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Dec.29.2011 | |
The Austrian capital is preparing to pull out all the stops to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of artist Gustav Klimt. A series of exhibitions is in ... | |
Nov.22.2011 | |
Actor Ethan Hawke has revealed that a third instalment in the acclaimed Before Sunrise saga is in the pipeline. The first film, which paired Hawke with sult... | |
Oct.30.2011 | |
Viennese authorities are hiring private detectives to dob in devious or incompetent taxi-drivers, after two reports revealed that standards left a lot to be de... | |
Sept.26.2011 | |
It's still unconfirmed whether Russell Crowe was trained there, but archaeologists have discovered a vast Roman gladiatorial complex on the outskirts of Vienna... | |
Aug.21.2011 | |
A man who won 43 million euros at a casino in Bregenz, western Austria, is suing the company after it failed to pay him his jackpot prize. Behar Merlaku, 26... | |
July.26.2011 | |
The last crown prince of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was laid to rest in Vienna on 16th July. Otto von Habsburg, who was 98 when he passed away earlier th... | |
June.16.2011 | |
The University of Vienna has hosted an unlikely book launch, recalling the long-hidden exploits of one its former star professors. Scientist Spies, by Paul ... | |
May.24.2011 | |
A man digging a pond in his back garden in Wiener Neustadt, south of the Austrian capital, has uncovered a hoard of medieval jewellery that may have been commis... | |
April.18.2011 | |
Leopold Hawelka, one of the legends of Vienna's cafe scene, has celebrated his 100th birthday. Politicians, writers, artists and cake-lovers alike all paid t... | |
March.27.2011 | |
An Austrian entrepreneur is pioneering wines that have been musically nurtured to give them that extra little something. Marcus Bachmann, a veteran French h... | |
Feb.21.2011 | |
Travellers taking a spin in the traditional Viennese 'fiaker' (horse and carriage) will now only be doing so with horses who sport nappies. The crackdown co... | |
Jan.20.2011 | |
A 56-year-old man has been evicted from his Vienna flat for over-enthusiastically feeding local pigeons. The ruling brings to an end several years of legal w... | |
Dec.30.2010 | |
Proud staff at Vienna’s zoo have given a cub its name, following an internet vote that garnered over 25,000 participants. The cub has been called “Fu Hu”, ... | |
Nov.19.2010 | |
The Austrian government has approved a bill to allot €20 million for the restoration of Jewish cemeteries across the Alpine republic. The move comes after p... | |
Oct.18.2010 | |
A ballerina at Vienna's State Opera was sacked and then reinstated after appearing nude in the Austrian edition of Penthouse magazine. Russian-born star Kari... | |
Sept.16.2010 | |
Hollywood's most beloved portrayer of psychos and wild cards has now been cast as Casanova in a unique new Viennese enterprise. The production, The Giacomo V... | |
July.23.2010 | |
A leading Viennese museum has paid $19 million to hold on to a painting by Expressionist legend Egon Schiele. "Portrait of Wally", which depicts the artist's... | |
June.11.2010 | |
A trip to Italy left a bitter taste in the mouth of one Viennese lady this June. Seconds after snapping up an imitation Luis Vuitton handbag on the beach at Tre... | |
June.27.2010 | |
The Austrian capital has been ranked the world's finest city in a far-reaching survey carried out by London-based investment company Mercer. Some 221 cities ... | |
April.7.2010 | |
A big-budget movie about the fabled 1683 Relief of Vienna has been announced by Italian director Renzo Martinelli. Harvey Keitel is to play King Jan Sobieski, ... | |
April.20.2010 | |
Vienna airport resumed flight operations on Monday 19th, amidst the chaos caused by Iceland's volcanic eruption. However, whilst services due east are largely u... | |
March.18.2010 | |
One of Vienna's most illustrious art museums has caused a rumpus by hosting a swingers club on its premises. The Secession Pavilion, an iconic relic of the f... | |
Jan.15.2010 | |
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... | |
Nov.18.2009 | |
Although reviewers stopped short of declaring Tarantino's latest film, Inglourious Basterds, his greatest work, there was one issue that they were unanimous on:... | |
Nov.17.2009 | |
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... | |
Sept.23.2009 | |
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... | |
July.14.2009 | |
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... | |
June.10.2009 | |
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... | |
May.18.2009 | |
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 ... | |
28.04.2009 | |
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... | |
27.03.2009 | |
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 ... | |
24.02.2009 | |
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... | |
29.01.2009 | |
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... | |
12.12.2008 | |
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... | |
05.11.2008 | |
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 ... | |
Oct.10.2008 | |
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... | |
July.2.2008 | |
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 ... | |
April.3.2008 | |
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... | |
March.26.2008 | |
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... | |
March.20.2008 | |
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... | |
March.17.2008 | |
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... | |
Feb.25.2008 | |
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... | |
Feb.20.2007 | |
Authorities in Austria are under the microscope following explosive revelations about the kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch. The story of the girl who endured ... | |
Jan.28.2008 | |
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... | |
Jan.23.2008 | |
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... | |
Jan.21.2008 | |
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... | |
Jan.9.2008 | |
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... | |
Jan.7.2008 | |
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... | |
Jan.7.2008 | |
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... | |
Dec.14.2007 | |
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... | |
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The Austrian capital is preparing to pull out all the stops to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of artist Gustav Klimt.
A series o...
