10 Best Bargains in Salzburg
by Karen Brown

Karen Brown -- traveling to Europe for over 30 years and best known as the author of Karen Brown's travel guides -- shares her 10 Best Bargains in Salzburg, Austria, a favorite tourist destination in Europe.

Red Bull denies interest in German digital radio market
Salzburg energy drink producer Red Bull has denied that it is interested in entering the German digital radio market Austrian Times reported on 9 March. A Red Bull spokesman said that the firm had no intention of doing so although it had been involved in talks about technical developments in the...

Lower Austria to have more postal service providers
Lower Austrian Peoples Party OVP Governor Erwin Proll announced on 10 March that his province would have at least 500 postal service providers within two years official said. Proll said national postal service Post AG and he had agreed on the number which would include post offices and Post partners...

Raiffeisen banks profit rises nine-fold ahead of planned merger
Austrias Raiffeisen Zentralbank RZB recently announced that its net profit rose nine-fold last year as the bank was mulling whether to merge again with its less successful Eastern European subsidiary. RZBs net profit grew to 433 million euros $588 million in 2008 the bank said in a preliminary earnings report...

Erste bank boosts profit by 5.1%
Austrias Erste Group Bank AG recently published its full year figures for 2009 reporting a 5.1 % leap in net profit despite having almost doubled its safety buffer for bad loans in Central and Eastern Europe. Erste a major lender in Europes eastern countries made a net profit of 903...

Steelmaker Voestalpine sees upward trend in past quarter
Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine AG said in a recent statement that it saw positive developments in the quarter ending in December as profits more than doubled from the previous quarter. However Voestalpines net profit of 71.5 million euros $ 96.3 million fell by 18 percent compared to the last three months...

ADL enters bankruptcy proceedings
Rubbish collector ADL Abfalldisposition und Logisitik Gesellschaft mbH Nfg GmbH Co KG has entered bankruptcy proceedings credit protection agencies said Austrian Times reported. The bankruptcy of the firm based in Neuseiersberg Styria near Graz will affect 18 employees and 174 creditors to which it owes 25.4 million euros. The firm...

Baumit turnover down by 10%
The Baumit Group that produces construction materials reported that its turnover had declined by 10 % year on year to 780 million euros in 2009 Austrian Times reported. Robert Schmid the head of Baumits investment division said: We have been able to maintain acceptable turnover in the 29 countries where...

Postal service adopts new strategy
The Austrian postal service Post AG has adopted a new strategy featuring an offensive on the internet in Austria and expansion of its package delivery service especially in southeastern Europe Austrian Times reported on 19 February.  Post chief Georg Polzl presented the new strategy adding that Posts job cuts would continue....

Cosmos files for bankruptcy
Austrian consumer electronics chain Cosmos is bankrupt after failing to obtain a forced settlement with creditors according to the Alpine Land Credit Protection Association AKV Austrian Times reported on 18 February. It said prospective investors had decided to take a significantly reduced part of the Cosmos chain 10 of its...

Work resumes on VIAs new Skylink terminal
Vienna International Airport VIA announced on 15 February that work had resumed on its new Skylink terminal and said it would be finished by the first half of 2012 Austrian Times reported. Work was stopped last 30 June after revelations of enormous cost overruns on the project raising the projected...

Air Berlin reveals FlyNiki share increase plans
German airline Air Berlin on 16 February confirmed plans to increase its share in Austrian low cost carrier FlyNiki Austrian Times reported. The Berlin-based low cost airline which has been cooperating with former F1 champ Niki Laudas company after acquiring a 24 percent stake in 2004 said talks with FlyNiki officials...

Ministry to contribute 1 mln Euro for food aid
The Agriculture Ministry is to spend one million euros this month on food and other aid for crisis areas around the world the ministry said Austrian Times reported on 2 February. It said that half a million Euro will go towards food for Haitian earthquake victims through the UNs Food and...

AUA route kept after subsidy call
Austrian Airlines AUA said it will continue its Vienna Klagenfurt route despite previous warnings it would have to cut it without subsidies Austrian Times reported on 3 February. AUA co-chief Andreas Bierwirth and Carinthian Freedom Party FPK Governor Gerhard Dorfler said after the meeting that the service would not be...

