Police have detained a woman suspected of having robbed and injured a taxi driver 10 years ago, it has emerged.Officials in Vienna said today (Weds) that the 39-year-old was arrested in the Lower Austrian district of Krems yesterday evening. She is in custody in Viennas Josefstadt prison awaiting a trial regarding the crime in Vienna-Währing […]
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AUA seats up for grabs
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Plane seats put on sale by Austrian Airlines (AUA) are selling like hot cakes, it has emerged.The company said today (Tues) that they have already sold 85 per cent of the 4,200 fabric-covered seats, which are currently being replaced by modern leathern models, to other airlines.AUA, which was taken over by Germanys Lufthansa one and […]
GM Austria gets 50mn injection
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A factory in Vienna has produced the 20-millionth gearbox for General Motors (GM), it emerged today (Thurs).GM Powertrain Austria boss Rudolf Hamp said GM decided to pour an additional 50 million Euros in the plant in Donaustadt district to improve the production process after the 20-millionth gearbox left the conveyor belt earlier this week.Hamp said […]
Prosecutors have called for tougher punishments after a court in Vienna sentenced a man to more than seven years in jail for robbing three cab drivers.The unemployed man, who amassed debts with a gambling addiction, threatened taxi drivers with a knife or punched them in the face close in the night-time incidents last summer. He […]
Compulsive pigeon-feeder evicted
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A man has been evicted from his flat in Vienna for excessively feeding pigeons for many years.The unemployed man, 56, was kicked out of his apartment in the Meidling district after a court ruled his actions made living in the housing estate unbearable for other tenants. Several residents filed legal complaints against the pigeon enthusiast […]
A tradition-rich charity has invested hundreds of thousands of Euros into risky real estate shares.The Catholic diocese of Linz spent 400,000 Euros of donations in a long-term real estate stock market deal in 2005, magazine profil reveals in its new edition. The money was generated by the Churchs traditional Dreikönigsaktion Sternsinger carol singers initiative in […]
Veteran playboy Richard Lugner will attend this years Graz Opera ball with cult actor Zachi Noy, it has emerged.The 78-year-old businessman, whose girlfriend Anastasia Sokol is 57 years his junior, said today (Tues) he will be accompanied by Noy who rose to fame by starring in bizarre 1978 soft porn comedy movie “Eskimo Limon”.The Israeli, […]
Zagorec ‘sells Vienna villa’
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A former Croatian politician and army general serving a jail term for abuse of office has managed to sell one of his high-profile properties in Vienna, it has been reported.Austrian weekly magazine profil has reported today (Mon) that a real estate agent employed by ex-Croatian Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Zagorec has sold a villa in […]
Fugitive caught 18 years on
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A Turk who escaped from an Austrian jail more than 15 years ago has been arrested after he tried to settle down in Vienna.The man managed to break out of a prison in Hirtenberg, Lower Austria, in 1993 when being ordered to mow the lawn in a low security zone.The 47-year-old was caught in Vienna […]
VfL Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren has reportedly set his sights on Werder Bremen star Marko Arnautovic as Edin Dzeko is about to leave the club to join Manchester City.The 24-year-old Bosnian is expected to sign with the Premiership giants for around 35 million Euros later this week, and German sport press claim today (Weds) Arnautovic […]