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Activists Save Piggies' Bacon
Austrian animal rights activists have brought a halt to experiments testing pigs ability to survive avalanches. The tests, conducted in the Alps to fathom how l... | Comment |
Viennese "Basterd" the toast of Hollywood
Although reviewers stopped short of declaring Tarantino's latest film, Inglourious Basterds, his greatest work, there was one issue that they were unanimous on:... | Art and Culture |
Austria Approves Same Sex Partnerships
Vienna has already shown itself to be a congenial place for gay travellers, winning the "Gay Destination of the Year" award back in 2004.
Now, steps have bee... | Current Affairs |
A Coffee With The Gargoyles
If any city in the world is entitled to host a "Coffee Day" then it must surely be Vienna. And this year, there will be some wonderful one-offs to help us celeb... | City Focus |
Bruno: A New Ambassador For Austria?
Not since The Sound of Music has an Austrian-themed movie won so much media attention.
Bruno, about the madcap adventures of an unemployed Viennese fashioni... | Art and Culture |
Meinl Muddle
Julius Meinl V, head of one of Austria's most prestigious banking and retail dynasties, is pending trial for fraud, in what's being billed as one of the most co... | Current Affairs |
Pam Waltzes Into Vienna
Pamela Anderson was a star guest at this year's Life Ball, the glitzy Viennese shindig that raises money for victims of HIV and AIDS.
The annual ball, which ... | City Focus |
The Best Place To Live In!
According to "Reuters Life!" the Austrian capital has defeated Zurich and many other beautiful cities in the competition launched to name "the place with the be... | Comment |
Vienna City Marathon
In about two weeks, on April 19, around 25,000 runners from over 70 nations will race in the 26th Vienna City Marathon. Every year, over 100,000 viewers gather ... | City Focus |
The Wonderful Mucha In Vienna
Vienna is hosting the famous art-nouveau painter Alfons Mucha's work, again. The city is coated with rainbow-colored posters, advertising the event. The exhibit... | Art and Culture |
Crisis? What crisis?
Although the financial crisis is lurking around every corner, it will not prevent the rich and the famous of the Viennese society from attending the famous Oper... | City Focus |
Just Remember - Don't Stab Yourself!
Imagine you're an actor who's supposed to kill himself on-stage. It doesn't seem too challenging, does it? You just use a blunt prop-knife and PRETEND to be sta... | Comment |
Nazi Salute Leaves Tram Driver Unemployed
A 35-year-old tram driver was fired from the Vienna Public Transport Company Wiener Linien after greeting his passengers with the well-known "Sieg Heil" salute ... | City Focus |
Klimt And Co Return
Art lovers have a treat to savour as a major exhibition is now open for business. "Gustav Klimt & the Kunstschau" celebrates the centenary of a trailblazing sho... | Art and Culture |
Reflections On A Rollicking Good Cup
The viewing stands have been cleared, and the fans have flown back to their native lands. But the memories of Euro 2008 will live on. Even the English, who for ... | Comment |
Divine Inspiration
A monastery on the fringe of Vienna has hit the headlines after winning a major deal with Universal Records.
Monks from the medieval monastery of Heiligenenk... | Art and Culture |
Snow Takes Tragic Toll
Unexpected snowfalls throughout Central Europe claimed a terrible toll in Austria on Tuesday.
Over seventy vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the motorwa... | Comment |
Rock Fest Reveals Roster
The organisers of Nova Rock - one of Europe's biggest rock festivals - have revealed some of the first big name confirmations for this year's shindig. The Verve... | Art and Culture |
In An Imperial Pickle
Otto von Habsburg, son of the last Austrian Emperor, has sparked controversy at an event commemorating the Nazis absorption of Austria in March 1938.
The nin... | Current Affairs |
Oscar For Austria
Viennese director Stefan Ruzowitzky has won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, beating off favourite Andrzej Wajda. The win is Austria's first success at... | Comment |
Could Kampusch Ordeal Have Been Stopped?
Authorities in Austria are under the microscope following explosive revelations about the kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch.
The story of the girl who endured ... | Current Affairs |
Palm Tree Beyond The Pale
An 82 feet palm tree with an imperial pedigree is due to be culled in Vienna.
The so-called 'Sisi Palm', named after Empress Elisabeth - a tragic figure ofte... | City Focus |
Austrian Film Up For Oscar
Viennese director Stefan Ruzowitzky has made it to the short-list for the 2008 Academy Awards. His movie Die Falscher (The Counterfeiters) is one of five nomina... | Art and Culture |
Burlesque Beauty Booked For Ball
Her marriage to macabre rock singer Marilyn Manson may have collapsed over Christmas, but burlesque star Dita von Teese has been declared guest of honour at Vie... | City Focus |
A Doctor A Day Keeps The Taxman Away
Police have arrested a 59-year-old man for soliciting bed and board in hospitals for non-existent illnesses. Unbeknownst to the authorities, the wily adventurer... | Comment |
Vienna On The Box
In spite of its grand history, Vienna seems to be on TV a lot less than former rivals London and Paris. But this week, the BBC will be redressing the balance, w... | Art and Culture |
Vandals At Viennese Cemetery
Vienna's grandest cemetery, the Zentralfriedhof, was subjected to a bout of vandalism in the wake of the New Year.