Troubled Volksbank seeks strategic partner
Volksbank Austrias troubled fourth-largest bank announced on 26 January that it is thinking of looking for a strategic partner a step that could help consolidate the countrys banking sector DPA reported. Oesterreichische Volksbanken-AG as the bank is officially known had to raise its credit risk provisions last year owing to its...

Letter- sending dead post office close
More post offices are being closed following the introduction of new legislation at the start of the year it emerged early last week Austrian Times reported. The new legislation allowed postal service Post AG to close offices after a three-month period of examination by the broadcasting and telecommunications regulatory authority...

Cycleenergy doubles capacity with further acquisition
Cycleenergy Beteiligungs- und Management AG one of the fastest growing biomass power plant developer and operator in Austria doubled its capacity after securing successfully 10 million euros of equity funds in the third quarter last year with the Portuguese Infrastructure Funds NEF Budapest Business Journal reported on 26 January. Cycleenergy...

Austrian Mint to sell interest in Casinos Austria report claims
Austrian National Bank OeNB subsidiary the Austrian Mint Munze Osterreich is to sell its 33.24% interest in Casinos Austria Austrian Times reported earlier last week. The Wiener Zeitung newspaper also claimed that Raiffeisen bank was the likely purchaser but said the deal would not go through until after a decision this...

Reich-Austria GmbH goes bust
Machinery producer Reich-Austria GmbH and its parent holding group Holz-Her GmbH have started bankruptcy proceedings it was announced on 14 January Austrian Times reported. The Alpine Land Creditors Association AKV said the firms based in Voitsberg Styria had debts of around 37 million euros and more than 800 creditors. AKV...

Austrian Mint to sell interest in Casinos Austria dice rolled
Austrian National Bank OeNB subsidiary the Austrian Mint Munze Osterreich plans to sell its 33.24% interest in Casinos Austria CAI company officials said while CAI said it hoped to seal new deals at International Gaming Expo to promote its extensive portfolio of casino and gaming entertainment services and products. The...

Dont send any orders to Quelle theyre checking out
The sale of bankrupt mail-order firm Quelle Osterreich AG based in Linz will end sooner than planned as the firm quickly disposes of goods bankruptcy administrators said the Austrian Times reported. Bankruptcy administrator Erhard Hackl said the firm had disposed of 50% more merchandise than expected because of large discounts...

Car industry suppliers face future threat
Austrian car industry suppliers face a scramble to survive as European markets become less important in future a top industry research body warned on 5 January Austrian Times reported. Ferdinand Dudenhoffer the head of the German Centre for Automotive Research CAR said that two-thirds of Austrian car industry exports currently go...

Carinthia rejects Bavaria damages over Hypo deal
Carinthian officials on January 5 rejected calls to pay damages to Bavaria over the sale of Carinthian bank Hypo Group Alpe Adria HGAA to German bank Bayerische Landesbank BayernLB in 2007 Austrian Times reported. Carinthian Freedom Party Carinthia FPK Governor Gerhard Dorfler said no such move would be possible and...

TGW lands major Danish contract
Austrian storage and conveyance systems firm TGW Systems Integration on 5 January announced a major contract from Danish fashion firm Bestseller Austrian Times reported. The firm based in Wels Upper Austria will work with German company Crisplant to plan and build an automated storage and distribution system at Bestsellers logistics...

Traiskirchen bids farewell to Semperit
Town officials in Traiskirchen in Lower Austrias Baden district hung black flags outside a factory early last week as one of its biggest companies closed after more than a century Austrian Times reported on December 29. The flags were flown outside Semperits plant which is closing after 113 years and...

German ERGO wants to expand in Austria
German insurance firm ERGO Versicherung is to use its Vienna subsidiary to expand in Eastern Europe the company said on December 28 Austrian Times reported. Officials said they also wanted the firm to grow strongly. The subsidiary which uses the brands Bank Austria Versicherung Victoria-Volksbanken Versicherung Quelle Versicherung and DAS...

One in ten firms to sack staff in first quarter of 2010
More than one in ten Austrian companies are planning lay-offs in the first three months of next year according to a survey Austrian Times reported on 8 December. Erich Pichorner CEO of personnel-service provider Manpower which questioned 751 recruitment departments chiefs for its study said 12 percent of firms planned to...

Semperit announces joint venture in China
Vienna firm Semperit AG Holding on 7 December announced a joint venture with the Chinese Wang Chao Coal Electricity Group Austrian Times reported. Semperit said it would have an 80% interest in the joint venture which will begin to operate with 20 million euros of capital. The joint venture will...

