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/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1524-austria.html 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 http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758032-man-strips-austrian-art-exhibition-nude-men.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian museum says a man took the concept of life imitating art to an extreme when he suddenly stripped at an exhibition of pictures and sculptures portraying nude men through the ages. Vienna's Leopold Museum says that after taking his clothes off, the man calmly sauntered through the exhibition, dressing again only after a security gu... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758032-man-strips-austrian-art-exhibition-nude-men.html 2012-12-11T14:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757886-opec-considers-oil-output-iran-saudi-rivalry.html VIENNA (AP) — Tough decisions await OPEC oil ministers sitting down this week for a policy meeting. The 12-nation cartel has to deal not only with how much crude to produce for the next few months but must also fill a senior position coveted both by Saudi Arabia and archrival Iran. With world supplies ample, there is some rationale for curbing output when... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757886-opec-considers-oil-output-iran-saudi-rivalry.html 2012-12-11T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1750908-maze-wins-super-combi-vonn-fails-to-finish.html ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third race of the season by finishing first in both runs of a World Cup super-combined event Friday, while Lindsey Vonn failed to finish. Vonn was fourth in the Super-G but lost control of a ski during an early turn in her slalom run and failed to finish. Maze extended her lead in the overall st... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1750908-maze-wins-super-combi-vonn-fails-to-finish.html 2012-12-07T14:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748352-austrian-bus-driver-finds-turns-500000.html VIENNA (AP) — Vienna's transport authority says a city bus driver checking a bag left behind by a passenger had the surprise of his life — €390,000 (more than $500,000) in neatly stacked 500-euro bills. Transit authority spokeswoman Anna-Maria Reich says the driver handed the stash to police who tracked down the owner, an unidentified elderly woman. But t... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748352-austrian-bus-driver-finds-turns-500000.html 2012-12-06T17:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1745182-hungary-foreign-minister-slams-anti-jewish-remark.html VIENNA (AP) — Hungary's foreign minister said Wednesday that calls by an extreme-right politician to register the country's Jews as potential security risks were "completely unacceptable" and the worst yet in a series attributed to the legislator's party. Janos Martonyi also denied suggestions that his country was lenient with neo-Nazis and other right-wi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1745182-hungary-foreign-minister-slams-anti-jewish-remark.html 2012-12-05T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744580-officials-serbias-nato-ambassador-leaps-to-death.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multistory parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to a barrier, climbed over and flung himself to the ground below, a diplomat said. By the time his shocked colleagues reached him, Branislav Milinkovic was dead. His motives are a mystery. Three d... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744580-officials-serbias-nato-ambassador-leaps-to-death.html 2012-12-05T13:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1737076-marsaglia-italy-captures-1st-world-cup-race.html BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — For some of the skiers, the super-G course was so treacherous and tricky that it was a wipeout waiting to happen. For Matteo Marsaglia, the hill was just risky enough that it presented an opportunity to finally break through. The 27-year-old Italian took big gambles in places where few others would Saturday for his first World C... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1737076-marsaglia-italy-captures-1st-world-cup-race.html 2012-12-01T21:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728174-key-players-positions-palestinian-statehood.html The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday's U.N. General Assembly resolution to raise the Palestinians' status from a U.N. observer to a nonmember observer state. The measure only requires a majority and is all but certain to pass. ... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728174-key-players-positions-palestinian-statehood.html 2012-11-28T22:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1726224-ap-exclusive-graph-suggests-iran-working-bomb.html VIENNA (AP) — Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a diagram obtained by The Associated Press. The diagram was leaked by officials from a country critical of Iran's atomic program to bolster their argumen... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1726224-ap-exclusive-graph-suggests-iran-working-bomb.html 2012-11-27T15:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1724818-saudi-backed-religious-center-opens-austria.html VIENNA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to respect their cease-fire but said only mutual recognition of Israel's right to exist and an independent Palestine could ensure permanent peace in the region. Ban commented during ceremonies launching a Saudi-sponsored and funded center in Vienna meant to promote dialogue ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1724818-saudi-backed-religious-center-opens-austria.html 2012-11-26T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723696-camera-sold-219-austria.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian photo gallery says a camera used by a photographer who documented the life of artist Pablo Picasso has sold for a world record price of €1.68 million ($2.19 million). The Westlicht gallery says the Leica m3d belonged to David Douglas Duncan. The 96-year-old former photographer for LIFE magazine was a close friend of Picasso and p... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723696-camera-sold-219-austria.html 2012-11-26T14:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1721142-christmas-tree-shipment-dumped-austrian-garden.html VIENNA (AP) — An early seasonal delivery went badly wrong in Austria when a truck was involved in a crash and dumped 14 tons of Christmas trees in a resident's garden. Police in Vorarlberg state, at Austria's western tip, say the accident happened Friday night as a truck with a trailer loaded with trees drove through the town of Hohenems. The trailer hit ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1721142-christmas-tree-shipment-dumped-austrian-garden.html 2012-11-24T12:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1714108-austrian-officials-inaugurate-concert-house.html VIENNA (AP) — Officials in the Austrian town of Erl have inaugurated a futuristic concert house that will house the country's newest music festival. Officials for Erl's Winter Music Festival say the new house boasts the world's largest orchestra pit at 160 square meters, or more than 1,700 square feet. They say construction costs amounted to €36 million —... