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`Vienna children`s home saw abuse, rapes for decades`


Children were physically and mentally abused for decades at a former Austrian children`s home, a com...

India concerned about its peacekeepers in Golan Heights


India is concerned about its 190 peacekeepers stationed at the Golan Heights with Austria withdrawin...

Austrian UN troops to begin Golan pullout soon


An official says Austria will begin withdrawing its 377 UN Peacekeepers from the Golan Heights on We...

Central Europe on flood alert, thousands evacuated


River levels shot up to dangerous levels across central Europe as heavy rains have caused floods and...

I worried my nationality would hurt career, says Christoph Waltz


Christoph Waltz almost gave up on his Hollywood dream when he was told he was likely to be cast as a...

Dead Boston bomber suspect was in Austria


The elder of the two brothers allegedly behind the Boston marathon bombings twice attended boxing tr...

Austrian party fires spokesman for SS postings


Austria`s far-right Freedom Party has fired the spokesman for its Vienna branch for reportedly posti...

Protests outside US Embassy in Sri Lanka


A demonstration was held outside the US Embassy in Sri Lanka Thursday against the US sponsored resol...

Vienna public vote against Olympic Games bid


Over 70 percent of the Viennese population has voted against a potential 2028 Summer Olympic Games b...

Austrian co to buy 43.6% stake from ORL promoters for Rs 230cr


"Orient Abrasives, S G Rajgarhia along with other promoters of ORL have entered into a share pu...

Former Austrian minister convicted of corruption


A court found a former Austrian interior minister and EU lawmaker Ernst Strasser guilty of corrupti...

Austria`s ice cream killer gets life sentence


An Austrian ice cream parlour owner has been found guilty of killing her ex-husband and a boyfriend.

Austria: Small plane crashes, 6 killed, 2 injured


Police say a twin-engine Cessna plane has crashed in western Austria, killing six people and injurin...

Suzlon subsidiary REpower bags windfarm project in Austria


Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems Thursday said it has signed a 25.6-MW contract with Windkraf...

2014 World Cup qualifiers: Germany defeat Austria 2-1


Germany were made to work hard for their 2-1 victory over Austria in Vienna as Joachim Low`s side ea...

Latin American firm gains control of Dutch telecom


The company's eight-euro-per-share ($9.94-per-share) offer - rejected by KPN's management - was made...

Ukraine suffer 2-3 loss to Austria


Co-hosts Ukraine came back twice but still lost 2-3 to Austria in a friendly match leading to the Eu...

Nazi victims’ remains buried in Austria


Nazis called "unworthy lives" people they considered physically or mentally inferior to th...

Villagers irked by slander on hamlet`s name


It may sound indecent in English, but villagers in the hamlet of `Fucking` in Austria are irritated.

Austria warns of nuke race after India, Pak tests


Austria`s foreign minister on Thursday slammed India and Pakistan`s recent missile tests.

Austria reach Davis Cup quarters


Croatia, Serbia, Austria and France sealed places in the Davis Cup quarter-finals Sunday after conve...

Hutch to buy Orange Austria for $1.7 billion including debt


Hutchison 3G, a unit of Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, has agreed to buy Orange Austria f...

Heavy snow hits Austria, shuts down key rail line


Railway operator OeBB said the line between Oetztal and Bludenz was expected to remain closed until ...

World`s first sex school opens in Austria


The Austrian International Sex School in Vienna offers `hands on` lessons in seduction for 1,400 pou...

Austria`s President, 73, jumps from plane


President Heinz Fischer`s office has released a video of the 73-year-old head of state jumping from ...

President Patil visits Mozart`s museum in Austria


The President said she was happy to learn that Indian artistes who have performed during the `Szene ...

Patil asks foreign firms to tap Indian investment potential


Noting that India needs huge investments to the tune of one trillion dollars in the coming years to ...

President Patil leaves for Switzerland, Austria


The President will be accompanied by a 45-member business delegation.

President to visit Switzerland, Austria


President Pratibha Patil will visit Switzerland and Austria from Sep 30 to Oct 7 in a trip aimed at ...

Unique Roman gladiator ruins unveiled in Austria


The Carnuntum ruins are part of a city of 50,000 people 28 miles east of Vienna that flourished abou...

Oldest son of Austria`s last emperor buried


Habsburg was banished with the rest of his family after the collapse of the empire after World War I...

Coffins of Habsburgs arrive in Austria


The coffins of the son of Austria`s last emperor and his wife are lying at the Mariazell basilica.

Arnold back in native Austria amid love child scandal


Amid love child scandal, love rat Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his native Austria after putting ...

World to lose forest area 27X as big as Austria


The world stands to lose 230 mn hectares of forest by 2050 with drastic consequences for the climate...

Austrian vice chancellor resigns


Josef Proell suffered a pulmonary embolism last month while skiing.

Austria pastry maker faces complaint over Nazi cakes


The Nazi cakes were contained in a separate "adult section" of the catalogue.

Japan crisis overshadows nuclear safety meeting in Austria


The meeting, hosted by IAEA, centres around the Convention on Nuclear Safety.

Austrian police arrest Obama-mask bank robber


On Thursday, the man struck at another branch near the town of Voecklabruck.

Libyan airspace closed over Tripoli: Austrian Army


The airspace over the Libyan capital Tripoli was closed indefinitely, according to the Austrian Army...

Austria approves $27 mn for Jewish cemeteries


An estimated 65,000 Austrian Jews perished in Holocaust and many others fled.

Fritzl`s `house of horrors` to be demolished


The "house of horrors" where Austrian dad Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter and fathere...

Austrian trio converts iPhone into touch-screen table


Austria men has taken their love of iPhones to a new level-by converting an iPhone into an iTable. ...

Over 200 million dollars paid to Nazi victims: Austrian fund


An Austrian compensation fund for victims of the Nazis, set up under the so-called Washington Agre...

Almagro wins on indoor tennis return in Vienna


Spain`s Nicolas Almagro made his return to ATP indoor play after a year on hardcourts and clay by le...

Austrian kidnap victim details ordeal in new book


An Austrian woman kidnapped at age 10 says she was repeatedly beaten, starved and forced to do hou...

Two Austrians rescued in Leh


Army today rescued two Austrian tourists who were stranded in Khalsi area after being injured in F...

Indian in suspected Austria temple plot remanded in custody


One of four Indian men arrested last week in Austria suspected of having planned an attack on an I...

Sikh temple shooting trial starts in Austria


Six men, including five Indians, have gone on trial in connection with last year`s bloody shooting ...

Austrian church presents measures against abuse


Austria`s cardinal unveiled measures on Wednesday designed to prevent clerical abuse and help vict...

Google tells lawmakers it never used Wi-Fi data


Google tells lawmakers it never used info that it accidentally sucked up while collecting data.