Austria calls up Scharner after 2-year absence Aug 18, 2008
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -Wigan defender Paul Scharner was added to Austria's squad for Wednesday's friendly against Italy, his first call-up in two years. Austria coach Karel Bruckner on Sunday picked Scharner as a replacement for injured Salzburg midfielder Rene Aufhauser. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Switzerland to support India's case at NSG Aug 17, 2008
Asked 00004000 specifically whether Switzerland will support India's case when the NSG meets next week in Vienna, he said his Government would take a favourable stand on the issue. "It is a decision that has to be taken by the government. The Parliament has no role to play in it. But I am confident that the government will take a favourable stand on the issue," Brandil said. (Economic Times)
Stone Age Graveyard Reveals Lifestyles Of A 'Green Sahara' Aug 16, 2008
Ancient bones from many animals common today on the Serengeti were identified at the site by H;l;ne Jousse, a zooarchaeologist from the Museum of Natural History in Vienna, Austria. The evidence showed that elephants, giraffes, hartebeests, warthogs and pythons all made Gobero their home. (Science Daily)
Capital letters Consumer champion Tony Levene fights for your rights Aug 16, 2008
These sites all appear to be run by an IT company called Durban Vienna, registered at a firm of accountants in Harrow last August. Its sole director is Terence Butts, 55, who lives in Chelsea. (guardian.co.uk)
Oil drops below $114 on slowing economies Aug 16, 2008
VIENNA, Austria Oil prices skidded further Friday, falling below $114 on signs that the world's largest economies are weakening and on OPEC's prediction that energy demand will decline. The dollar, which is rising in response to concerns about the global economy, also sent oil lower. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Oil Falls to $111 on Stronger Dollar Aug 16, 2008
Associated Press writers George Jahn in Vienna, Austria and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. More from. (Time.com)
From Tehran with love Aug 15, 2008
" Satrapi grew up in Tehran where she attended the Lycee Francais. She studied in Vienna and, after returning to Iran for a spell, settled in France, where she was accepted into the Atelier des Vosges, a collective of comic-book artists. There she met Vincent Paronnaud, her eventual co-director on the film, which follows her life during the tumult of the overthrow of the Shah, the outbreak of the Iraq-Iran war and culminates with her exile in Austria and her return to Iran. Initially, Paronnaud... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam Conf... Aug 15, 2008
At Potsdam, The four occupation zones of Germany conceived at the Yalta Conference were set up; Berlin, Vienna, and Austria were also each divided into four occupation zones, claims a Britannica Online article titled Potsdam Conference. Poland s boundaries were set, however there was debate over the future of the country. (Suite101.com)
For Georgia, goal is simply to continue playing Aug 15, 2008
Security concerns already caused the club WIT to cancel its home UEFA Cup qualifier Thursday against Austria Vienna in the capital Tbilisi. The clubs will meet in a winner-take-all match in Vienna on Aug. 28. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Oil waffles as traders search for direction Aug 15, 2008
VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices waffled Thursday as traders, still concerned about tighter U.S. gasoline supplies, found little news to help them find a direction ... "According to our calculations, the exchange rate development has contributed $12.30 per barrel to the decline in oil prices since mid-July, when the US dollar hit a low of 1.6 against the euro," said Vienna's JBC Energy in a research note. (AZCentral -- Business)
Oil down as weak demand outweighs Georgia conflict Aug 15, 2008
6 against the euro, said Vienna's JBC Energy in a research note ... Associated Press writers George Jahn in Vienna, Austria and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Incest Victims Visit Officers Who Protected Them Aug 14, 2008
VIENNA, Austria Josef Fritzl's family of incest victims have visited and thanked the officers who protected them during their first few weeks of freedom, Austrian police said Wednesday ... The officers protected the family from throngs of paparazzi and unwelcome guests during their first month and a half in a psychiatric clinic near Amstetten, west of Vienna. (Fox News)
* First leg of Georgian teams match axed over security fears Aug 14, 2008
UEFA, European soccers governing body, canceled the first leg of a soccer match today between Georgian club WIT and Austria Vienna because of fears for the players safety. The UEFA Cup qualifying match, which was supposed to be contested over two legs, will now be decided in a single game in Vienna on Aug. 28. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Men's Basketball Ends European Tour With 112-59 Triumph Aug 14, 2008
