
Stemme shines as Isolde in Wagner's love story
Can watching two people suffer for four hours be enjoyable? The Vienna State Opera makes it happen with its new production of "Tristan and Isolde.

Report: Rampant child abuse at ex-home in Vienna
Children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, with some of them raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both ...
Italy protests Vienna pub making fun of mob's dead
Italy has complained to Austrian authorities on Saturday about a Vienna pub selling sandwiches named after Italians slain by Sicilian mobsters.

APNewsBreak: Iran's reactor said damaged by quakes
Several countries monitoring Iran's nuclear program have picked up information that the country's only power-producing nuclear reactor was damaged by ...

OPEC to meet amid Iran-Saudi tensions
Once the symbol of oil dominance, OPEC faces new challenges as its members gather for a ministerial meeting this week on how much crude to pump.

Bill Clinton, other celebs at Vienna AIDS charity
Cross-dressers, half-naked revelers, a famed fashion designer, entertainment icons and a former U.S. president shared the spotlight in the Austrian ...
7 Rapid Vienna fans to stand trial in Greece
A panel of judges in Greece has ordered seven fans of Austria's Rapid Vienna to stand trial over violence that broke out last year during a Europe ...
Austria picks Marko Arnautovic despite club ban
Austria midfielder Marko Arnautovic was selected Wednesday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in June despite not playing club football ...
Vienna official: Looted Nazi goods returned
An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful ...
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" ...

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 ...

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.