Vienna

Vienna

• Massive landslide blocks major Austrian roadway,

  A massive landslide has buried a section of the main road connecting much of Austria's Tyrol province with the city of Salzburg to the east, and ... 

• Austria: couple killed crossing highway on foot

  Austrian police say a couple from Romania were killed when they were hit by two vehicles as they attempted to cross one of the country's main highways ... 

• Austrian runner Pumper gets 8-year ban for doping

  Long-distance runner Susanne Pumper of Austria has been handed an eight-year suspension for a second doping offense and will be stripped of all ... 

• UN detects possible signs of past NKorea nuke test

  A U.N. agency tasked with looking for signs of nuclear explosions says its monitoring stations have detected radioactive gases that could be linked ... 

• Diplomats: Top aide to UN nuke chief resigns

  A top aide to the chief of the U.N. nuclear agency has unexpectedly resigned, suggesting tensions among the organization's top leadership, diplomats ... 

• Wallabies on the loose in Austria _ yes, Austria

  Volunteers are searching for a pair of wallabies hopping through Austria — yes, Austria. The kangaroo-like marsupials, which are smaller than "roos" ... 

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  Probe: Girl's 1998 kidnapper likely worked alone

  An investigation into the 1998 kidnapping of a 10-year-old Austrian girl and her eight-year hostage ordeal has concluded that only one captor was ... 

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  Kenyans Sugut, Cheyech win Vienna marathon

  Henry Sugut led a Kenyan sweep of the podium at the Vienna City Marathon Sunday to win the event for a third time in four years. Sugut, who also won ... 

• Austria honors passengers on Nazi train to Dachau

  Austria's government has paid its respects to the first passengers shipped by train from Vienna to the Dachau concentration camp by the Nazis 75 years ... 

• Pressured bishop will not honor late cardinal

  Reacting to criticism, an Austrian bishop says he has changed his mind and will not attend a memorial Mass for a cardinal accused of molesting young ... 

• Austria wants terrorism suspect held in Turkey

  Austrian authorities say they will ask Turkey to extradite an Islamic extremist already sought by Germany, who was detained last month near the Syrian ... 

• 1 dead in Austrian pileup with up to 100 vehicles

  A fire department official says up to 100 vehicles have collided on a snow-slicked stretch of an Austrian highway, leaving one person dead. 

• Turkey arrests extremist wanted by Germany

  An Islamic extremist wanted by Germany for allegedly calling for terrorist attacks on Europe has been arrested in Turkey and Berlin is negotiating his ... 

• UN official urges US to fight new marijuana laws

  The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge the decriminalization of possessing small amounts of marijuana ... 

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  Austrian cardinal's mom doesn't want him as pope

  Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn is one of the favorites for the papacy, but at least one Catholic from his country doesn't think he's qualified 

• Vienna residents reject 2028 Summer Olympic bid

  Vienna is dropping plans to bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics after a vast majority of residents rejected the idea in a referendum. Vienna Mayor ... 

• Vienna residents reject 2028 Summer Olympics bid

  Vienna is dropping plans to bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics after a vast majority of residents rejected the idea in a referendum. Vienna Mayor ... 

• Harnik back in Austria squad for WCup qualifiers

  Striker Martin Harnik will return to the Austria team for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Faeroe Islands and Ireland. Harnik, who was out ... 

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  Morales: 'imperialists' behind Chavez death

  Bolivian President Evo Morales is blaming "imperialists" for the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Morales said Tuesday that "if they can't ... 

• Austrian police find 5.4 million smuggled smokes

  Austrian police have confiscated 5.4 millon smuggled cigarettes worth more than €1 million. The cigarettes were found by financial police in a ... 

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  Austria marks annexation by Germany 75 years ago

  In shockingly graphic detail at ceremonies marking Austria's annexation by Germany 75 years ago, the son of an anti-Nazi activist on Monday recounted ... 

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  Going to hell in style: 'Don Giovanni' in Vienna

  The tenor wandered off, the corpse didn't rise as planned, and the lead soprano dissed her own performance. But "Don Giovanni" still managed to go to ...