The Gamecocks depart the Hilton Vienna Danube at 9 a.m. local time Thursday for the Vienna airport. South Carolina will take to the skies three hours later and endure an 11-hour flight to Atlanta. (Uscsports.com)
Oil rebounds after U.S. gasoline supplies drop Aug 14, 2008
Associated Press writers Ernest Scheyder in New York and George Jahn in Vienna, Austria contributed to this report. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fighting cancels Georgia soccer match Aug 13, 2008
European soccer's governing body said it would be too dangerous to hold the match between the Georgian club WIT and Austria Vienna at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium because of hostilities between Georgia and Russia. The two-match qualifying event will be shortened to one and played in Vienna on Aug. 28. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Gamecocks Enjoy Day Off in Vienna, Austria Aug 13, 2008
VIENNA, Austria -- The Gamecocks arrived in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday afternoon after making the short drive from Bratislava, Slovakia. After checking in to the hotel, South Carolina took a bus tour and saw a great deal of Vienna with a professional tour guide ... For dinner, the team ate at Schweizerhaus at The Vienna Prater, a popular amusement park. (Uscsports.com)
Vienna hospitals ban Crocs Aug 13, 2008
Health and safety officers at some Vienna, Austria hospitals have banned staff from wearing popular Crocs sandals. The ban comes over fears the plastic footwear could generate massive amounts of static electricity, causing damage to life support machines or even heart attacks in ailing patients. (FOX23.com, OK)
Oil rises ahead of US data Aug 13, 2008
VIENNA, Austria - Traders bid oil moderately higher Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. crude inventory data expected to show a slight increase in oil supplies ... Vienna's JBC Energy cited the latest report from MasterCard Advisors, showing that "U.S. gasoline demand last week was almost 4 percent lower compared to the same week in 2007 despite a considerable decline in retail prices.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Matches threatened by Georgia crisis, FIFA says Aug 12, 2008
Meanwhile, a UEFA Cup tie scheduled for Thursday in the capital Tbilisi between WIT Georgia and Austria Vienna will be moved to neighboring Armenia or Azerbaijan. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Great British Films from the 1940s Aug 12, 2008
As Martin searches for the truth, he is pulled into the dark and corrupt world of post-war Vienna. Director Reed, screenwriter Graham Greene, and a perfect cast combined to create a movie that is strong on atmosphere and suspense. (Suite101.com)
Oil falls despite Russia-Georgia conflict Aug 12, 2008
VIENNA, Austria Oil prices fell Monday as traders bet on continued weakness in the market despite concerns that a widening conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia could disrupt supplies in the region ... Vienna's JBC Energy cited the Azeri company SOCAR as saying shipments from the two Georgian ports, Batumi and Kulevi, had ceased during the weekend, adding that the company could declare force majeure on its exports from the two ports. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Leave the clubs at home Aug 11, 2008
The issue was highlighted in the case of German traveller Gottfried Heinrich who was ordered to leave a plane in Vienna in 2005 as he was carrying tennis racquets. Heinrich took the case to court in Austria which has referred it to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. (iAfrica.com)
Syria Bars Repeat Visit by UN Nuclear Experts Aug 10, 2008
The Syrian statement appeared to be prompted by comments made by diplomats accredited to the Vienna, Austria-based IAEA, who told The Associated Press earlier Saturday that Syria late last month turned down a request from the agency for a follow-up trip ... In Vienna, a senior diplomat told the AP "the Syrians said that a visit at this time was inopportune." He and two others agreeing to discuss the issue demanded anonymity because their information was confidential ... George Jahn reported from... (Newsmax)
Banned Online Poker Players Finally Find a New Home Aug 9, 2008
VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- () For the abandoned US poker players whose online poker accounts were closed by the gaming operators as a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ioma, Intercell integrating operations Aug 9, 2008
The company has 15 open positions in the Gaithersburg office, said Roman Necina, Intercell USA s new chief operating officer who has moved from Vienna, Austria, to Gaithersburg in the last month. We are actively looking for people, he said. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Football results Aug 8, 2008