Mobel Ludwig stores closed
Ludwig has announced it was to close its four stores for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception national holiday last Tuesday Austrian Times reported on 7 December. Mangers said though the store would remain open on December 7 until 9pm and with shopper discounts of 21% on a product of...

Stabag profit up 10% in Q3
Austria-based builder Strabag SE raised its net profit by 10 percent in the third quarter and said on November 30 it had begun receiving orders from governments stimulus programmes DPA reported. The company made a net profit of 139 million Euro USD 208 million between July and September. At 14.62 billion Euro...

FlyNiki to benefit from EU visa ruling
Former Formula One champion Niki Lauda has said the EUs decision to lift the visa requirement for people from Serbia FYROM and Montenegro to travel to the EU from 19 December will give his airline a lift Austrian Times reported on 1 December . Speaking in Serbian capital Belgrade the...

President Fischer seeks second term
Austrian President Heinz Fischer announced on November 23 that he is seeking a second term making him the first politician to announce his candidacy for the election next April. Since he took office in 2004 the Social Democratic incumbent has chosen not to overstep the largely ceremonial role of his post...

Borealis opens 50 mln Euro innovation centre in Linz
Borealis inaugurated its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz Austria it was reported on 23 November. The new facility includes polymer and application research and development resources for the groups major business areas and is the result of a 50 million Euro investment and 18 months of construction and redevelopment on...

Allianz reinsurance strategy pays off
Insurance giant Allianz reported a rise on earnings on November 13 Austrian Times reported. The company said its operating earnings had risen 1.1 percent year on year to €81.4 million during the first 9 months of 2009. Allianz Austria chief Wolfgang Littich said the firms reinsurance strategy had helped limit payments for...

Andritz lands 100 million Euro Chilean deal
Styrian technology company Andritz has won a € 100-million contract in Chile it was announced on November16 Austrian Times reported. Andritz will deliver special technology for a plant run by Chilean cellulose firm CMPC. Earlier this month Andritz reported a massive drop in profits. Its turnover during the first nine...

Post profits down
Austrian postal service Post reported falling profits on November13 Austrian Times reported. Post chief Georg Polzl said profit had dropped year on year from 17.4 to 11.2 million Euro in the first three quarters of 2009. He added that turnover had slumped 3.4 percent year on year to 1.723 billion...

Wienerbergers quarterly profit shrinks by 83%
Wienerberger AG the worlds biggest brick-maker reported early last week that its net profit had dropped 83% to € 5.8 million Euro USD 8.6 million in the third quarter as lower demand and restructuring costs dragged down results Deutsche Presse Agentur dpa reported. The Austrian-based company said it would shut...

OMV third quarter profit drops 34%
Austrian oil and gas group OMV AG on November 10 reported that its net profit had dropped by 34% in the third quarter as crude oil prices fell and the difference in value between crude and refined products narrowed Deutsche Presse Agentur dpa reported. OMV made a net profit of...

Economic crisis still looms; Ski vacation packages to be slashed
Top Austrian ski resorts are expected to slash prices on package deals for families as tourism officials brace themselves for a bad season amid the credit crunch Austrian Times reported on 3 November. Officials are happy that as snow has arrived early in Austria but they are reportedly considering drastic action...

Erste Bank 3Q net 72% beats views
Austria-based lender Erste Group Bank AG on October 30 posted better-than-expected third-quarter results and gave details of a planned €1.65 billion capital increase to help see it through the financial and economic crisis Wall Street Journal reported. The bank which is focused on Central and Eastern Europe didnt provide full-year...

VIA welcomes audit of Skylinks cost overruns
Vienna International Airport VIA bosses have said the Audit Offices RH check on new terminal Skylinks cost overruns is welcome as they claimed costs of the controversial project would not be as high as reported Austrian Times reported on October 23. RH President Josef Moser already announced that a six-person...

TA early retirement surprise
More than 500 Telekom Austria TA staff have taken early employment ahead of a planned axe of 1 250 jobs at the end of the year company officials said on 23 October Austrian Times reported. TA chief Hannes Ametsreiter said the figure of 520 employees taking early retirement was more...

