Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 7, 2009
Researchers in Austria say that human sperm might be the next weapon in the fight against ageing. These Swedish ninja cats are genuine feline martial arts masters. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Across Europe, the left loses clout Oct 4, 2009
And in smaller countries where the center-left clings to power - Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Norway - its hold seems shaky at best. Its most dramatic humiliation was its trouncing in Germany. (Boston Globe)
Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty Oct 2, 2009
LISBON TREATY PROGRESS Approved by parliament: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK Defeated by referendum: Irish Republic Challenges: Czech and Polish presidents yet to sign treaty. If they reject it a second time, the treaty could be scuppered. (BBC News -- Europe)
* World News Quick Take Sep 30, 2009
Bruno Xfollowing Baron Cohens hit Borat X is centered around the adventures of a flamboyant gay fashion journalist from Austria ... Ukraine has also banned the film, and some Austrian officials have spoken out against it, but have not taken action. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Disenchanted! Disappointed! Disgusted! Sep 30, 2009
LovingGOPmeltdown wrote on Sep 26, 2009 9:58 AM:" Merriam websterMain Entry: entitlement Pronunciation: \-t-tl-mnt\2 : a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group (American citizens); also :funds supporting or distributed by such a program. To Outraged: Why single out Cuba? Government provided healthcare exist in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,... (New Iberia, LA)
Other factors may outweigh talks on Cyprus partition Sep 26, 2009
Some observers suggest France, Germany and Austria may seek to take advantage of Ankara's refusal, pending an agreed settlement, to extend to Cyprus its customs union agreement with the EU, and demand that accession talks be suspended. Greece, Nicosia's best friend, presents other obstacles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
$1m 'movie choice' prize claimed Sep 23, 2009
It included researchers from Austria and Montreal. The criterion for the prize was that the winning solution had to improve the accuracy of recommendations by at least 10. (BBC News -- Technology)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
Covered as yet: Croatia, Sweden, Austria, Estonia, Ukraine, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Hungary. More literature in Eurozine: Toril Moi Mrt Vljataga Stig Saeterbakken. (Harper's Magazine)
Baron Cohen to appear in Simpsons Sep 23, 2009
In July, Baron Cohen, 37, known for characters including Ali G and Borat, topped the US box office playing an outrageous fashion reporter from Austria in Bruno. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Riding the tsunami Sep 12, 2009
" All of this is part of something bigger that's been happening, largely unsung, in Australia, for years now. From being one of the world's chronic underperformers, Australia has become a model. The country that the Economist magazine in 2007 labelled "Downwonder" has emerged as a model in two senses. It's an example of an economic success, but it's also a model in that it has developed a distinctive political economy. There is now an "Australian model". The first time anyone really noticed... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Report: Iran forwards latest nuclear proposals Sep 10, 2009
The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors is currently meeting in Vienna, Austria, to address Iran's controversial nuclear program. The United States has accused Tehran of concealing a nuclear weapons program. (CNN -- World)
Schwarzenegger Aims to Lift California's Clout Sep 5, 2009
Its early primary will not only put California into the limelight of presidential politics, it will inevitably also raise the national profile of the governor, who is constitutionally barred from ever becoming president because he was born outside the country, in Austria. California's prominence affords Schwarzenegger, who won a landslide reelection victory last fall, an opportunity to promote his style of Republican governance, one that stands in sharp contrast to the style of the party's... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Charlemagne: Turkey's circular worries Sep 4, 2009
In places like Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and France, Turkey-bashing is a vote-winner. Finnish common sense. (The Economist)
Dutch pass law to expel failed asylum seekers Sep 4, 2009
Asylum and immigration have been hotly debated across the continent in recent years, with centrist parties from Austria to Denmark following an agenda set further to the right. The legislation, opposed by large sections of the population and international human rights groups, will force the 26,000 affected asylum seekers to return to their countries of origin within three years. (Yahoo News -- Netherlands)
Ransom Was Fixture in Pinehurst Sep 2, 2009
