International Christian School of Vienna to offer International Baccalaureate

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Education

The International Christian School of Vienna (ICSV) has been accepted as an official IB World School Candidate for the Diploma Program. The ICSV is pursuing authorisation as an IB World School for the school year 2014/15. Mr. James Devenish, Director of the ICSV said: “We are excited about this new development and the fact that […]

Businessman lost thousands in UK bank loan scam

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Business

A businessman from Lower Austria who wanted to take out a loan online has been conned out of 51,000 Euros. The Lower Austrian was drawn in by a tempting offer made by the fraudsters based in the UK. They promised the man a quick and easy loan of a million Euros on the condition that […]

Vienna man hospitalised after attempt to end dogfight

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General News

A 46-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he tried to separate fighting dogs in Vienna yesterday afternoon (Sun).The resident of the city was going for a walk with two friends and their dogs, an American Stafford Terrier and a Bullmastiff, at the Prater park. The canines’ playing around soon turned into an aggressive fight. Both […]

Greens rated least corrupt in poll

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Politics

Austrians are putting the most trust in the Greens when it comes to how badly political parties are infiltrated by corrupting networks.Public opinion company Karmasin found that 31 per cent of Austrians think that the Green Party was the least corrupt political force in the country. The agency said the Social Democrats (SPÖ) came second […]

Spindelegger sees revolution in Egypt

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Politics

Austrian ÖVP (People’s Party) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said today (Mon) that a revolution was occurring in Egypt.He added that it was important for the European Union to react with a view to the future since no one could know what the end result would be and it was still uncertain whether there would be […]