Leading standings: Salzburg 11, Sturm Graz 10, Rapid Vienna 10, Austria Vienna 9, LASK Linz 9 ... Champions League second qualifying round, second-leg: BATE Borisov (Blr) 2 Anderlecht (Bel) 2 (BATE Borisov won 4-3 on aggregate), Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) 2 Drogheda United (Irl) 2 (Dynamo Kiev won 4-3 on aggregate), Dinamo Tbilisi (Geo) 0 Panathinaikos (Gre) 0 (Panathinaikos won 3-0 on aggregate), Rapid Vienna (Aut) 3 Anorthosis Famugusta (Cyp) 1 (Anorthosis Famugusta won 4-3 on aggregate), Modrica (Bos)... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Austrians fete voluptuous, prehistoric Venus Aug 8, 2008
VIENNA, Austria - It's Venusmania in Vienna, where Austrians are celebrating the discovery 100 years ago Thursday of a tiny but voluptuous figurine that dates back 25,000 years to a time when mammoths roamed the region ... "That's of course an interpretation question," said Walpurga Antl-Weiser, an expert at Vienna's Natural History Museum who has written a book about her, adding that it's hard to know what the humans of that era were thinking ... Natural History Museum Vienna: www. (AZCentral -- News)
Oil prices rise after Turkish pipeline fire Aug 8, 2008
Associated Press Writers C. Onur Ant in Istanbul, Turkey, George Jahn in Vienna, Austria and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
South Carolina Men's Basketball Heads to Europe Aug 7, 2008
A short bus ride on Tuesday, Aug. 12, lands the Gamecocks in Vienna, Austria ... South Carolina departs Vienna on Thursday morning, Aug. 14, for an 11-hour flight back to Atlanta before arriving in Columbia, S.C., later that night. (Uscsports.com)
IAEA Official to Visit Iran for Nuclear Talks Aug 7, 2008
VIENNA, Austria The International Atomic Energy Agency says one of its top officials will travel to Iran on Thursday ... Beyond monitoring Iran's existing nuclear program, the Vienna-based IAEA has been trying to gather information on allegations Iran has been trying to develop nuclear weapons an accusation Tehran denies. (Newsmax)
Delhi risks a stumble at the finish line Aug 5, 2008
As Pallava Bagla reported from Vienna for NDTV, "If getting a nod from the world's nuclear watchdog [the IAEA] is like climbing a mountain, the next stride of getting a 'yes' from the global cartel that controls nuclear commerce [the NSG] will be like climbing a vertical cliff." ... "Our repeated demand that there should be a 'clean and unconditional' exemption from NSG guidelines cannot but prejudice the minds of the NSG members and even of the US," points out T P Srinivasan, a former... (Asia Times Online)
'Dungeon Dad' May Face Slavery Charges Aug 5, 2008
VIENNA, Austria The Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her may be charged with slavery, a prosecutor said Monday. St. Poelten prosecutor Gerhard Sedlacek also said authorities hope to have a series of formal charges ready by the end of September and that a trial would likely begin in December. (Fox News)
Fritzl could face slavery charge Aug 5, 2008
Mr Fritzl is being held in pre-trial detention in St Poelten, 80km (50 miles) west of the capital, Vienna. Police found a sophisticated secret dungeon at his home in the quiet town of Amstetten in April. (BBC News -- Europe)
Just winging it at the Flugtag Aug 5, 2008
While Tampa Bay may be its latest touchdown, Red Bull Flugtag is a competition with Austrian roots the first flying day was held in Vienna in 1991. Since then, more than 40 Red Bull Flugtags have been held around the world, from Rome to Cleveland. (Malden Observer, MA)
Plutonium Leak Contained at Ageing IAEA Laboratory Aug 5, 2008
VIENNA - A small amount of plutonium has leaked from an ageing International Atomic Energy Agency laboratory outside Vienna, but radioactive contamination has not reached the environment and no one was injured, the UN watchdog said ... Located within the complex of the Austrian Research Centers 35 km (20 miles) southeast of Vienna, the lab analyses samples of nuclear material, mainly plutonium or uranium, taken during agency surveillance missions worldwide. (Planet Ark, United States)
La Crosse Boychoir back from concert tour of Austria and Germany Aug 5, 2008
The choir toured Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich and other European cities ... In one of the towns, the boys received soccer balls as gifts because the European soccer championships were held in Vienna. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Plutonium leaks at Austrian plant Aug 4, 2008
UN nuclear monitors said pressure had built up and plutonium had contaminated a storage-room at the Seibersdorf laboratory, south of Vienna. Last year the head of the IAEA warned the facility was outdated and did not meet UN safety standards. (BBC News)
* India, US move closer to nuclear pact Aug 3, 2008
DOUBLE STANDARD: Iran expressed reservations about the US-India nuclear plan, saying it would pave the way for Israel to continue its clandestine weapons programs AP, VIENNA Sunday, Aug 03, 2008, Page 5. India and the US have moved significantly closer to implementing a landmark nuclear deal with the approval of an inspection plan by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
60,000 turnout to watch Portland's Flugtag Aug 3, 2008