About 101 graves were abused, although the... | City Focus |
Art For All!
Those in search of more exotic stocking-fillers than the ones found at the Christmas Markets should head to the Museumsquartier this December. A quirky exhibiti... | Art and Culture |
Sad End For Scot
A Scot has met a tragic end in Vienna. John McFadzean, a UK official at the UN, fell asleep in a park after a night's revelry. Dipping temperatures proved fatal... | Current Affairs |
Dastardly Draw For Euro Cup
The placid Swiss city of Lucerne was convulsed by drama on Sunday as UEFA officials executed the Euro 2008 draw. Gasps of incredulity echoed round the room as a... | Comment |
Hitchcock Hits Town
An early Christmas present is on the cards for all film aficionados. The Austria Filmmuseum is preparing the country's greatest ever retrospective of Sir Alfred... | Art and Culture |
War Criminal Exposed By Walters
British historian Guy Walters has tracked down a wanted Nazi war criminal at a flat in Vienna. Erna Wallisch, 85, served as a prison guard at some of the most n... | Current Affairs |
Austria Wins By A Whisker
Austria was saved from utter humiliation yesterday when their team managed to pull off a 3-2 victory against the Ivory Coast. Had they lost the match, Austria w... | Comment |
Klimt Film Opens In New York
Raoul Ruiz's biopic of Gustav Klimt opened in America today, with John Malkovich stepping into the role of troubled artist. However, intriguing as the mix might... | Art and Culture |
Viennale 2007
The countdown has begun. Vienna's International Film Festival will kick off on Friday October 19th, and there's a scintillating celluloid selection in store. Di... | Comment |
Ear's How To Be A Weightlifter
We've all watched in awe as a raging Russian held aloft a weight that was equal to that of a blue whale. How do they do it? Well, Zafar Gill, a focused fellow f... | City Focus |
Eccentric Vandal Strikes Vienna
A barefoot man in an orange dress was arrested on Sunday after breaking into a branch of the Austrian Education Ministry.
When police arrived at the scene, ... | City Focus |
Subway Fiend Dices With Death
A twenty-eight year old man was arrested on Monday for violent behavior at a Viennese subway station. The man is said to have attacked an elderly gentleman, bre... | City Focus |
Pope's Pleas For Environment
The Pope reiterated his concerns for the environment on Sunday as he concluded his pilgrimage to Austria. In a mass at Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral the pont... | Comment |
Pope Benedict Flies To Vienna
As Pope Benedict XVI began the seventh international trip of his pontificate, flood warnings were declared in Austria as rains refused to abate.
A native Ger... | City Focus |
Bogus Cops Cash In On Tourists
Four Romanian men have been arrested in Vienna for fleecing unwitting tourists. The ruse, which resembled that of an Ealing Comedy, was perhaps not so funny for... | City Focus |
Diamonds (And Lederhosen) Are Forever
Will P Diddy soon be strolling down Fifth Avenue decked out in diamond-studded lederhosen? Shrewd gamblers might not be reaching for their wallets yet for this ... | Comment |
Panda Birth Sparks Cautious Celebration
The birth of a giant panda is a major event in any zoo, especially a European one - not for twenty-five years has a successful birth occurred. Indeed, even in ... | City Focus |
Pig Pandemonium
It's already bad enough to be driven to an abattoir by a lorry-driver who loves bacon sandwiches, but a herd of pigs had to endure a triple indignity when the v... | Comment |
Treasure From The Trash Can
A medieval cross that was looted from a Polish Princess during World War II turned up in a trash can in rural Austria. The painted cross, which is estimated to ... | Art and Culture |
Divine Dictums Direct To Your Phone
The Vatican is embracing the mobile phone revolution in its plans for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Vienna. Beginning this week, the Holy See is providing a free... | Current Affairs |
Untying The Knot
Monty Python would have loved the idea, but Vienna's Divorce Fair is in fact no joke. Billed under the slogan 'A New Start', the fair is due to be held during t... | Comment |
Ice Cream For Dogs
With Central Europe in the throes of a heat wave, cooling off has become big business. This week we've seen penguins at the zoo pecking at fish-flavoured ices a... | Comment |
Hands Off My Meteorite!
A Bavarian court ruled on Friday that an amateur German astronomer can hang on to a chunk of meteorite that was found in Austria, much to the dismay of the Aust... | Comment |
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