http://www.mail.com/locations/1524-austria.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1524-austria.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1857762-schwarzenegger-lauds-austrias-environment-record.html VIENNA (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is praising Austria — and not because it's the country of his birth. Arriving in Vienna on Wednesday ahead of the launch of his energy and climate change project, Schwarzenegger lauded "all the great things in Austria that are happening regarding climate change." European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will be... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1857762-schwarzenegger-lauds-austrias-environment-record.html 2013-01-30T22:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857086-austrian-charity-plans-to-move-hitlers-house.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian charity that helps immigrants reportedly plans to set up an office in the house where Adolf Hitler was born. The villa in the Upper Austrian town of Braunau has been empty for more than a year since a workshop for the mentally disabled moved out. A Russian parliamentarian threatened last year to buy and raze it — a plan doomed to... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857086-austrian-charity-plans-to-move-hitlers-house.html 2013-01-30T18:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856132-roma-artist-writer-nazi-atrocities-dies-79.html VIENNA (AP) — Ceija Stojka survived three Nazi death camps and then found her life's work: Raising awareness of the Nazis' persecution of Roma — also known as Gypsies — in her art and her writings. Stojka carried the horrors of those camps with her until she was in her 50s, speaking out in words and pictures only decades after she was liberated from the B... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856132-roma-artist-writer-nazi-atrocities-dies-79.html 2013-01-30T12:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1854162-italians-seek-return-salieris-remains.html MILAN (AP) — Residents of a provincial city in northern Italy are seeking to reclaim the remains of its best-known son, composer Antonio Salieri. Salieri left his birthplace of Legnago, south of Verona, as a teen in 1766 to pursue his musical ambitions in Vienna, where he mostly remained until his death in 1825. He was one of the Habsburg court's favorite... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1854162-italians-seek-return-salieris-remains.html 2013-01-29T17:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1849420-production-rossinis-cinderella-delight.html VIENNA (AP) — There is no pumpkin-turned-coach on the stage, no glass slipper, no fairy godmother, and the action takes place in an imaginary Italian duchy in the 1950s. But Gioachino Rossini's take on Cinderella remains utterly magical in the new version being put on by the Vienna State Opera. While all operas stand or fall on the quality of their singer... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1849420-production-rossinis-cinderella-delight.html 2013-01-27T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849300-austrias-hirscher-win-slalom-fans.html KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — Marcel Hirscher won a World Cup slalom for the 10th time in his career Sunday, drawing roars from a home crowd that included Austria-born Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hirscher became the first Austrian since Klaus Kroell in 2009 to win a race at the Hahnenkamm event, one of the classic stops on the men's World Cup calendar. Ivica Kost... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849300-austrias-hirscher-win-slalom-fans.html 2013-01-27T14:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849264-tina-maze-wins-slalom-fans-slovenia.html MARIBOR, Slovenia (AP) — Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss with an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday. The Slovenian has now won in four disciplines this season. Maze, who lost Saturday's giant slalom by 0.08 seconds to Lindsey Vonn, led after the opening run and finished her two runs in 1 minute, 33.68 second... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849264-tina-maze-wins-slalom-fans-slovenia.html 2013-01-27T14:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849272-hirscher-earns-10th-career-world-cup-slalom-win.html KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — Marcel Hirscher of Austria earned his 10th career World Cup slalom victory Sunday, and Ivica Kostelic of Croatia took third to win the combined event, which adds the slalom results to those from Saturday's downhill. Hirscher was third after the opening leg but was fastest in the second run to finish in a combined time of 1 minut... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849272-hirscher-earns-10th-career-world-cup-slalom-win.html 2013-01-27T14:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845914-opera-nazi-atrocity-austria.html VIENNA (AP) — Thousands of children were murdered by the Nazis because they fell short of the Aryan ideal. On Friday, a hushed audience gathered in Austria's Parliament to watch the world premiere of an opera depicting how the Nazis methodically killed mentally or physically deficient children at a Vienna hospital during World War II. The killings were pa... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845914-opera-nazi-atrocity-austria.html 2013-01-25T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1832936-austria-backs-status-quo-conscript-army.html VIENNA (AP) — Austrians voted overwhelmingly Sunday to retain their conscript army, with preliminary results showing around 60 percent rejecting the proposed shift to a professional force. The wide margin of victory came as a surprise, since pre-election surveys had that side ahead by only a few percentage points. The results, published by the Interior Mi... