Austria

Austria

• Police: Child porno sweep nets 272 suspects

  Austrian police say they have identified 272 suspects in the country as part of an investigation of internet-based child pornography involving 141 ... 

• UN drug agency head slams anti-Jewish Iran remarks

  The head of the U.N.'s drug fighting agency and the U.S. State Department have criticized anti-Jewish remarks made by an Iranian vice president last ... 

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  25-nation bloc to end Kosovo's supervision

  A 25-nation group supervising Kosovo's democratic progress announced Monday that it will end oversight of Europe's youngest independent nation in ... 

• Police: 5 suspected of stealing 9.5 tons of garlic

  Austrian police did not need sniffing dogs to locate this suspected heist — 9.5 tons of garlic. The Austria Press Agency says police stopped three ... 

• Austrian fund for victims of Nazis to shut down

  An Austrian fund to compensate victims of Nazi persecution is shutting down after paying out $210 million (nearly 168 million euros) — for just a ... 

• UN: Drug abuse kills tens of thousands of people

  Drug abuse worldwide is stagnant but still kills about 200,000 people a year, the U.N.'s drug-fighting agency said in a report released Tuesday. 

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  EU countries divided on financial transaction tax

  A plan for European Union countries to tax financial transactions and use the proceeds to fund future bank bailouts ran aground on Friday, with just ... 

• Oil edges above $84 on hopes for global stimulus

  The price of oil edged up to above $84 a barrel Friday on hopes that central banks stand ready to support global financial markets in case of turmoil ... 

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  OPEC to keep 30 million barrel output target

  OPEC oil ministers agreed Thursday to keep their production target steady, in a compromise meant to defuse rivalries between Iran and Saudi Arabia and ...