A man left lying in a bus in Vienna by the driver at the end of his shift was found dead the next morning, it has emerged.Newspapers in the capital report today (Fri) that the body of a 40-year-old man was discovered in a N43 “Nightline” bus in transport agency Wiener Liniens bus garage by […]
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An Austrian company has been contracted to get one of Libyas most ambitious infrastructure projects back on track.Austrian Rail Engineering was assigned by the Libyan government to oversee and manage construction of hundreds of kilometres of motorways and railroads. Work started in 2006 but various problems slowed down its progress recently, according to a report […]
A 22-year-old Viennese locked away his wife for more than seven months, it has emerged.Mario Hejl, a spokesman for police in the capital, confirmed a report by daily Heute today (Thurs). Hejl explained: “Vienna police deliberately decided not to make the case public since it was considered unsuitable.”The spokesman said the suspect had been arrested […]
Black people living in Austria are still confronted with racism and stereotyping, a new study has revealed.Clara Akinyosoye, chief author of the independent 62-page report, said blacks were often insulted in public and sometimes treated unfairly by police.She added stereotypes like “Blacks are born with a perfect feeling for rhythm” dominate the daily life of […]
An Austrian has been named as the best paid CEO among German companies listed by the countrys stock market index DAX in “crisis year” 2009.Villach-born Siemens boss Peter Löscher earned more than seven million Euros in the last year, according to a report by business newspaper Handelsblatt. He took over at Siemens in 2007.The German […]
Military patrols of Austrias eastern frontiers are practically useless in terms of increasing public security, the Federal Audit Office (RH) said yesterday (Mon).A new RH report released yesterday has concluded that the patrols have not helped to resolve even one per cent of crimes in patrolled areas. The patrols have led to charges in 70 […]