A unique exhibition in the Austrian capital Vienna has proved a massive hit after bringing together for the first time some of the most famous frozen woolly mammoth remains. The exhibition called “Mammoths. Ice Mummies from Siberia” which opened this week at the Natural History Museum in Vienna includes two mummified baby mammoths “Khroma” and […]
An Austrian artist has terrified asylum seekers by posing as Muammar al-Gaddafi.Bernhard D., an award-winning theatre actor, donned a fake sand-coloured uniform, a black wig and large sunglasses to resemble the Libyan dictator when he marched through the streets of Lampedusa. Tens of thousands of people from North Africa have arrived on the Italian island […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) has identified the upheaval in North Africa as the main reason for its recent decline in passenger numbers.AUA said today (Thurs) it registered a total of 649,000 customers last month, down by 1.6 per cent compared to February 2010. The airline said especially the number of tickets sold for flights to destinations […]
A Romanian man suspected of stealing coffee machines worth tens of thousands of Euros in Austria has been arrested in his homeland.Daniel D. was caught in the city of Iasi in north-eastern Romania, according to the Romanian Times online newspaper. Austrian authorities issued a European arrest warrant on his name after finding out that he […]
Tatjana Oppitz has been named new chairman of International Business Machines (IBM) Austria.The businesswoman has worked for the American technology company since 1989. She succeeds Leo Steiner who was assigned by IBM North East Europe, it was announced today (Fri). Steiner was the firms CEO for four years.It was also announced that Christian Keller will […]
An Austrian businessman has been sentenced for selling luxury goods to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il for more than 20 years.Judges at the Criminal Court of Vienna yesterday (Mon) found the entrepreneur guilty of having breached the international trade embargo issued on the dictatorial regime.The defendant sold eight Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousines and two yachts worth […]
The Austrian Social Democrats (SPÖ) have been harshly attacked after it emerged that five high-ranking officials met North Korean leaders.Political newspapers revealed yesterday (Tues) that a group of five SPÖ MPs and Members of the European Parliament (MEP) travelled to North Korea earlier this month. The Social Democrats stressed that the trip was a private […]