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Tents being set up in Linz, Upper Austria. Photo: LPD OÖ/Michael Dietrich
Camps 'worst possible solution': Red Cross
The Red Cross on Friday strongly criticised the Austrian government over its decision to set up tent camps for asylum seekers in response to the rapidly growing influx of refugees. READ
The Sacred Heart Home convent in Ixopo. Photo: www.mariannhill.de
Life sentences for Austrian nun killers
A South African court on Friday sentenced two men to life in jail for the rape and murder of an 86-year-old Austrian-born nun who was strangled with an electric typewriter cord. READ
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Police break up brawling marriage proposal pair
A marriage proposal in Graz went horribly wrong on Thursday evening after the couple started rowing and police were called to break up what escalated into a violent assault. READ
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Man shoots suspected burglar in head
A 37-year-old home owner shot and seriously injured a suspected burglar early on Friday morning in the village of Zwentendorf an der Donau in Lower Austria. READ
Once again the Rathaus will be lit up for the Life Ball. Photo: Wien.info
Stars head to Vienna's Life Ball charity event
Vienna’s Ringstrasse will be partially closed to traffic on Saturday as the Rathaus hosts the Life Ball charity event, to raise money for the fight against HIV and AIDS. READ
Refugee crisis
Tents being set up in Linz, Upper Austria. Photo: LPD OÖ/Michael Dietrich
Minister under fire for refugee tent shelter plan
The Austrian government is facing criticism following its announcement that it will house new refugees in tent shelters. READ
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Austrian club mascot drunk on match day
In a video which is rapidly going viral, the mascot for football club Austria Vienna celebrated his birthday a little too much. READ
Memorial stone for the massacre of Bleiburg. Photo: Pigpanter/Wikimedia
Croatian leader pays tribute to collaborators
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic paid tribute Thursday to the country's pro-Nazi collaborators and civilians who were killed by communist partisans in Austria and Slovenia after the end of World War II. READ
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Sisi's silk shoes sold for €75k
€75,000 was the winning bid paid at Dorotheum’s Imperial Court Memorabilia sale on 7th May 2015 for a pair of silk ankle boots once belonging to the empress. READ
Drug money seized by police. Photo: LPD/Makowecz
30 arrests as global drug ring busted
Styria’s State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) has announced that it smashed an international cocaine trafficking ring earlier this year. READ
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What you should know about GIS
Many of our expat readers who live in Austria have questions about GIS (Gebühren Info Service GmbH) - the company responsible for administering television and radio licenses. Who has to pay, how much is it, and what should you do if the GIS man comes knocking on your door? READ
Hitler's birthplace with memorial stone. Photo: Anton-kurt/Wikimedia
Hitler birth house haunts Austrian town
"Every year it's the same circus," mutters a resident at the sight of dozens of anti-fascist protesters stomping toward a large weather-worn building in the small northern Austrian town Braunau am Inn. READ
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Challenges of expat life: Making new friends
Expats, who are globally mobile and move every few years, often have to make new friends with each move. Helen Rudinsky writes that making new friends can be a challenge, especially for children, shy people, or individuals with limited social skills. READ
Hermesvilla. Photo: Vienna Unwrapped
Five Viennese 'twin attractions'
Once you have ticked off Vienna’s most popular attractions on your sightseeing list, it's time to explore the ‘second tier’. The city is packed with little-known insider gems that have been overshadowed by the bigger tourist magnets - but offer a similar experience, without the crowds. READ
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Will climate change give us the blues?
Climate change is predicted to intrude into almost every area of life - from where we live, to what we eat and whom we war with. Now music can be added to the list. READ
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All victims are believed to be adults. Photo: Michael Buholzer/ AFP
Shooting in Switzerland leaves five dead
UPDATED: A Swiss man killed three in-laws and a neighbour in a town near Zurich before turning his gun on himself, police said on Sunday, sending shockwaves through the normally tranquil nation. READ
Quedlingburg, Saxony Anhalt. Photo: Shutterstock
Germany's top ten towns you've never heard of
Going beyond the big cities like Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, we delve deeper into the German hinterland to find some of its undiscovered gems. From quaint medieval towns to breathtaking natural beauty, Germany's got it all. READ
Gordon's obituary (right) as published in Politiken.
Dane's obituary becomes viral sensation
A Dane’s self-penned obituary declaring she was leaving the world "under protest" has been shared far and wide on Danish social media this week. READ
The photo, uploaded to Instagram, has provoked anger in Spain. Photo: lapelirrojah_delbarriooh/Instagram
Fury over Instagram smoking baby photo
A photograph of a baby smoking a cigarette uploaded to a popular social networking site has caused controversy in Spain. READ
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Video: The hardest word to pronounce in French
What is the most difficult French word to pronounce? Our readers responded, and we hit the streets of Paris to put tourists to the test in what we agree is the crème de la crème of tricky French words. READ
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In Italian a person who is very unattractive is called a "cesso" (toilet). Toilet photo: Shutterstock
Rude Italian terms that just don’t translate
When it comes to insults, Italian is one of the most creative and expressive languages in the world. But some expressions just don’t have the same ring to them when translated word-for-word into English... READ
Line Jansrud demonstrating the science behind love bites. Photo: Screen Grab/NRK
Norway kids' show teaches sex in style
“It’s quite slow to start, but after a while, it get a bit quicker." A Norwegian kids show has shown how to do sex education properly, with the aid of a tomato, a vacuum cleaner and life-like rubber genitals. READ
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Hans Rosling combats global ignorance by bringing data to life. Photo: Jörgen Hildebrandt/Gapminder
Hans Rosling: ‘No such thing as Swedish values’
Hans Rosling, Sweden's own globetrotting celebrity statistician, offers his thoughts on ignorance, connectivity and why there's no such thing as Swedish values. READ
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