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Flood damages Austrian UNESCO heritage site

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:39:05 -0400

VIENNA - A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty.

UN, US ask Filipinos not to leave Golan Heights

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:58:49 -0400

MANILA, Philippines - The United Nations and the U.S. have separately asked the Philippines not to withdraw its more than 300 peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, warning of "maximum volatility" in the region after several other countries decided to pull out their peacekeeping forces amid escalating violence, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday.

Austrian construction company says it's insolvent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:46 -0400

VIENNA - Alpine Bau GmbH, one of Austria's biggest construction companies, says it is insolvent.

Stemme shines as Isolde in Wagner's love story

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:59:19 -0400

VIENNA - Can watching two people suffer for four hours be enjoyable? The Vienna State Opera makes it happen with its new production of "Tristan and Isolde."

UN asks Austria to delay pullout from Golan

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:55:46 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. peacekeeping department asked Austria Thursday to delay its full troop withdrawal from the Golan Heights until at least the end of July to keep key positions manned and ensure a smooth transition with incoming troops.

No joke: Jester wanted at Austrian hotel

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:31:34 -0400

VIENNA - Wanted: A jester. Wallflowers need not apply.

No joke: Jester wanted at Austrian hotel

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:01:38 -0400

VIENNA - Wanted: A jester. Wallflowers need not apply.

Report: Rampant child abuse at ex-home in Vienna

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:55:08 -0400

VIENNA - Children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, with some of them raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both by caregivers and outsiders, an Austrian investigative commission said Wednesday.

Austrian UN peacekeepers begin Golan pullout

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:31:20 -0400

JERUSALEM - Austria's U.N. peacekeepers left their posts and began withdrawing from the Golan Heights on Wednesday, after fighting from the Syrian civil war threatened their positions last week.

Profile: A new stage in opera singer Ronnita Miller's...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:50:13 -0400

By JOHN FLEMING - Ronnita Miller has traveled a long way since she started singing in high school in St. Petersburg, Fla., because she had a crush on a boy in chorus. At 34, Miller is an opera singer with a career that has blossomed in the past few years, and now she is going international.

Austrian UN troops to begin Golan pullout soon

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:11:30 -0400

VIENNA - An official says Austria will begin withdrawing its 377 U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights on Wednesday.

Luiten wins Lyoness Open for 2nd European Tour win

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:14:13 -0400

ATZENBRUGG, Austria - Joost Luiten of the Netherlands won the Lyoness Open by two shots for his second European Tour title.

Italy protests Vienna pub making fun of mob's dead

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:04:12 -0400

ROME - Italy has complained to Austrian authorities on Saturday about a Vienna pub selling sandwiches named after Italians slain by Sicilian mobsters.

Russia offers peacekeepers for Golan Heights

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:03:02 -0400

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin offered on Friday to send Russian troops to the Golan Heights to replace the Austrians who are withdrawing from the U.N. peacekeeping force that monitors the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces.

Austria beats Sweden 2-1 in World Cup qualifier

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:39:17 -0400

VIENNA - First-half goals by David Alaba and Marc Janko helped Austria beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier Friday, leaving the fight for second place behind Group C favorite Germany wide open.

Director of Salzburg Fest heads to La Scala

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:57:28 -0400

MILAN - Alexander Pereira will arrive at the Milanese opera house La Scala as general manager in 2015 with a unique set of work experience that may be just what's called for as European cultural institutions are squeezed financially: top Olivetti computer salesman, trained singer and veteran artistic director of the Zurich Opera and Salzburg Festival.

APNewsBreak: Iran's reactor said damaged by quakes

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:55:35 -0400

Several countries monitoring Iran's nuclear program have picked up information that the country's only power-producing nuclear reactor was damaged by one or more of several recent earthquakes, with long cracks appearing in at least one section of the structure, two diplomats said Tuesday.

OPEC to meet amid Iran-Saudi tensions

Thu, 30 May 2013 14:01:33 -0400

VIENNA - Once the symbol of oil dominance, OPEC faces new challenges as its members gather for a ministerial meeting this week on how much crude to pump.

Austrian drives flaming car to fire station

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:07:14 -0400

VIENNA - Some Austrian firefighters didn't have to leave their station to deal with a recent alarm. The blaze came to them instead.

Britain: EU ends arms embargo on Syrian opposition

Mon, 27 May 2013 20:16:28 -0400

BRUSSELS - The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria's outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad's regime ahead of planned peace talks mediated by the United States and Russia.

Controversial Austrian artist Otto Muehl dies

Mon, 27 May 2013 15:47:15 -0400

VIENNA - Austrian painter Otto Muehl, whose radical notions of art were only exceeded by the excesses in his lifestyle, has died. He was 87.

Canadians Warner, Theisen win at Hypo Meeting

Sun, 26 May 2013 13:48:05 -0400

GOETZIS, Austria - Damian Warner held on to his opening day lead to win the men's decathlon at the Hypo Meeting on Sunday, while fellow Canadian Brianne Theisen won the women's heptathlon.

Bill Clinton, other celebs at Vienna AIDS charity

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:20:07 -0400

VIENNA - Cross-dressers, half-naked revelers, a famed fashion designer, entertainment icons and a former U.S. president shared the spotlight in the Austrian capital for the Life Ball, a night of hedonistic revelry for a good cause - the funding of AIDS research.

Austria wants EU arms embargo to Syria extended

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:35:19 -0400

VIENNA - The European Union's arms embargo to Syria should be extended while a political solution is sought in its civil war and to maintain the safety of U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, Austria's foreign minister said Friday.

7 Rapid Vienna fans to stand trial in Greece

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:09:05 -0400

THESSALONIKI, Greece - A panel of judges in Greece has ordered seven fans of Austria's Rapid Vienna to stand trial over violence that broke out last year during a Europe League qualifier.