Police in Carinthia are investigating after an expensive tractor was nicked from a agricultural vehicle dealers estate last week.Officials in the southern province announced today (Thurs) the new Fendt Vario model had been taken between from the open air showroom in Grafenstein near Klagenfurt on the 6th or 7th October.They added the tractor was worth […]
A young Upper Austrian survived after a train ploughed into him last night (Thurs/Fri).The 18-year-old from Kaltenberg was staggering along the railroad track when the express train approached. Its driver slammed the brakes on when he spotted the drunk in his headlights, but still slammed into him.The young man was hospitalised with a fractured skull […]
A German musician set a new world record by giving concerts in eight different countries including Austria within 24 hours.Vicente Patiz real name Jörg Patitz from Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony started his bid with a gig in Oberhausen, Germany, on Saturday before hitting the stage in Eupen, Belgium, Maastricht, Netherlands, Ettelbrück in Luxembourg, the […]
Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank International AGs former Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Kulterer was arrested today (Fri) in Klagenfurt, Austria.According to Austrian newspaper “Kurier”, Kulterer could face up to ten years in jail.Kulterer is being investigated for breach of trust and giving false testimony to an enquiry commission in the Province of Carinthia, Helmut Jamnig, a spokesman […]
A 13-year-old boy went on a 550-kilometre joyride in his stepfathers car, it has emerged.The teen from Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, took his stepfathers Skoda Fabia to drive all across the province with a pal, 16, before abandoning the vehicle in neighbouring Hungary after running out of fuel at the weekend.The 55-year-old owner told police […]
A Vorarlberg man has admitted stealing thousands of Euros in coins from offertory boxes at churches in the province.The 26-year-old was caught red-handed at the St. Antonius chapel in Lustenau on Tuesday, police said today (Thurs).He admitted in police interviews having raided cash boxes in more than 170 churches in the province of Vorarlberg over […]
A teenage driver crashed into the playground of a McDonalds restaurant in the province of Burgenland last night (Weds/Thurs).Police in Oberwart said today the 19-year-old local crashed down a five-metre embankment after losing control of his vehicle in a roundabout.They added his car came to a standstill after colliding with the childrens slide at the […]
One of Austrias best hotels is set to open its doors again after undergoing an extensive makeover.Steirerhof manager Werner Unterweger said today (Thurs) the five-star resort located in the Styrian spa of Bad Waltersdorf will restart business at the end of this month.Unterweger explained around four million Euros have been invested in improving […]
A Chinese artist is to place a four-tonne rock on one of Austrias highest mountains.Organisers of Styrias Regionale10 festival announced today (Tues) that famed architectural designer Ai Weiweis creation will be positioned on the peak of the 2,995-metre Hoher Dachstein on 23 June.They said the rock from the Chinese province of Sichuan will be transported […]
Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have been on a top secret trip to Salzburg, it has emerged.The A-list celebrities flew into the picturesque citys airport in separate private jets yesterday morning (Mon). “Mission: Impossible” star Cruise was accompanied by his wife Katie Holmes and their daughter Suri.The actors and their entourage stayed at […]