The first Red Bull Flugtag was held in Vienna in 1991. Since then, more than 40 Red Bull Flugtags have been held around the world from London to San Francisco attracting up to 300,000 spectators at one event. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Full Story » Aug 2, 2008
Saturday, August 02, 2008. UN atomic agency approves key inspections deal with India Posted: 01 August 2008 2357 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
European Cups Draw List Aug 1, 2008
Anorthosis Famugusta (Cyprus) or Rapid Vienna (Austria) vs. Olympiakos (Greece) ... WIT (Georgia) vs. Austria Vienna (Austria). (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Aalborg and Dinamo win, Rangers held by Kaunas Aug 1, 2008
Cypriots Anorthosis Famagusta also delighted their fans with a 3-0 home drubbing of Rapid Vienna thanks to a goal by Giannis Skopelitis and two from Polish striker Lukasz Sosin. Aviram Barochian scored twice as Beitar Jerusalem fought back from a goal down to beat Wisla Krakow 2-1 in front of their vociferous fans while IFK Gothenburg were held to a 1-1 home draw by Basel. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
IAEA approves India nuclear inspection deal Aug 1, 2008
VIENNA, Austria - Officials say the International Atomic Energy Agency has adopted an inspections plan that is crucial to India's landmark nuclear deal with the U.S. ... VIENNA, Austria (AP) An inspection agreement crucial to a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States came under scrutiny Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Yahoo News)
Oil falls over $3 on weak U.S. economic data Aug 1, 2008
It should be pointed out that gasoline stocks are healthy and remain 3 percent above the 5-year average, said a report by JBC Energy in Vienna, Austria. Also, the EIA figures showed while gasoline demand reached a yearly high of 9. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
UEFA make US$393m profit from Euro 2008 Jul 30, 2008
Top of the class: Spain's Iker Casillas lifting the trophy after the Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain in Vienna on June 29. Spain won 1-0. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Oil down below US$122 Jul 30, 2008
Comments from OPEC President Chakib Khelil indicating that he did not see a need for the oil cartel to cut production if prices continued to fall were also accentuating the bearish sentiment, according to analysts at JBC Energy in Vienna, Austria. Lending some support to oil prices was Tuesday's announcement from Royal Dutch Shell PLC that it may not be able to fulfill some oil-export contracts after Nigerian militants sabotaged a pipeline in the Niger Delta. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Music returns to Austrian villa Jul 28, 2008
VIENNA: Salzburg is alive with the sound of music once again, as the von Trapp family's villa opened its doors to the public this weekend for the first time, as a hotel and museum ... And this is where "Fraeulein Maria" actually Maria Kutschera, a teacher from Vienna who had joined the Nonnberg Benedictine convent in Salzburg was first introduced to the children and her future husband whom she married in 1927. (India Times, India)
Brueckner named as new Austrian coach Jul 27, 2008
VIENNA: Former Czech Republic coach Karel Brueckner has been appointed Austria coach, the Austrian Football Federation said on Friday. The 68-year-old Brueckner with his trademark white mane retired after the Czech team s group-stage exit from Euro 2008 last month and said at the time he was looking forward to a rest after 34 years on the bench. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
AFI Names Top Ten Mystery Films of ... Jul 26, 2008
Film-noir classic thriller set in Vienna, Austria. A man gets off the train to visit a friendly only to find that his friend is dead. (Suite101.com)
* Former Czech coach Bruckner takes on Austrian team job Jul 26, 2008
AP, VIENNA Saturday, Jul 26, 2008, Page 20 ... Bruckner, who was missing at the federations news conference in Vienna, will be officially presented on Monday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
What's ahead Jul 26, 2008
For the past eight years he s taught in Vienna, Austria, where he lives with his wife and children. They return to the South Coast to spend summers in Lakeside. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Karadzic fights transfer Jul 26, 2008
An Austrian-Serb couple said in the Vienna newspaper, Kurier, that they had recognised pictures of the captured Karadzic as the healer who until just over a year ago had treated the wife to help her fall pregnant. Another Vienna daily, Oesterreich, said he treated patients for erectile dysfunction, rheumatism and headaches, with alternative treatments such as the laying on of hands or by selling potions to his patients. (iAfrica.com)
Iran ends cooperation on nuke probe Jul 25, 2008
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh,head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, addresses the media after talks with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday ... VIENNA, Austria - Iran signaled Thursday that it will no longer cooperate with U.N. experts probing for signs of clandestine nuclear weapons work, confirming the investigation is at a dead end a year after it began ... It agreed on a "work plan" with the Vienna-based IAEA a year ago for U.N.... (MSNBC -- International)
