanian border police put the five men aged between 23 and 25 into custody after they illegally crossed the border into Serbia near Jimbolia on Wednesday evening.Officials told the Romanian Times newspaper that the group planned to travel to Austria to […]
An Austrian delegation has met with Azerbaijani businessmen and the country’s political elite to discuss opportunities to do with the countries economic relationship.Azerbaijani business newspaper Trend reports that a group of entrepreneurs headed by Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) boss Veit Sorger travelled to the Eurasian countrys capital Baku to debate key topics with their […]
Niki Lauda has found a new “head sponsor”.The three-time Formula One (F1) champion almost died when his Ferrari caught fire at the Nürburgring racing course in Germany in 1976. “I didnt want people looking at the black, burnt skin,” he explained when being asked why he decided to don a baseball cap. The businessman, who […]
The Austrian foreign ministry has appealed to tourists travelling to Tunisia to stay away from demonstrations.At least 35 people have been killed and hundreds injured in street riots which recently broke out as young Tunisians demonstrated against soaring foodstuff prices and a lack of perspectives in the country.The ministry announced yesterday (Mon) the safety level […]
A remorseful criminal who took part in a spectacular casino robbery has given himself up to police more than one year after the coup.Admir B. was member of a five-strong group who stole 47,000 Euros in cash from a casino in Graz in a robbery lasting just 30 seconds in November 2009.All four of the […]
No one was injured when a bus collided with a tram in Vienna yesterday (Tues).Viennese newspapers report today that a bus crashed into a tram in the citys Ottakring district around midday.None of the vehicles dozens of passengers were harmed in the accident which caused long tailbacks.One of the worst traffic accidents that occurred in […]
A Swede who died trying to scale the K2 is to become a dad posthumously, an Austrian climber has revealed.Upper Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner said in a radio interview yesterday (Sun) she heard that the girlfriend of Fredrik Ericsson, a Polish doctor, is expecting a baby.Kaltenbrunner and Ericsson were members of a group of climbers who […]
A band formed by mentally disabled music enthusiasts will perform at two Royal weddings next year, it has emerged.The No Problem Orchestra, an eight-member music group formed by six Styrians and two people from Vienna, will take to the stage at the wedding party of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London, Great Britain, on […]
Struggling Federal Railways (ÖBB) is facing more trouble as Italian officials want to ban its trains from stopping in all but their final destinations.Italys railway regulator URSF announced yesterday (Thurs) the EuroCity trains of ÖBB and Germanys Deutsche Bahn (DB) will not be allowed to halt at any stations expect their final stops in the […]