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Vienna platform launches opera live stream
Vienna's opera scene is going live on the web for the first time with the launch of the first Internet-based platform for streaming classical ...
Male nude posters plaster Vienna, draw complaints
Naked men of all sizes and shapes are appearing on Vienna kiosks as a prestigious museum kicks off an exhibit of male nudity. But outside the ...
Austria probes gruesome fate of Nazi-era disabled
Forensic crews scraping away dirt from the remains of the Nazi-era psychiatric patients were puzzled: The skeletal fingers were entwined in rosary ...
Austrians proud of skydiver Fearless Felix
In tiny Austria, where souvenir shops do brisk business in T-shirts bearing the crossed-out image of a kangaroo, some hope skydiver Felix ...
1940s Hollywood actor dies in Austria
Turhan Bey, an actor whose exotic good looks earned him the nickname of "Turkish Delight" in films with Errol Flynn and Katherine Hepburn before he ...
Skydiver eyes record-breaking jump over NM
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner's attempt at the highest, fastest free fall in history Tuesday is more than just a stunt. His planned 23-mile dive from the ...
Town debates future of house of Hitler's birth
Living space in Braunau is scarce, but an imposing Renaissance-era building stands empty in this post-card pretty Austrian town because of the ...
'McNoodles' to be launched in Austria
McDonald's is introducing noodle dishes this week at its restaurants in Austria. The "McNoodles" comes with vegetables and salad, chicken pieces and ...
UN meeting rebukes Iran's nuclear defiance
The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear agency overwhelmingly rebuked Iran on Thursday for refusing to heed demands that it take actions to diminish ...
George Michael thanks Vienna workers with gig
George Michael is playing tribute to the Austrian doctors and nurses who helped him fight life-threatening pneumonia as he prepares to resume a ...
Merkel to visit Spain, Austria next week
The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Spain and Austria next week in the latest round of eurozone crisis diplomacy.
Austria investigates alleged anti-Jewish cartoon
Austrian authorities are investigating a cartoon on a rightist political leader's Facebook page that critics say smacked of anti-Semitism by showing ...
Austria probes allegations soldiers raped teenager
An Austrian general says that a military commission has been set up to investigate allegations that servicemen took turns raping a foster home ...
Rescued man: I spent 6 days in Austria crevasse
A German hiker rescued in the Austrian Alps on Tuesday claims he survived six days stuck inside a crevasse. Police say the 70-year-old man was pulled ...
Strauss' 'Ariadne,' Puccini's 'Boheme' both please
Opera-goers attending Salzburg Festival's new production of Puccini's "La Boheme" expected the worst when the man with the microphone stepped out, ...
Schwarzenegger says sports zeal landed him in brig
Arnold Schwarzenegger was so eager to start his bodybuilding career that he briefly ended up in an Austrian military brig, the actor and former ...
Renowned Romanian pianist Ursuleasa dead at 33
Internationally renowned Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa has been found dead in her apartment in the Austrian capital. She was 33. The musician's ...
Olesen takes 3-stroke lead at Austrian Open
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark shot a 4-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead over Thomas Levet of France after a shortened second day of the Austrian ...
Austria church mounts billboard search for priests
European men take note. While unemployment is growing in much of the continent, a powerful international organization is now advertising vacancies in ...
600-year-old linen bras found in Austrian castle
A revolutionary discovery is rewriting the history of underwear: Some 600 years ago, women wore bras. The University of Innsbruck said Wednesday that ...
Vienna summer heats up over free tap water debate
In Vienna's legendary coffee-house tradition, a free glass of tap water with your coffee has been a cherished part of everyday life. Now many Viennese ...
Austrian piano virtuoso enjoys life on-off stage
To watch and hear Rudolf Buchbinder in concert is to experience the totality of perfect phrasing, magnificent technique and an unparalleled love of ...
'Boared' piggy goes to bank in Austria
Piggy bank has a new meaning in a town east of Vienna after a surveillance camera caught a wild pig on a night foray to a local branch of one of ...
Austria med school gives women grading edge
Antonio Bandera took a last nervous drag on his smoke Friday as he readied himself for the grueling eight-hour entrance exam for elite Vienna Medical ...
Austrian parliament approves eurozone rescue fund
Austria's parliament has approved the eurozone's permanent rescue fund, clearing the way for the country's broader participation in the 17-nation ...