Police are looking for possible more victims of a marriage impostor after four women already came forward. Officials in Vienna announced yesterday (Weds) that Zaman Denli could have received 175,000 Euros from Austrian women after promising to marry them. The Turk started defrauding women in 2004, according to investigators. One of his victims told the […]
A sadomasochism (SM) sex club manager has been sentenced to seven years behind bars for trying to abduct a teenager. The defendant admitted in court in Vienna yesterday (Tues) to having attempted to kidnap the young woman in 2002 when she was 17. She was waiting for a night bus when the 47-year-old punched her […]
A vast majority of Austrians want an anti-burka law, according to a new poll. Viennese public opinion agency Karmasin spoke with 500 Austrians to find that 71 per cent of them were in favour of such a law prohibiting wearing burkas in public places. Such veils cover women’s bodies expect a small gap for their […]
Two elderly women were saved from drowning after a car crash yesterday morning (Thurs). The car of the friends, both aged 72, came off the road for reasons unknown and fell into the Traisen River near Schrambach in Lower Austria. They failed to get out of the vehicle which quickly filled with water. Road maintenance […]
Styrian police are investigating after two women were approached by an exhibitionist. The man stripped in front of the females close to the banks of a reservoir outside the town of Edelschrott in Voitsberg district. He followed them as they ran away, but turned the other way when four strolling teenagers appeared yesterday evening (Weds). […]
Conservatives members of the federal parliament in Vienna (MPs) have been accused of acting “childish” after blocking a bid to change the lyrics of the national anthem. Maria Rauch-Kallat of the People’s Party (ÖVP) aimed to present a draft bill in her final speech as MP on Friday evening. She was scheduled to speak at […]
Two young women from Bulgaria are accused of stealing around 25,000 Euros from elderly people in Austria. The duo – who were caught in May – are in custody in Vienna, police said today (Fri). Investigators said the women aged 20 and 21 followed pensioners after watching them withdraw money at cash terminals in towns […]
An Austrian militiaman participating in an international peacekeeping operation has been accused of rape, it emerged today (Fri).The Austrian army announced it decided to suspend the suspect and report him to prosecutors in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, after three women said he tried to rape them.The women, who came forward last week, were working in an office […]
More than six in 10 Austrians believe in sexual equality at the workplace in their country.Research group Market said today (Thurs) it found that 63 per cent of Austrian employees put no trust in equal chances for men and women when it comes to salary figures and career chances.Market, which spoke with 400 Austrians, added […]
A third of Austrian women can imagine undergoing cosmetic surgery, a poll has revealed.Researcher Marketagent said today (Thurs) around 33 per cent of women considered plastic surgery as an option, while only one in six men said the same.Breast reductions and enlargements were identified as the most popular potential surgery among women in the poll, […]