Koralm railway tunnel to be ready by 2020
The Koralm railway tunnel between Graz and Klagenfurt will be in operation by the end of 2020 according to ÖBB Austrian Federal Railways Infrastruktur AG Austrian Times reported on October 19. Firm board member Georg-Michael Vavrovsky said tendering for stage two of the project would occur next month and the end...

Austrian supermarket chain to send shoppers into space
Austrian supermarket chain Penny is offering space flights to its shoppers for 210 000 € 313 000 dollars the company announced 20 October. The discount retailer is selling tickets for flights to be operated by Oklahoma-based company Rocketplane Global from late 2011. After five days of training a rocket plane...

Quelle Austria launches investor search
Mail order firm Quelle Austria announced on 20 October it was looking for an investor as its German parent faces imminent closure Austrian Times reported. Wolfgang Binder the board chairman of Quelle Austria based in Linz said the firm was doing as well now as it had been before its...

Germanwings to offer Salzburg connections
There will be more connections between Salzburg and German cities aviation bosses said on 19 October Austrian Times reported. Salzburg Airport officials revealed low-cost carrier Germanwings would offer 13 flights to Germany per week five flights to Dortmund and Cologne/Bonn Airport respectively and three to Hamburg from this Sunday. Those...

Kotanyi sets sights on Turkey
Vienna spice and herb producer Kotanyi Gewurze has revealed plans to snatch a 15-20% share of the herb market in Turkey Austrian Times reported on 16 October. Erwin Kotanyi head of the tradition-rich family business said in Istanbul: Entering the Turkish market is a big challenge. Around €75 million are...

Voestalpine to take state credit guarantees
UPPER Austrian steel producer Voestalpine has applied for 300 million Euro of attractive state credit guarantees the company announced on 5 October Austrian Times reported. Firm spokesman Peter Schiefer said: The conditions including the five-year duration of the guarantees are attractive. He claimed it had become increasingly difficult to get long-term credit...

Chinese XAC takes over Austrian manufacturer FACC
CHINESE aircraft manufacturer XAC Xian Aircraft International has agreed to acquire 91.25% of Austrian company FACC Fischer Advanced Composite Components which builds composite parts for aviation Avio News reported on 5 October. Approval by regulators in the two countries is expected for the end of the year. After the operation...

Talks on Skylink terminal positive
Vienna International Airport VIA officials said they are in positive talks with firms on further work at the controversial new Skylink terminal Austrian Times reported on 5 October. VIA chiefs said that it was too soon however to say when construction would resume adding there was no indication that Skylinks...

Denmark service provider goes with Vectone
T-MOBILE with Vectone intends to capture a large chunk of the increasing migration of international calling minutes to mobile phones. Vectone is already established across Europe and has more than one million customers across Denmark Norway Austria the Netherlands and Switzerland. T-mobile claims to have more than 50% of the wholesale...

Brian Cazenueve: London v. Beijing for 2015 T&F championships
• Not only will they be compared for their ability to host Olympic Games and to make tea, but Beijing and London will go head-to-head for the right to stage the IAAF world championships in Track & Field for 2015. If Beijing wins, the championships will be held at the acclaimed Birds' Nest stadium that hosted track at the 2008 Games. If London wins, the events would be held at the Olympic Stadium being built for the 2012 Olympics.

'Bachelors' and 'Bachelorettes': Where are they now?
Over the weekend, Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney tied the knot -- we'll see it unfold on television on March 8 -- becoming the first "Bachelor" couple to actually make it down the aisle, news that we can only applaud since Melissa Rycroft recently got hitched as well.

The experts' 20 best movies of 2009
It's been an epic year for movies.

A postcard-perfect Austrian ski trip
I've never seen such wide open slopes -- no trees, no houses, just field after field of newly fallen snow.

Frugal immigrant from Austria leaves $300K estate
New details have emerged about a Jewish immigrant who fled Austria as World War II was brewing, lived frugally in New York and left an estate whose size -- $300,000 -- astounded some.

Violence in India over guru's death
Tensions eased in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Tuesday, following widespread violence across the region after a Sikh guru was shot to death and another was wounded at an Indian temple in Vienna, Austria.

6 hikers killed in Austria avalanche
The bodies of six Czech hikers who died in an avalanche near the Soelden ski resort in the Austrian Alps were recovered Sunday, police and rescue services said Sunday.

