The wife of late conductor Herbert von Karajan is over the worst after a serious illness, doctors in Salzburg said today (Fri). Officials at the city’s Barmherzige Brüder Clinic announced Eliette von Karajan is out of danger of life after three weeks in intensive care. The 72-year-old suffered from blood poisoning and organ failure. Medics […]
An elderly builder had to be hospitalised following a work accident in Lower Austria yesterday (Mon). The man may have lost his balance before falling off a ladder, officials in Mödling south of Vienna said today. They added that he fell from a height of six metres and landed in an excavation pit. The construction […]
A German worker had to be hospitalised after an accident in the province of Salzburg. The man, 41, fell five metres to the ground as he erected a crane with colleagues at a building site in Zell am See yesterday (Thurs). Doctors did not give detailed information on the kind of injuries he suffered when […]
Event: Friday 17 June – Sunday 19 June 2011 09.00 – 18.00 Venue: Wiener Stadthalle, Halle D. Everything you could ever want to know about babies and how to look after them is on offer from 17 June until Sunday 19 June in Vienna when the Baby Expo, “Austria’s fair for the young family”, comes […]
A 37-year-old man was hospitalised with undisclosed injuries after falling into a silo in Pöttelsdorf, Burgenland.The worker was ordered to close a ventilation shaft on the silos roof on Monday. He slipped and fell around 10 metres after refusing to follow company rules and use a safety belt. His landing was softened by a few […]
A 29-year-old man was caught shortly after he broke into three parked taxis.The felon – who was looking for cash and valuables – was nabbed thanks to information by witnesses, police in Vienna-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus said today (Weds) about the incident on Monday night.Earlier this month a 25-year-old woman and a man, 36 were arrested […]
Massive damage has been caused when a passenger ship crashed into a vessel in Lower Austria.Local shipping officials said today (Fri) the captain of the Swiss ship may have fallen asleep behind the rudder before running into a ferry near Orth an der Donau south-east of Vienna on Tuesday night. Repairs to both ships will […]
Police are investigating after a motorist tossed four kittens out of a car.Two animals survived while the other two passed away shortly after being hit by oncoming drivers who failed to stop in time, police in Traiskirchen, Lower Austria, said today (Thurs). The offender is being sought.Meanwhile, animal rights group Vier Pfoten issued a 500-Euro […]
A bank in Carinthia has vowed to compensate its clients after conmen withdrew thousands of Euros from their accounts.Kärntner Sparkasse said today (Weds) police are examining the incident. The firm explained that fraudsters apparently managed to get account information of clients after a small camera was set up at a cashpoint in Klagenfurt.Large amounts of […]
Data protection watchdogs have given the go-ahead to take pictures of roads and house fronts across Austria for a controversial internet information service.The Austrian Data Protection Commission (DSK) announced yesterday (Thurs) that American IT firm Google was not banned any longer from taking panoramic views of Austrian towns and cities for its Street View portal. […]