"I didn't realize it until I was stationed in Germany, and he came over. He was great at geography. He told me the history of things that transpired in the Rhine area during World War II. He stayed with us in Germany for about two weeks and had an opportunity to travel to Munich, to Vienna, Austria. For him that was a true vacation: to be away from Razook's.". Cobbie Ransom became the very embodiment of the venerable company he served. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Merkel Rules Out `Aggressive' Election Campaign After State-Votes Setback Sep 1, 2009
Althaus was found guilty in March of the death by negligence of a woman in a skiing accident in Austria, an incident that dogged his campaign. Majority Lost. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
The Days Are Getting Shorter. Time for Another World War II Memorial? Aug 29, 2009
I was actually told by one tour guide not to mention the war and another in Austria was an apologist. -- ewkcpa(To reply, ). (Slate)
Firefighters claim victory in Athens inferno Aug 25, 2009
More than 500 firefighters -- joined by counterparts from Austria, Cyprus, France, Italy and Turkey -- battled the wildfire northeast and east of Athens that scorched more than 20,000 hectares and destroyed scores of homes. Two more waterbombers from Spain were expected on Tuesday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Mobile TV 'very slow' to take off Aug 24, 2009
Page last updated at 14:35 GMT, Sunday, 23 August 2009 15:35 UK. By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley. (BBC News -- Technology)
NZ votes against child smack ban Aug 22, 2009
WHERE SMACKING IS BANNED Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela Source: Endcorporalpunishment. org. (BBC News)
Iran Allows Nuclear Inspections Aug 21, 2009
VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 20, 2009. Iran Allows Nuclear Inspections. (CBS News)
Man of the Old World Aug 21, 2009
His mother s family had been affluent, assimilated Austrian Jews ... After the assassination of Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in July 1934 at the hands of Nazi agents, he assumed that it was only a matter of time before Hitler liberated the Alpine Republic and integrated Austria into the German Reich ... She had been uprooted twice, she complained, and having left Austria for Hungary, where the people spoke some weird Turkic language, she now found herself among the ungezogene Kinder... (The American Conservative)
Americans Historically Resistant to Reform Aug 17, 2009
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. And need I mention Hong Kong which probably has the BEST health care in the world (Yup, even better than the US of A). (CBS News)
Iran calls for ban on striking nuke facilities Aug 13, 2009
VIENNA, Austria - Iran, whose nuclear facilities are under threat of possible Israeli military strikes, proposed Wednesday that a 150-nation conference convening in the fall ban such attacks. Iran says the proposal, revealed to The Associated Press by diplomats and confirmed by a senior Iranian envoy, is not linked to veiled threats by Israel of an attack as a last resort if the international community fails to persuade Tehran to freeze its nuclear activities. (MSNBC -- International)
A short history of the Special Olympics Aug 12, 2009
Subsequent winter competitions are held in Vermont, Utah, jointly by Nevada and California, and Austria. In 1997, Toronto and Collingwood will host the World Winter Games in Canada. (Christian Science Monitor)
After latest sentence, Germans eager for Nazi trials' end Aug 12, 2009
Vienna, Austria - When Germany hosted and placed third in the World Cup three years ago, fans draped themselves in the German flag, waved the flag from cars, and unfurled it from living room windows. Sixty-four years after the end of World War II, it finally felt acceptable to be German again. (Christian Science Monitor)
Timeline: Germany Aug 3, 2009
1438 - Election of Albert I marks beginning of Habsburg dynasty based in Austria ... 1806 - Napoleon's armies impose French rule over much of Germany; Francis II declares abolition of Holy Roman Empire and adopts title of emperor of Austria ... 1938 - Annexation of Austria and Sudetenland. (BBC News -- Europe)
The state of the centre left Jul 31, 2009
From France to Austria, centre-leftists failed to harness dislike of conservative incumbents. There was a swing against ruling socialists from Bulgaria (where they were ousted from national power in July) to Britain (whose prime minister, Gordon Brown, looks irredeemably unpopular). (The Economist)
LETTERS: NCT, July 27, 2009 Jul 27, 2009
" His words.I should point out that Mr. Geiser doesn't know me nor I him! I can, however, tell him something of my "sheltered existence": A rifle-toting infantry soldier during World War II (Africa, Sicily, Italy and Austria). Later, a participant for the U.S.A. in the battles for South Korea. Then, during the 1960s and '70s, earning decorations from the U.S.A. against our enemies in that troubled land. Following honorable retirement, I worked in Saudi Arabia for three years as an employee... (North County Times)