US routs Austria, advances at worlds
BERN, Switzerland (AP) -- The United States found its ruthless streak -- eventually -- and beat Austria 6-1 Monday to advance to the second round of the ice hockey world championship.

Austria's beauty and attractions dazzle the whole family
It sparkles everywhere -- on the walls, the floors, on the ceilings in fanciful art displays guaranteed to make you say, "WOW!" no matter what your age.

Tragedy highlights skiing risks
The death of actress Natasha Richardson, who sustained a fatal head injury while skiing, has reignited the perennial debate around the safety of the sport.

A wunderbar welcome in Austria and Germany
Many sights in Germany and Austria have been renovated in the last year or two to better display this region's rich heritage, making 2009 a good time to visit.

Austria takes over bank hit by Madoff case
The Austrian government has taken control of a private bank with significant exposure to the alleged fraud by Bernard Madoff.

Dad raped daughters for 27 years
A British man was jailed Tuesday for raping two of his daughters and fathering nine children over 27 years, a case with echoes of Austria's Josef Fritzl.

Joerg Haider's Troubled Legacy
Rightist Joerg Haider's, dead in a car crash, marshaled anti-immigrant sentiment, nationalism and even a bit of Nazi sympathy to change Austrian politics forever

Austria's Far Right on the Rise
Though prosperous and safe, the country is chronically susceptible to politicians who rail against immigrants

Afghan Women Painters On Show
The first-ever independent exhibition of works is taking place outside the strife-torn country

View from the top of Germany
One of my favorite places to be in Europe is atop the Zugspitze -- the highest point in Germany. Standing on this 9,700-foot peak, you can't help but marvel at the thought that you are above everyone else in the entire country -- No. 1 out of 82 million. From here, facing south, I feel like a maestro conducting a symphony of snow-capped peaks, as the mighty Alps stretch seemingly forever to the right and left.

Gabriele Marcotti: From Austria to Zlatan, the best of Euro 2008 so far
ZURICH, Switzerland -- From top to bottom, here is an A to Z of the best and worst of the European Championship through two weeks of action.

Euro 2008: Germany Defeats Austria
The pre-tournament favorites put an end to the co-hosts' hopes in a fixture that is always about more than just football

Euro 2008: the Hosts' Fates Diverge
While the Dutch continue to reinvent 'The Beautiful Game', France's woes continue. And it's mixed fortunes for the tournament's hosts

Justices are well-off, well-traveled
Most of the Supreme Court justices piled up a lot frequent flyer miles in 2007, jetting to such exotic locales as Austria, India and Hawaii, according to financial disclosure reports released Friday.

Gabriele Marcotti: Five-minute guide to Euro 2008
SI.com's Gabriele Marcotti is in Switzerland and Austria for the 2008 European Championship. Here's his primer for the tournament.

Can Austria's Cellar Children Recover?
The three kids who emerged from an Austrian dungeon face a host of challenges adjusting to the outside world

Cellar Incest Case Shocks Austria
Josef Fritzl has confessed to holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering her seven children. How did it happen?

Austria Dad Admits Abuse
A 73-year-old man has confessed to holding his daughter captive in his home cellar for nearly 24 years and fathering seven children by her, Austrian police say

Avalanche buries street in Austria ski area
An avalanche fell on a street in an Alpine town in Austria, close to many ski resorts, covering the roadway in three to four meters of snow, but no one was hurt, Austrian police said Tuesday.

Celebrating with the Christkind
Like a German child's fantasy, Nurnberg's fairy-godmother-like teenage angel stretched out her arms and said, "If you're very, very gentle, you can touch my wings." I stayed seated while little Bavarian preschoolers mobbed the stage to touch their Christkind.

Pope fulfils vow to revisit shrine
Calling himself a "pilgrim among pilgrims" Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday visited the Marian sanctuary of Mariazell southwest of Vienna, fulfilling a promise he made in 2004 -- while still a cardinal -- to return to the shrine on its 850th birthday.

Pope Benedict Stays Lofty in Austria
But he may need to grapple again, and more diplomatically, with world affairs

Visiting pope honors Austrian Jews
Pope Benedict XVI paid solemn tribute to Holocaust victims as he began a three-day pilgrimage to Austria on Friday.