Nuke Probe Quashed by Defiant Tehran Jul 25, 2008
VIENNA, Austria Iran on Thursday signaled it will no longer cooperate with International Atomic Energy Agency experts investigating for signs of nuclear weapons programs, confirming that the probe launched a year ago with great expectations was at a dead end ... That investigation was launched a year ago under a so-called "work plan" between the Vienna-based agency and Tehran ... Iran remains defiant, saying evidence from the U.S. and other board members purportedly backing the allegations was... (Fox News)
Report: Karadzic seen in Vienna in 2006 Jul 25, 2008
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - An Austrian newspaper is reporting that captured war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic ( RA'-doh-van KA'-ra-jich) worked in Vienna as a "miracle healer" during his years under cover. The Kurier daily quotes a married couple as saying that Karadzic called himself "Pera" and saw patients in homes of Serbians living in the Austrian capital. (WSJA.com, AL)
Former Czech coach Karel Bruckner to take over Austria's national team Jul 25, 2008
Bruckner, who was missing at the federation's news conference in Vienna, will be officially presented next Monday ... Austria starts its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign against France in Vienna on Sept. 6 and will also play Romania, Serbia, Lithuania and the Faeroe Islands in Group 7. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Two Survivors Are Reunited Jul 25, 2008
Seven decades after these two teenagers escaped the Third Reich, they found each other through the help of the school they attended together in Vienna. "We haven't seen each other in 70 years, but we continued right where we left off ... it's an interesting phenomenon," said Mr. Fiss, a Washington resident who has retained his Austrian accent. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Iran no longer co-operating with the IAEA Jul 25, 2008
VIENNA, Austria Iran will no longer co-operate with the International Atomic Energy Agency in its investigation of allegations that its government has tried to make nuclear arms, Iran's vice-president said Thursday. Investigating such allegations is outside the domain of the agency, Vice-President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh told reporters. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Report: War Crimes Figure Karadzic Seen In Vienna Jul 25, 2008
VIENNA, Austria, Jul ... (AP) An Austrian newspaper is reporting that captured war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic worked in Vienna as "miracle healer" during his years under cover. (CBS News -- World)
Pak, Ireland sceptical of N-deal Jul 24, 2008
VIENNA: The road to the approval of a safeguards agreement by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been tough for India and it continues to face hurdles in the form of opposition by Pakistan and Ireland who are sceptical of the deal since India is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). IAEA officials reiterated that the agency's 35-member board of governors will meet on Aug 1 to endorse the agreement after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government won... (India Times)
Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race Jul 24, 2008
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Pakistan has warned that a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a vote Tuesday allowing him to keep in play a nuclear deal with the U.S.. (CNN -- World)
Westcore Sells Building in Austria for $39.2 Million Jul 23, 2008
The buyer of the six-story, class-"A" building in the Wienerburg submarket of Vienna was Credit Suisse Asset Management Immobilien Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH. The building was acquired in February 2007 as part of a three-building portfolio purchased from Philips Electronics NV for $108 million. According to Marc Brutten, Westcore's Chairman, the disposition was the culmination of a systematic approach to add value to this asset. (PR Newswire)
* Sport Briefs Jul 23, 2008
Schinkels reached into his pocket to pull out the card that also cost him a fine after the referee in the game against Rapid Vienna on Saturday had made numerous refereeing mistakes. Schinkels told the local media that he carried a red card with him on the advice of his father. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bregenz Festival showcases works by Ernst Krenek Jul 23, 2008
The place, appropriately enough, was Vienna, for the work is a trenchant satire of life there between the wars. "You could call it a 'Threepenny Opera' for Vienna," said John Axelrod, who will conduct the Bregenz performances ... "Karl V" resulted from an invitation by the conductor Clemens Krauss for Krenek to write for the Vienna Staatsoper. (International Herald Tribune)
