Austria needs immigration to fill job gaps: Minister
July 11th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, July 11 (IANS) Despite current concerns over unemployment, Austria will need more immigrants to fill job gaps in future, Minister for Social Affairs Rudolf Hundstorfer said here.
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Previously unknown Mozart piece performed in Austria
March 24th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, March 24 (IANS) A newly-discovered piano composition written by Mozart, probably in his early teens, was performed Friday in the Austrian city of his birth, Salzburg, Austrian Press Agency ... Read more...
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Three die as planes collide in Austria
August 29th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Aug 29 (IANS) There people were killed and a pilot was badly injured when two small planes collided Sunday afternoon in an Austrian town.The accident occurred in Salzburg, a ... Read more...
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Former Nazi dies in Austria
June 21st, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 21 (IANS) A former Nazi war criminal has died at the age of 98 in Austria, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported.Milivoj Asner, a former police chief, was ... Read more...
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Spain are contenders but not top favourites, says Xavi
May 31st, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 31 (DPA) Euro 2008 champions Spain are not the top title contenders to win the World Cup but have a chance to lift the trophy in South Africa, playmaker Xavi ... Read more...
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1,000 commemorate Indian sect leader slain in Vienna (Lead, correcting names in Para 1,2)
May 30th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 30 (DPA) Some 1,000 members of an Indian Sikh sect met Sunday in Vienna to commemorate the assassination of their deputy leader Sant Rama Nand during his visit to the ... Read more...
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1,000 commemorate Indian sect leader slain in Vienna
May 30th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 30 (DPA) Some 1,000 members of an Indian Sikh sect met Sunday in Vienna to commemorate the assassination of their deputy leader Sant Nama Rand during his visit to the ... Read more...
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IAEA asks India to account for radioactive material accident
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 2 (IANS) The UN nuclear watchdog Saturday demanded an explanation from India for a fatal accident involving radioactive material.
A scrap dealer died of radioactive poisoning after he dismantled a ... Read more...
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Lufthansa downsizes Austrian Airlines’ units
February 25th, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Feb 25 (DPA) Lufthansa is reducing the cargo business of Austrian Airlines, the newly acquired subsidiary said Wednesday - 24 hours after announcing cuts in its technical maintenance unit.
The troubled Austrian ... Read more...
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Austrian swimmer beaten up in Italian disco
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rome/Vienna, Aug 3 (DPA) Top Austrian swimmer Markus Rogan ended the world championship in Rome on a painful note as he was beaten up by four in a discotheque.
After failing to advance ... Read more...
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Man fires at police investigating Indian temple attack in Austria
June 16th, 2009 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 15 (DPA) Vienna police investigating the recent attack on a Sikh temple here came under fire Monday, according to media reports.
No one was hurt when the man, an Austrian citizen ... Read more...
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Small plane crashes in Austria, pilot killed
December 15th, 2008 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Dec 15 (Xinhua) A single-engine plane crashed in the forests of Austrian capital Vienna, killing the only pilot on board, Lower Austrian Security Directorate has said.The plane crashed Sunday near Baden, ... Read more...
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Austrian right-wing politician Joerg Haider dies in accident
October 11th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Oct 11 (DPA) Joerg Haider, the leader of Austria's right-wing Alliance for the Future of Austria, died in a car accident early Saturday, Austrian police confirmed.The accident occurred near Klagenfurt, capital ... Read more...
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More domestic violence feared in Austria during Euro (Football Snippets)
May 10th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by admin
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Vienna, May 10 (DPA) Domestic violence could rise sharply during the European Football Championships in June, fears Doris Bures, Austria's minister for women's affairs. Frustration and increased alcohol consumption would drive up ... Read more...
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Austrians affected by incest case encouraged to express feelings
May 4th, 2008 - 4:06 am ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, May 4 (DPA) Austrian police Saturday continued their investigation into the "house of horrors" case in which a 73-year-old man has admitted to having held his daughter in a basement dungeon ... Read more...
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Austrian dungeon father admit to incest, confinement (Lead)
April 28th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, April 28 (DPA) A 73-year-old Austrian admitted Monday to having fathered seven children with his daughter whom he kept imprisoned in a dungeon for 24 years. Josef Fritzl, a retired electrical ... Read more...
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Austrian woman kept in dungeon, abused for 24 years
April 28th, 2008 - 4:41 am ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, April 28 (DPA) Austrians were left shocked Sunday as details emerged of a 42-year-old woman who was sexually abused and held prisoner by her own father for more than 20 years. ... Read more...
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Austria’s first Islamic terrorism case in court
March 3rd, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, March 3 (DPA) Austria's justice system was entering new ground Monday as a Vienna provincial court was to hear the first case of home-grown Islamist terrorism in the country, charging two ... Read more...
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