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1714108-austrian-officials-inaugurate-concert-house.html 2012-11-20T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705708-un-nuclear-agency-iran-poised-to-expand-nuke-work.html SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Iran is poised to double its output of higher-enriched uranium at its fortified underground facility, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday — a development that puts Tehran within months of being able to make the core of a nuclear warhead. The finding also calls into question a tentative new U.S. plan meant to induce Tehran to compr... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705708-un-nuclear-agency-iran-poised-to-expand-nuke-work.html 2012-11-16T19:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1699548-glacier-melt-cited-main-rising-seas.html VIENNA (AP) — Austrian experts say melting glaciers have been the single greatest cause of rising sea level over the past century. Scientists at the respected University of Innsbruck say that between 1902 and 2007, glaciers contributed 11 centimeters (4.33 inches) to a total sea level rise of about 20 centimeters (nearly 8 inches). The... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1699548-glacier-melt-cited-main-rising-seas.html 2012-11-14T13:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1697742-vonn-tested-severe-intestinal-pain.html Lindsey Vonn remained hospitalized in Colorado on Tuesday with "severe intestinal pain" that has been affecting her for the past two weeks. Vonn's spokesman, Lewis Kay, wrote in an email that the four-time overall World Cup champion was "awaiting results from diagnostic testing for severe intestinal pain." Vonn's ski technician, Heinz Haemmerle, told The ... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1697742-vonn-tested-severe-intestinal-pain.html 2012-11-13T18:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692172-apnewsbreak-mideast-nuke-talks-called.html VIENNA (AP) — Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue have been called off, diplomats said Saturday. The two diplomats said the United States, one of the organizers, would likely make a formal announcement soon saying that with tensions in the regi... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692172-apnewsbreak-mideast-nuke-talks-called.html 2012-11-11T03:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1691784-hoefl-riesch-wins-wcup-slalom-shiffrin-us-3rd.html LEVI, Finland (AP) — Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury, putting down a blazing second run Saturday to overtake local favorite Tanja Poutiainen of Finland and win the first World Cup slalom of the season. Hoefl-Riesch trailed Poutiainen after the first run, but had the fastest time in the second for a total time o... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1691784-hoefl-riesch-wins-wcup-slalom-shiffrin-us-3rd.html 2012-11-10T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1681764-court-upholds-baumgartners-conviction.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has rejected an appeal by supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner against a conviction and fine for punching a truck driver. The case stems from a 2010 incident in Baumgartner's home city of Salzburg in which a motorist and a Greek truck driver got into an argument. A lower court in April found that Baumgartner took the motor... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1681764-court-upholds-baumgartners-conviction.html 2012-11-06T13:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1661746-fis-set-to-discuss-vonns-wish-to-race-men.html SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — The International Ski Federation will discuss Lindsey Vonn's wish to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race during a Nov. 3-4 meeting in Switzerland. FIS communications manager Riikka Rakic told The Associated Press on Sunday that the federation has been asked by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to address the issue. "Yes... Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1661746-fis-set-to-discuss-vonns-wish-to-race-men.html 2012-10-28T14:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1660110-fearless-felix-to-austria.html SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner has finally come home after his death-defying, record-breaking leap from the edge of space. The Austrian former military parachutist faced reporters in his home city of Salzburg on Saturday, nearly two weeks after his plunge from a balloon to the New Mexico desert made him the first person to ... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1660110-fearless-felix-to-austria.html 2012-10-27T11:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1646838-cafes-one-way-mirror-allows-peeks-restroom.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian artist has installed a one-way mirror in a Vienna cafe that allows men to peek from their restroom into the ladies room. Alexander Riegler told the daily Heute newspaper Monday that the mirror is an attempt to "stir people into a discussion of voyeurism and surveillance," in an era when almost everyone is being watched. ... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1646838-cafes-one-way-mirror-allows-peeks-restroom.html 2012-10-22T11:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1645066-vienna-platform-launches-opera-live-stream.html VIENNA (AP) — 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 productions from the Austrian capital. The venture kicks off Sunday with the premiere of Gioachino Rossini's "La cambiale di matrimonio" — "The marriage contract" — at Vienna's Kammeroper. The producti... Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1645066-vienna-platform-launches-opera-live-stream.html 2012-10-21T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1641630-male-nude-posters-plaster-vienna-draw-complaints.html VIENNA (AP) — 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 exhibition, organizers are being forced into cover-up mode after a storm of complaints that the ad posters are offensive. In a show titled "Nude Men from 1800 to Today," the Leopold Museum opened its d... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1641630-male-nude-posters-plaster-vienna-draw-complaints.html 2012-10-19T12:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1641252-austria-probes-gruesome-fate-nazi-era-disabled.html HALL, Austria (AP) — Forensic crews scraping away dirt from the remains of the Nazi-era psychiatric patients were puzzled: The skeletal fingers were entwined in rosary beads. Why, the experts wondered, would the Nazis — who considered these people less than human — respect them enough to let them take their religious symbols to their graves? It turns out ... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1641252-austria-probes-gruesome-fate-nazi-era-disabled.html 2012-10-19T06:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1632000-austrians-skydiver-fearless-felix.html VIENNA (AP) — In tiny Austria, where souvenir shops do brisk business in T-shirts bearing the crossed-out image of a kangaroo, some hope skydiver Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking jump will mean that — for a while at least — people will stop confusing their country with Australia. The daredevil Austrian not only became the first man to shatter the sound... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1632000-austrians-skydiver-fearless-felix.html 2012-10-15T19:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1618794-1940s-hollywood-actor-dies-austria.html VIENNA (AP) — 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 left Hollywood for a quieter life in Vienna, has died. He was 90. Marita Ruiter, who exhibited Bey's photos in her Luxembourg gallery, told the Austria Press Agency on Tuesday that Bey died in th... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1618794-1940s-hollywood-actor-dies-austria.html 2012-10-09T18:53:00Z