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Alberschwende. Photo: Schemmerhofen.de

Police defend large scale search for one refugee

Police in the village of Alberschwende in Vorarlberg launched a large scale operation on Monday to search for a Syrian refugee who is due to be deported to Hungary, but failed to find him. READ

Meetings are taking place at Palais Cobourg. Photo: Diana Ringo/Wikimedia

Hope for a deal as Iran talks resume in Vienna

Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday he was "very hopeful" that an accord on Tehran's nuclear programme could be reached with world powers ahead of the June 30th deadline. READ

The booby trap. Photo: Police

Police track down exploding poo suspect

Police in Carinthia, Austria’s southernmost province, have finally tracked down a man who made a booby trap filled with manure which a police officer fell into. READ

Photo: MA 33

Vienna gets gay-themed traffic lights

Hundreds of gay-couple traffic lights have been introduced in Vienna in time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which this year is being hosted by the Austrian capital. READ

An innocent holiday snap could mean trouble. Photo: FritzDaCat/Wikimedia

Photos land Vienna man in hot water in Abu Dhabi

An architect from Vienna has been held in the United Arab Emirates for more than eight weeks after taking a photograph of the Iranian embassy whilst snapping holiday pics in Abu Dhabi. READ

Photo: Shutterstock

Postmen given dog treats for protection

The Austrian post service has started supplying its postmen and women with dog biscuits to help prevent them being attacked by dogs when out on their delivery rounds. READ

Photo: CC BY-SA 2.0 FM4/Nomen Nescio/Google Maps

British embassy has 'listening post' in Vienna

Britain is operating a secret embassy-based eavesdropping site in Vienna, according to a report on the ORF. READ

05/05 Cracks in Merkel coalition after spy claims »
04/05 Germany spied on Austria for NSA »
23/09 NSA 'could be spying on UN' in Vienna »
17/09 NSA using Austrian networks »

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Nude photos teacher causes a row in Linz

A secondary school teacher from Linz, Upper Austria, who was sacked for posing nude photos of himself on the Internet has won an unfair dismissal case and is now working in a different school. READ

07/05 Burglars rip open and void sealed Latin exam »
17/04 Students flag up 'mould and brown water' »
17/03 School 'enforces' German on its grounds »
10/03 More non-native speakers in schools »

Photo: Bundesarchiv Bild 192-249, KZ Mauthausen, Hinrichtung Bonarewitz

22,000 mark 70 years since Nazi liberation

More than 22,000 people including around 50 survivors marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Mauthausen on Sunday, one of the Nazis' biggest concentration camps, organisers said. READ

08/05 Death camp memorial website hacked »
27/04 Austria's 'rebirth' honoured 70 years on »
09/04 Neo-Nazis disrupt lecture in Vienna museum »
30/03 Two arrests in Nazi graffiti case »

Graz-Jakomini prison. Photo: H.Moschitz/S.Partl

Prison thief robs Austrian entrepreneur

One of Austria’s most high-profile prisoners - Austrian entrepreneur and former football club president Hannes Kartnig - has become a victim of theft in Graz’s Jakomini prison. READ

Features

Photo: Shutterstock

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

Help Me, Helen

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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

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

Elections in the UK

Cameron's victory was met with scepticism in Germany. Photo: DPA

UK election puts Germany in the spotlight

German politicians and commentators confronted the reality that Germany would have to take an even more dominant role in Europe on Friday after David Cameron's Conservative party achieved a surprise victory in the British general election. READ

$First Danish fracking site shut down by authorities$

Total's shale gas exploration has been stopped. Photo: Cathrine Ertmann/Scanpix

First Danish fracking site shut down by authorities

UPDATED: Total's shale gas exploration in northern Denmark has been stopped over the use of a non-approved chemical. 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

The idea of giving birth on a plane would be most mothers' worst nightmare. Photo: Doug/Flickr

It's a boy! Baby born on Air France flight to Paris

An Air France plane touched down in Paris on Tuesday with one extra passenger on board than when it took off, thanks to the help from a doctor who luckily happened to be on the flight. READ

Fiumicino blaze

An employee block the access to Terminal 3 at Rome's Fiumicino international airport. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP

Chaos after fire in Rome airport terminal

UPDATED: Dozens of flights were cancelled and thousands of passengers had their travel plans wrecked Thursday after a fierce fire partially destroyed a terminal at the city's Fiumicino airport. READ

Arnulf Øverland, who in 1933 was the last person to be prosecuted for blasphemy in Norway. He was acquitted. Photo: Aage Storløkken/NTB Scanpix

Norway ends blasphemy law after Hebdo attack

Norway has scrapped its longstanding blasphemy law, meaning it is now legal to mock the beliefs of others, in a direct response to January’s brutal attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. READ

The Local List

Medieval town Ystad is located in southern Sweden. Photo: Shutterstock

Six cute Swedish towns you've never heard of

The streets of Stockholm and Gothenburg are often jam-packed with tourists, but further afield there are plenty of adorable Swedish towns you've probably never heard of, but which all offer some unique experiences. READ

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

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