Former Syrian Security Official Indicted in Austria
Prosecutors say a Syrian security official accused of torture hid in plain sight in Europe for years, protected by Israeli and Austrian intelligence agents.
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Human error caused crash that killed record-breaking skydiver Felix Baumgartner
Austrian was killed in paragliding accident in July56-year-old broke sound barrier during 2012 jumpThe paragliding crash that killed extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner in July was caused by human error, an investigating prosecutor said on Tuesday.Baumga…
‘One rule for the rich’: the Salzburg mansion, the Porsche heir and the writer Stefan Zweig
The car magnate, who is restoring the Jewish author’s former villa, has been given permission to dig out a 500-metre road leading to a garage, causing consternation in the cityFor three years the peace and quiet of Doris Rüggeberg’s cosy flat on the Ka…
Night Trains, Beloved Throwbacks Tying Paris to Berlin and Vienna, Will End
Facing a budget crunch, France’s government has decided to cut state subsidies for overnight, cross-border routes that had revived a bit of the romance of rail travel.
It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts
Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisisEurope live – latest updatesNight train services linking Paris, Berlin and Vienna are to end from mid-December because of the French government’s withdr…
Austrian authorities capture chaos-causing ‘problem moose’
The public took a shine to 800kg Emil, despite his escapades halting traffic and almost endangering motoristsA footloose moose called Emil, whose summer wanderings caused havoc on Austrian roads and railways, has been captured, sedated and released in …
Swiss theatre director told to withdraw book alleging Austrian politician mocked Holocaust victims
Court fines publisher after Milo Rau falsely claimed that far-right former chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache sang a song ridiculing the six million Jews murdered by the NazisA Swiss theatre director known for re-enacting landmark trials has been told …
The Plot to Free the Nuns
The last of their order, they are now known for a dispute with the church they gave their lives to over where to live in retirement. And they wanted to stay home.
Three Nuns Plot Escape Back to Their Abbey
Three nuns, who were living at a retirement center, decided they were unhappy there and hatched a plan to move back into the convent they had lived in for decades.
Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later
In Salzburg, an anniversary of “The Sound of Music” looks grand through a child’s eyes, even if the locals are gazing elsewhere.