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1832936-austria-backs-status-quo-conscript-army.html 2013-01-20T19:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822918-us-teen-shiffrin-wins-wcup-slalom-3rd-victory.html FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin interrupted her homework for a couple of hours on Tuesday, giving her enough time to pick up another win in women's World Cup slalom. The 17-year-old Shiffrin earned her third victory in her first full year on the circuit, quickly becoming the world's leading slalom specialist. "I'll probably try ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822918-us-teen-shiffrin-wins-wcup-slalom-3rd-victory.html 2013-01-15T22:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819924-vonn-skips-flachau-slalom-citing-lack-training.html FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is skipping a World Cup night slalom Tuesday because she has not been able to practice enough in the event. Vonn, the defending overall champion, is missing from the list of 68 competitors published Monday by skiing's governing body. Vonn has missed all six slalom races this season. "It's her goal to race where she has... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819924-vonn-skips-flachau-slalom-citing-lack-training.html 2013-01-14T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819558-austrian-minister-convicted-corruption.html VIENNA (AP) — A court has found a former Austrian interior minister and EU lawmaker guilty of corruption after he fell for a sting operation by two British journalists and sentenced him to four years in prison. Ernst Strasser, 56, was charged last year after the two reporters pretending to be lobbyists offered him money to try to water down proposed EU le... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819558-austrian-minister-convicted-corruption.html 2013-01-14T15:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1816466-american-ligety-posting-best-world-cup-season.html ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Ted Ligety is writing himself into World Cup skiing history in what is fast becoming his career-best season. Victory on Saturday at the Adelboden giant slalom — one of the oldest and most traditional venues on tour — had the 28-year-old United States racer reflecting on his career achievements and the company he's keeping in ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1816466-american-ligety-posting-best-world-cup-season.html 2013-01-12T20:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815848-mckennis-us-wins-downhill-vonn-6th-austria.html ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Alice McKennis of the United States earned her first World Cup victory by winning a downhill Saturday, and Lindsey Vonn was sixth after returning from a nearly monthlong break. McKennis had never finished in the top three before coming down the Karl Schranz course in 1 minute, 14.62 seconds to beat Daniela Merighetti of Italy by ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815848-mckennis-us-wins-downhill-vonn-6th-austria.html 2013-01-12T14:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815734-mckennis-us-takes-downhill-1st-wcup-victory.html ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — American Alice McKennis earned her first World Cup victory by winning a downhill Saturday, and Lindsey Vonn placed sixth on her return from a nearly monthlong break. McKennis had never finished in the top three before coming down the Karl Schranz course in 1 minute, 14.62 seconds to beat Daniela Merighetti of Italy by 0.07. Anna ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1815734-mckennis-us-takes-downhill-1st-wcup-victory.html 2013-01-12T12:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1810850-vonn-its-awesome-to-wcup-circuit.html ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — "Feeling happy and strong" again, Lindsey Vonn is "excited" to be back on the World Cup circuit after a three-week layoff caused by an intestinal illness. Vonn spoke briefly after a downhill training run Thursday in which she started fast but held back coming down the bumpy and twisty course to finish 3.98 seconds off the leading... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1810850-vonn-its-awesome-to-wcup-circuit.html 2013-01-10T12:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1803334-class-2012-diploma-dilemma-europe-grads.html PARIS (AP) — Estelle Borrell knew she wanted to work in law since she was a teenager, when she interned at a court in Versailles, France. "The lawyers in their black robes, they were like gods to me," said the 24-year-old Parisian. Borrell studied law at Vienna University, where she dreamed of putting her passion into practice at an international organization. She got a shock when she began wor... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1803334-class-2012-diploma-dilemma-europe-grads.html 2013-01-07T11:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803368-austrian-jewish-leader-anti-semitism-growing.html VIENNA (AP) — The leader of Vienna's Jewish community says the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Austria reported to his office have doubled over the past year and adds that Jews are under duress elsewhere in the EU as well. Oskar Deutsch tells the Kurier newspaper that the Jewish community registered 135 such incidents last year, compared to 71 in 2011... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803368-austrian-jewish-leader-anti-semitism-growing.html 2013-01-07T07:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1800200-us-teen-shiffrin-wins-wcup-slalom-leads-standings.html ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin is living up to her billing as American skiing's next big star. She earned her second World Cup title Friday by winning the slalom by a massive 1.19-second margin to regain the lead in the discipline standings. The 17-year-old Shiffrin had the fastest time in both runs to finish in a combined 2 minutes, 1.7... