A Slovenian man is facing jail after blackmailing a friar over a homosexual relationship.Graz legal officials said today (Fri) the 23-year-old from Ljubljana – who will appear in court later this month – has been accused by a Styrian friar of trying to blackmail him over their affair.The cleric said the Slovenian told him his […]
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A massive cannabis farm set up illegally at a Vienna flat was devastated by a blaze yesterday (Tues).Police in Simmering district said today the air condition system set up by the owner to ensure flourishing growth caught fire due to a technical failure.A spokesman for the local fire brigade said: “None of the residents of […]
Humanic ad mastermind Okopenko dies
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Andreas Okopenko has died aged 80 at a hospital in Vienna, it was reported today (Mon).The Slovakian-born writer who passed away yesterday is regarded as one of the most important contributors to Austrias “avant-garde literature”.Okopenko was praised for his daring works. His best known is a marketing campaign for Humanic in which he experimented with […]
Graduate dies on post-exam holiday
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A Salzburg teenager who graduated with honours died on holiday in Turkey.Franz Kurz, head of the polytechnic HTL college in Hallein, said today (Thurs) pals tried to resuscitate Christoph H. after finding his motionless body lying on the beach in their resort.Kurz announced the 19-year-old who went to Turkey with pals to celebrate his […]
Experts are investigating after an office complex in Leibnitz, Styria, was devastated by a fire last night (Weds/Thurs).Local officials said today around 50 firemen managed to extinguish the blaze shortly, causing around 200,000 Euros of damage.They added no one was injured as fire-fighters avoided the blaze spreading to adjoining buildings.
Natascha Kampusch writes autobiography
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“Cellar Girl” Natascha Kampusch is writing her autobiography, it has emerged.A spokesman for the 22-year-old confirmed today (Tues) that the book called “3096 Tage” (3,096 Days) will be released in September.Kampusch was kidnapped on her way to school in Vienna at the age of ten in 1998 and managed to escape the clutches of pervert […]
Police have reported the biggest seizure of child-pornographic material ever made in Austria.Federal Crime Office (BK) investigators announced a 53-year-old Vienna resident is in custody after officers found more than one million underage porn images at his home.Investigator Jürgen Ungerböck said today (Fri): “The man lived in an extremely dirty flat. He probably had little […]
Would-be robber caught ‘red-handed’
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A would-be robber needed treatment at a hospital after he cut open his hand trying to break a café window Tuesday night.Police said today (Thurs) two officers on patrol arrested the man cowering next to the broken window of a local in Viennas Favoriten district.They said the man had been attempting to break into the […]
Zawinul’s band to perform in Burgenland
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The band of late jazz legend Joe Zawinul will perform in southern Burgenland as part of a local summer festival.Organisers of the Güssinger Kultursommer said today (Fri) that Syndicate will hit the stage at the towns castle on 27 August.Vienna-born Zawinul, who died in September 2007, is regarded as a trailblazer of the contemporary century […]
An elderly farmer was hospitalised after a hay bale smashed him against his tractor.The man, 64, suffered serious chest injuries as the 300-kilo bale suddenly rolled down from a stack knocking him against the vehicle in Pöndorf yesterday (Thurs).Police in the Upper Austrian district of Vöcklabruck said today the farmer was recovering at Salzburgs emergency […]