Turkish foreign policy: Dreams from their fathers Jul 24, 2009
Mr Davutoglu points proudly to the recent signing of an agreement between Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria on the Nabucco pipeline that is meant to carry gas through these countries, reducing Europe s dependence on Russia. Yet some say that Turkey is overplaying its hand. (The Economist)
AP: EU Assembly Elects Ex-Polish PM as President Jul 15, 2009
The new assembly has 28 independent members - including far-right newcomers from the Netherlands, Austria, Britain and Hungary - who are as ardently anti-EU as the 29 members of the European Freedom and Democracy group led by Nigel Farage of Britain's UK Independence Party. Farage criticized the inaugural session, which opened with the hymn 'Ode to Joy' from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Will Nabucco pipeline deal free Europe from Russian gas? Jul 14, 2009
From left, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, prime ministers Gordon Bajnai of Hungary, Werner Faymann of Austria, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Sergei Stanishev of Bulgaria, and Emil Boc of Romania are seen during the Nabucco Gas Pipeline signing ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday ... Today's European Union-Turkey deal to begin building the 2,000-mile Nabucco gas pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Austria reducing Europe's dependency on Russia means investors can... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Voters steer Europe to the right Jul 14, 2009
Fringe groups appear to have benefited, with far-right and anti-immigrant parties picking up seats in the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary ... Austria's far right increased its vote on the last European election but was well down on its percentage in last year's national polls. (BBC News -- Europe)
Can Dems win governor’s office? Yes. Will they? Well, that depends Jul 8, 2009
it s hard to say because it was my first trip to Austria, so I can t compare it to pre-crunch. however, there were definitely loads of tourists there and our hotel (not a cheap one) said they were fully booked for the Salzburg Festival later this month. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Iran Reformists Demand Crackdown Halt Jul 8, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. TEHRAN, Iran, July 7, 2009. (CBS News -- World)
• Great-Grandpa, a red? You might be surprised Jul 7, 2009
From the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914 to the United States' declaration of war on Germany and Austria in the spring of 1917, the Socialists' pacifist policies had attracted thousands of Idahoans But with America finally at war, support for the party - nationally and in Idaho - collapsed Many Socialists joined the farmer-rights Non-Partisan League. Or the mainstream political parties For example, county Clerk C.H. Burgher, a Socialist, was re-elected as a Democrat. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
New IAEA chief elected Jul 3, 2009
The IAEA, founded in October 1957, has now 146 members with its headquarters based in Vienna, Austria ... Some countries including Austria still refused to develop nuclear power at all. (Xinhuanet, China)
Report inspires lots of eye rolls Jul 2, 2009
Translation: Arnold figured this part out, and he's from Austria. What's your excuse. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Supreme Court to decide final 3 cases on Monday... Jun 29, 2009
Justice Samuel Alito will travel to Innsbruck, Austria ... Justice Anthony Kennedy will spend July in Salzburg, Austria, for the 20th straight year. (The Drudge Report)
Introducing the 'real' Bruno....'I'm more beefy, I'm taller'... Jun 19, 2009
Interview with the Austrian presenter who is thought to have inspired Baron Cohen ... With last night's British premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, the comedian's latest creation Bruno the Austrian fashion pundit took another step closer to joining Borat and Ali G in the public consciousness ... The Austrian media, it seems, has already decided that national television personality Alfons Haider is the man. (The Drudge Report)
Russian veto ends UN mission to Georgia Jun 16, 2009
The plan for extending it was put forward by the U.S., Britain and France all of them permanent members and non-permanent members Croatia, Turkey, Austria and Germany. It was modeled on Ban's recommendations last month for a continuing but unnamed U.N. "stabilization mission" to ensure no armed forces or military equipment operated in security zones extending 7. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Health care plan is too expensive Jun 16, 2009
US $5771, Lifespan 50th; Switzerland $3847, Lifespan 11th; Norway $3789, Lifespan 24th;France $3048, Lifespan 9th; Canada $2998, Lifespan 8th; Netherlands $2909, Lifespan 30th;Germany $2983, Lifespan 32nd; Austria $2958, Lifespan 27th; Australia $2866, Lifespan 7th;Sweden $2745, Lifespan 10th; England $2317, Lifespan 36th; Italy $2314, Lifespan 19th;Japan $2249, Lifespan 3rd; Finland $2104, Lifespan 37th. Notice Japan, they are third in lifespan in the world and they spend only $2249 per capita... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