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1800200-us-teen-shiffrin-wins-wcup-slalom-leads-standings.html 2013-01-04T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1797926-vonn-returns-to-europe-training.html Lindsey Vonn is feeling better and has returned to Europe to train. Meanwhile, it's less likely Bode Miller will race this season. Vonn started training for a return to the World Cup circuit after a midseason break to recover from an intestinal illness. Rainer Salzgeber, the racing director of Vonn's equipment supplier Head, told The Associated Press that... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1797926-vonn-returns-to-europe-training.html 2013-01-03T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1789900-fenninger-beats-maze-shiffrin-us-8th-gs.html SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Anna Fenninger of Austria had two near-perfect runs to win a World Cup giant slalom on Friday, while second-place Tina Maze of Slovenia extended her lead in the overall standings. In difficult conditions because of snowfall, Fenninger posted the fastest time in both runs on the Panorama course and finished in a combined time of 2... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1789900-fenninger-beats-maze-shiffrin-us-8th-gs.html 2012-12-28T15:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1788306-pony-with-circus-christmas-kidnap.html VIENNA (AP) — A tiny pony is back at its Austrian circus home more than a week after apparently being kidnapped by a woman who wanted to give her sick daughter a Christmas surprise. Fridolin the pony, who is only about 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall, went missing from the Vienna Christmas Circus early last week. He was found near a Vienna bus stop Wednesday... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1788306-pony-with-circus-christmas-kidnap.html 2012-12-27T14:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1784648-witch-burns-audience-fire-vienna-opera.html VIENNA (AP) — At the end of the evening, the witch was toast Sunday — or more precisely a gingerbread cookie — and the audience at Vienna's Volksoper loved it. Of course, with many at the performance of "Haensel und Gretel" at Vienna's second opera house under the age of 6, one could argue that it was an easy sell. And yes, the fairy tale set to music by ... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1784648-witch-burns-audience-fire-vienna-opera.html 2012-12-23T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1778400-renowned-opera-singer-vienna-going-strong-95.html VIENNA (AP) — It was 1947 in post-war Vienna, and Hilde Zadek remembers taking a deep breath behind the curtain. A rookie on her first opera gig, she was about to sing the prestigious role of Aida for an audience full of particularly harsh critics — whistle-packing Nazis she says were determined to show "that Jew from Palestine" she was not welcome at one of the world's grea... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1778400-renowned-opera-singer-vienna-going-strong-95.html 2012-12-20T12:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1771976-ill-vonn-heading-midseason-break.html ALTA BADIA, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is heading back to the United States for an unexpected break in the middle of the World Cup ski season and is unlikely to return to Europe until January. After a weekend of disappointing results at a World Cup meet in France, the four-time overall champion said in a statement on her Facebook page Monday that she needs... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1771976-ill-vonn-heading-midseason-break.html 2012-12-17T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1772496-amid-doubts-rivals-ligety-skis.html MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Ted Ligety is ruling the giant slalom like few others, and the praise extraordinary: "phenomenon," ''superhero" and "unreal." His performance also has left some rivals questioning whether his equipment conforms to new rules introduced by the International Ski Federation for this season that limit the hourglass shape of s... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1772496-amid-doubts-rivals-ligety-skis.html 2012-12-17T20:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766262-un-nuke-agency-progress-iran-nuclear-program.html VIENNA (AP) — A senior U.N. official announced progress Friday in long-stalled efforts to resume a probe of suspicions that Iran may have worked to develop nuclear arms, saying the investigation could be restarted by early next year. Herman Nackaerts of the International Atomic Energy Agency spoke of headway after returning from talks with Iranian officia... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766262-un-nuke-agency-progress-iran-nuclear-program.html 2012-12-14T19:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760880-un-international-efforts-to-engage-iran.html VIENNA (AP) — International officials pursued a two-pronged effort Wednesday to engage Iran over concerns the country may have worked on nuclear weapons, with a U.N. team seeking access to a site linked to such suspected activity and European Union negotiators looking to restart talks with Tehran meant to ease such fears. Preparing to depart Vienna for Te... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760880-un-international-efforts-to-engage-iran.html 2012-12-12T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761230-swiss-opera-diva-della-casa-dies-93.html GENEVA (AP) — Famed for her beauty that matched her serene voice, Swiss-born diva Lisa Della Casa swept up crowds at opera houses of the past century with an elegant and radiant style that established her as one of the finest sopranos of her generation. After more than 400 performances at the Vienna State Opera, where her interpretations of many great rol... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761230-swiss-opera-diva-della-casa-dies-93.html 2012-12-12T14:46:00Z