Ex-UN Chief Waldheim Dead at 88
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, who was elected Austrian president despite an international scandal about his secretive World War II Nazi connections, died Thursday

Global child-porn ring uncovered
Austrian police have uncovered a massive child-pornography ring on the Internet, tracking downloads of sexually violent material to more than 2,300 people in 77 countries, a government official said.

'This is our Mona Lisa'
At about midnight last July 5, the New York Police Department closed Manhattan's East 86th Street. Billionaire Ronald S. Lauder walked back and forth in the street, waiting. Employees of his boutiq...

Hiring expected steady for rest of year
U.S. employers project healthy hiring for the fourth quarter, despite talk of a possible downturn in the economy, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Breaking Tradition
The Problem

Europe scrambles to stop bird flu
European Union veterinary experts have backed plans to boost surveillance of migratory birds and impose stricter bans on imports as officials desperately tried to find ways to curb the spread of deadly bird flu on the continent.

EU 'on precipice' over Turkey
Britain said the European Union was on the "edge of a precipice" on Monday over terms for historic membership talks with Turkey.

Austria cable car accident kills 9
At least nine tourists have been killed after a helicopter dropped a concrete block on a cable car in western Austria, according to police.

Supplies arrive in flood-ravaged areas
Helicopters are delivering food and other supplies and lifting hundreds of people to safety in the aftermath of deadly floods in central and southern Europe.

Love the movie? Vacation in it
Sooner or later, there comes a point when vacationers don't care to see another museum, castle, landscape, or historical site.

Schwarzenegger: No country more welcoming than the USA
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, an immigrant, Tuesday night addressed the Republican National Convention where he spoke of the greatness of America. Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, is a former actor and body builder. Here is a transcript of his remarks:

THE WORLD'S HOTTEST SHARES
Is your investing antenna picking up irresistible international signals? It should be. Share prices of a number of corporations in Europe and Asia rose dramatically in the first six months of the y...

Europe Offers $273 Million in Aid for a Gas Pipeline From Turkey to Austria
The supply line would come from the Caspian Sea region and bypass Russia and Ukraine, whose bickering in the past has interrupted supplies to Europe.

Two Worlds of Sliding Sports, for the Haves and the Have-Nots
A great divide exists between countries like Germany and Argentina in sliding sports in the standings as well as in financing, coaching and gaining access to the world’s 16 courses.

Problem Loans Plague Banks in Austria
Austria's banking regulator said Tuesday it expected "massive" write-offs this year by the country's banks as they recognized more bad loans in Central and Eastern Europe.

Austria Nationalizes Overextended Lender
Austria nationalized the local unit of a German bank on Monday after heavy losses tied to loans in Southeast and Eastern Europe had driven the overextended lender to the brink of collapse.

Austria Takes Over Lender on Brink of Collapse
Austria nationalized the local unit of a German bank because of heavy losses tied to loans in Southeast and Eastern Europe.

Austrian Veteran Triumphs in a Treacherous Super-G
Michael Walchhofer tamed a tricky slope and won a men’s World Cup super-G, offering a resurgent Austrian skiing team a further morale boost.

Gas Pipeline in Turkey Gains European Backing
Four European governments signed an agreement with Turkey Monday for a gas pipeline that would reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.

Behind Bars ... Sort Of
Can a prison have glass walls, balconies, communal cooking spaces and private bathrooms and still be a prison?

Vienna’s New Opera House Since 1801
The Theater an der Wien, where Beethoven slept rent-free, continues as a boutique operation.

Polaroid Lovers Try to Revive Its Instant Film
An Austrian entrepreneur and a group of Dutch scientists hope to resurrect a retro form of photography.

Life Sentence in Austria Incest Case
The sentence for Josef Fritzl, 73, brought to a close a sensational tale of incest in a homemade basement dungeon.

Swiss Romeo Admits Guilt in Beguiling BMW Heiress
A man who admitted wooing, swindling and trying to blackmail Germany’s richest woman was sentenced to six years in prison.

The Armageddon Waltz
In 1913, Austria had to deal with a housing problem and a costly military commitment, as America does now.

Suspect Is Held in Slaying of Chechen Exile
Austrian police held a suspect in the public slaying of a Chechen exile who had accused Chechnya’s president of ordering and participating in kidnappings and torture.

Austria’s ‘Woman on Wall St.’ and Madoff
Sonja Kohn, who gathered billions for Bernard L. Madoff from investors in Russia and across Europe, has disappeared from view.