General News
21. 05. 12 - 15:16
Marmoset born at the Vienna Zoo
A few weeks after the re-opening of the ape house at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo, the Goeldi’s marmosets increased their number by one.
Motorcyclist killed in traffic accident
A man on a motorcycle died when he tried to overtake a tractor while it was turning. The man tried to avoid the tractor and crashed into a silo bale a [...]
Professional cannabis grower caught
A man is suspected of drug crime after police found him growing cannabis in his home. [...]
A foundry worker, 31, has been hospitalised with severe burns after accidentally sticking his foot into a vat filled with molten copper at Schwaz in w [...]
Improved quality of supermarket salads
Salads to go in supermarkets have been tested to compare their quality to that of last year, and the testers are not disappointed. [...]
Schönborn warns disobedient priests
Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn is upping the pressure on Helmut Schüller’s Preachers’ Initiative. [...]
Avalanche brings touring skiers off trail
Two ski tourers were swept away by an avalanche in Klösterle, Vorarlberg. [...]
A 12-year-old boy fell three metres from a ladder at his parents’ workplace on Thursday, crashing down on the concrete below. The extent of his injuri [...]
Nazi officer to remain at the Vienna Central Cemetery
The final resting place of German national socialist party member Walter Nowotny is one of Vienna’s most controversial graves. After reviewing a sugge [...]
Half naked man scales fortress wall
A half naked man was spotted climbing the wall of Kufstein Fortress in Tyrol yesterday (Thursday) without any equipment. [...]
Suspicious hotel fire in Vienna
A hotel fire in Penzing is puzzling investigators as the room where the fire started was vacant. [...]
Nazi still honoured in Austria
Former SS Nazi Josef Vallaster involved in thousands of murders in Nazi concentration camps is still honoured in a book of remembrance which is locat [...]
Thieves caught trying to nick F**king Sign
Thieves trying to steal the village sign to F***ing in Austria have been nicked after police caught them in the act of trying to pull it down. [...]
Man flips out after football result
A man went on a rampage with two meat cleavers after watching his favourite football team lose leaving a passing couple hospitalised. [...]
Speeder caught 100 kmh over the limit
A speeder was caught speeding at 236 kmh by police on the Südautobahn in Lower Austria on the way to Vienna. [...]
Drunk driver stopped after 45 km in wrong lane
A drunk driver caused terror on the motorway in Styria as he drove 45 kilometres the wrong way up the motorway yesterday evening (Weds). [...]
Winter makes a comeback in Austria
An unexpected drop in temperatures throughout the province of Salzburg meant many people even in low lying mountain regions woke up to a fresh blanket [...]
A man had to undergo a two hour emergency operation to remove a drawing pin from his lungs when he accidentally swallowed the pin he was holding betwe [...]
Austria and Slovenia are set to compromise in their battle over the Käsekrainer sausage after Slovenia launched a bid to protect the name of their fav [...]
Bill Gates Porsche up for auction
A Porsche 911 belonging to Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is to go under the hammer in Vienna, Austria, next month (June 2). [...]
A three and a half tonne model penis work of art was exploded into the air in Bad Blumau, Austria. [...]
A two-year-old boy was badly injured by a falling stone lamp while playing in Siegersdorf, Styria. [...]
Vienna's luxury zone growing all the time
An extensive remodeling project is underway in Vienna’s city center, which will extend the high-class shopping area of Graben and Kohlmarkt to Tuchlau [...]
Court rules fingerless man should get a job
A registered disabled man has been told he has enough dexterity in his hands to work - even though he's got no fingers. [...]
Fire ruins part of university building
Last week’s fire at a construction site at the Business University of Vienna appears to be more devastating than was first believed. New information r [...]