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1. Police accused of ignoring neo-Nazi attack

   » General News 2012-02-10

   Viennese police officers are facing jail over failing to help a retired politician after he was assaulted by a right-wing mob.

2. Shock U-turn on 1980 prostitute murder

   » General News 2011-10-13

   An Austrian may have spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

3. Hackers steal WKO data

   » General News 2011-10-05

   The Austrian Economy Chamber (WKO) has become the latest victim of a hacking attack.

4. Peter Gabriel wants 'generous' Israel

   » Panorama 2011-10-03

   Pop star Peter Gabriel has disclosed his current priorities and his take on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

5. Police tag students 'extremists' after protest

   » General News 2011-09-29

   A former student union leader has been considered an extremist by anti-terror investigators, it has emerged.

6. Lower fine for policeman who beat teacher in mix-up

   » General News 2011-09-28

   A court decided to lower a fine issued against a policeman who seriously injured an African-American teacher after mistaking him for a drug dealer.

7. Vast number of Vienna burglaries unsolved

   » General News 2011-09-13

   Police in Vienna managed to solve less than one in 20 break-ins in the first half of the current year, according to new figures.

8. Incest suspect released

   » General News 2011-09-12

   An elderly man from St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria accused of raping his daughters for decades has been freed from custody.

9. Fight against speeding flops

   » General News 2011-09-09

   Austrian authorities’ attempt to crack down on foreign speeders has turned into a fiasco.

10. Jail release mix-up felon is back

    » General News 2011-09-07

    A 31-year-old convict turned himself in to the police a few weeks after wardens released him by mistake.

11. Triathlete fined €193 for triple offence

    » General News 2011-08-31

    A Styrian triathlete has been fined nearly 200 Euros for speeding.

12. Immigration initiative costs more than €800,000

    » General News 2011-08-19

    The Austrian interior ministry has spent nearly 900,000 Euros on a controversial information campaign.

13. Car theft figure shoots up

    » General News 2011-08-09

    Alarm bells are ringing at anti-car theft officials over a new rise in crime.

14. Prisoner on the run after crashing nicked car

    » General News 2011-07-26

    A prison inmate fled after crashing a car on his day parole, police in Upper Austria announced today (Tues).

15. Driver does 152 kph in residential area

    » General News 2011-07-25

    Police have decided not to arrest a drunken driver – although the man bombed along a road in a 50-kilometre-per-hour (kph) limit zone at more than 150 kph.

16. Policeman provided KBN with Aliyev case data

    » General News 2011-07-22

    A 51-year-old policeman has been sentenced to jail for accepting money from the Kazakh secret service.

17. Anonymous Austria 'backed by army personnel'

    » General News 2011-07-22

    The Austrian part of an international network of hackers has claimed it is supported by military officials and civil servants.

18. Pedestrian penalised 'for crosswalk dance'

    » General News 2011-07-20

    A young man has vowed to refuse paying a controversial traffic fine.

19. Wrong prisoner released

    » General News 2011-07-19

    Wardens have freed the wrong man in an embarrassing mix-up, it has emerged.

20. Feud over police burnout survey

    » General News 2011-07-14

    Results of a study suggesting that 10 per cent of police officers could become victims of burnout have been put into question by works council chiefs.

21. Police 'hack phones to sack division chief'

    » General News 2011-07-14

    A top crime investigator has been sacked over a controversy concerning his working hours.

22. Release after teen skeleton found in cellar

    » General News 2011-07-04

    A Lower Austrian man suspected of killing a teenage girl who went missing five years ago has been released again from custody.

23. Roebuck killed over traffic safety concerns

    » General News 2011-06-29

    A deranged roebuck has been gunned down after having tried to enter a busy highway several times.

24. Guatemalan police killings suspect arrested again

    » General News 2011-06-28

    A former Central American police officer who is accused of murder has been arrested after he was released on bail earlier this month.

25. Fake Italian police 'prey on Austrians'

    » General News 2011-06-24

    Bogus policemen have stolen thousands of Euros from an Austrian couple in Italy, according to a newspaper.

26. German 'caught speeding on tractor'

    » General News 2011-06-23

    A German classic vehicles enthusiast has appealed after being ordered to pay a speeding fine for going more than 120 kilometres per hour (kph) – on his tractor.

27. Austrian homosexuals arrested in Hungary

    » General News 2011-06-20

    Two Austrians attending a gay rights demonstration in Hungary were put in custody overnight at the weekend after a controversial incident, it has been revealed.

28. Minister repels extra vacation idea

    » Business 2011-06-09

    Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner has dismissed suggestions to grant an additional annual holiday week to Austrians.

29. Dwarf police concerns as ministry considers amendment

    » General News 2011-06-07

    Opposition leaders fear that the Austrian police force could become a "squadron of midgets" as the interior ministry plans to scrap a minimum body height rule for applicants.

30. Rioter may have infected policewoman with AIDS

    » General News 2011-06-03

    A policewoman underwent examinations after a rioting drinker claimed he had AIDS after attacking her.

Turks flattened by lone asylum seeker
A furious Nigerian went on the rampage at a refuge for asylum seekers in Leibnitz, attacking several people and damaging property.

Woman bites toddler
A woman who bit a two-year-old tot during a road rage row with her mother is being quizzed by police in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

New Dany Boon comedy to be filmed in Austria
The French film star Dany Boon, one of the highest paid actors in Europe after his hit film "Welcome to the Sticks", is filming in Salzburg.

China meets Hallstatt
After a long time of speculation and anticipation the exact copy of Austrian world heritage village of Hallstatt-Dachstein in China will be unveiled, and there will be real-life Austrians present for the ceremony.

Skier in court after accident
A man from Graz is in court today accused of having inflicted negligent injury upon a five-year-old when skiing in Carinthia last year.

Two fires in Ottakring claim one life
Two fires started on Thursday evening in the Vienna district of Ottakring, one of which claimed a man’s life. Several people were evacuated as a result of the two blazes.

Cows zapped to death by lightning
Four cows were zapped to death after a lightning strike hit the barbed wire fence they were leaning on in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria.

Wolf babies born in Schönbrunn
These cuddly Artic wolf cubs have got every right to look a bit frosty - after they emerged into the world for the first time in the middle of a 27 degree heatwave.

Cleaned Out
A Hungarian cleaning woman who stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of antique jewellery from an Austrian Countess and then sold it for "pocket money" unaware of its real value has been jailed by a court in Austria.

Great expectations for summer tourism season in Vorarlberg
The Vorarlberg tourism industry is currently riding high after a record breaking winter season, and the summer season is expected to follow that same trend.

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