Topic: Austrian Press Agency

An aerial bomb from World War II was found at a construction site Thursday, forcing the postponement of the daily medals ceremony at the Winter...

Vienna puts private detectives on wayward taxis case

VIENNA (Reuters) - Curiously expensive detours with taxi drivers through Vienna may be a thing of the past thanks to a new plan to dispatch undercover detectives in the city to hunt down bad practices.The local taxi guild said Wednesday it wants ...

Incest suspect freed after story changed

After allegedley raping his daughters for 41 years, an 80-year-old Austrian man was freed Friday after being held for two weeks when the two women...

Austrian youths find, turn in more than 10,000 euros

VIENNA (Reuters) - Two youths discovered more than 10,000 euros ($14,550) in an envelope and handed the money in to the Salzburg lost and found bureau on Monday, officials in the Austrian city said."We were surprised ourselves by the size ...

Eldest son of last Austrian emperor dies at 98

VIENNA (Reuters) - Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, the eldest son of the last Austrian emperor, died aged 98 at his home in Germany Monday, the Austria Press Agency said.It quoted a statement from his spokeswoman.Born in 1912, the man also known as Archduke ...
A rhinoceros enclosure at Hellbrunn zoo in western Austria turns out to have served a more lucrative purpose: as a cannabis plantation, the zoo revealed on Saturday.A caretaker at the zoo was able to grow over 30 marijuana plants in the ...

"Gouty" cockatoo at centre of Austrian court case

VIENNA (Reuters Life!) - A cockatoo has been made to fly in front of an Austrian judge to try to identify whether it is lopsided in flight and not worth the 12,000 euros ($16,100) its owner paid for it, media reported ...

Austrians target ice cream-eating cyclists record

A human chain of ice cream-licking cyclists made a bid to set a new Guinness world record in the small Austrian town of Fohnsdorf on Saturday, the Austria Press Agency (APA) reported.The chain was formed by 438 persons of all ages ...
A 26-year-old Briton talked to friends on his mobile phone as he was being buried in an avalanche in western Austria Tuesday, the Austria Press Agency reported.The young man, who survived unscathed, got lost while skiing near St. Anton, in western ...

Briton sells Beatles' White Album for 24,500 euros

n English professor in the Austrian town of Linz has sold a rare copy of the Beatles' White Album on Internet auction site eBay for close to 24,550 euros (31,365 dollars), the Austria Press Agency (APA) reported Monday.The LP ...