New round of marathon election Jun 6, 2009
Thursday: UK and Netherlands Friday: Ireland, Czech Republic Saturday: Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic Sunday: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and SwedenResults from 2000 GMT Sunday. Mr Wilders is facing prosecution over anti-Islamic statements. (BBC News -- Europe)
Euro-enthusiasts Jun 6, 2009
" Further EU enlargement does have supporters in Germany. But many are firmly opposed. It's not just the fear of the "other". For many here the EU is a precious and important construct, part of what Germany has become. Reckless enlargement is seen as a threat to the safety of the EU, and of Germany. The best of Europeans for more than 50 years, the limit of many Germans' appetite for Europe may now have been reached. 4 May - France 8 May - Ireland 12 May - UK 16 May - Sweden 21 May - Latvia 25... (BBC News -- Europe)
Euro election at a glance 4/6/09 Jun 5, 2009
Austria holds the best attendance record: 92. 7. (BBC News -- Europe)
Dutch far-right 'gain' Jun 5, 2009
Thursday: UK and Netherlands Friday: Ireland, Czech Republic Saturday: Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic Sunday: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and SwedenResults from 2000 GMT Sunday. If confirmed, the Freedom Party's result is second only to Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's Christian Democrats (CDA), which dropped almost 5% to just... (BBC News -- Europe)
27 countries, 375 million votes Jun 4, 2009
Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent. (CNN -- International)
Dungeon daughter falls for bodyguard Jun 2, 2009
INCEST victim Elisabeth Fritzl has fallen in love with her bodyguard and is sharing a home with him, an Austrian newspaper has reported ... The new home is in a district called Perg in Upper Austria ... Elisabeth was 18 when she was drugged with ether by her convicted-rapist father and imprisoned in a dank, windowless secret dungeon that he built beneath the family home in the Austrian town of Amstetten, two hours from Vienna. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Global recession making world violent Jun 2, 2009
The top 10 included all the main Scandinavian nations as well as Austria in fifth place, Japan seventh and Canada eighth. New Zealand's rise was in part due to the election of a new coalition government with a strong parliamentary majority in November 2008 and its low homicide rate and defence spending. (India Times)
Proud Europeans Jun 2, 2009
Page last updated at 16:19 GMT, Monday, 1 June 2009 17:19 UK. In search of Europe: Italy. (BBC News -- Europe)
California Dreamin' Jun 1, 2009
For Starr, the Austrian immigrant is emblematic of the possibilities that California offers ... Schwarzenegger, who grew up in the confines of predictable Austria, spent his life in California on the edge, pushing the limits, defying the odds, making an end run around his formative circumstances. (The American Conservative)
Biographical sketch of Frank Stronach May 31, 2009
AGE: 76 (born Sept. 6, 1932, in Weiz, Austria). COMPANY: Tool-and-die maker Multimatic Investments Ltd., founded in Toronto in 1957, later grew into the production of automotive components and merged with Magna Electronics Corp. Ltd. Later became Magna International. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Wal-Mart opens first India wholesale outlet May 31, 2009
No reports of protests at the opening surfaced Saturday, but Bharti Wal-Mart had to delay the launch by nearly a week because of riots in the area sparked by the killing of a Sikh cleric in Austria. Foreign firms are also watching India closely to see if economic growth picks up enough to justify major investment, Singhal added. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Day of reckoning' May 30, 2009
In search of Europe: Austria. Many Austrians are deeply suspicious of the EU, the BBC's Jonny Dymond reports, as he tours the continent ahead of next month's European elections ... Austria is a big central European paradox. (BBC News -- Europe)
At a glance - 29 May May 30, 2009
Turkey's bid to join the EU has become an election issue - and not just for right-wing parties in Austria and Germany. In the latest twist, French media report that President Nicolas Sarkozy - who opposes offering Turkey full EU membership - has postponed a trip to Sweden, scheduled for 2 June, because Foreign Minister Carl Bildt spoke out in an interview for Le Figaro against closing the door to Ankara. (BBC News -- Europe)
Don't let Iran cross the nuclear threshold May 29, 2009
Some European nations, including Austria and Switzerland, maintain strong ties with Iran. Russia and China continue to serve their economic and energy interests, claiming that isolating Iran may not yield the desired results. (Christian Science Monitor)
* World News Quick Take May 28, 2009
Manuel Jesus Bartierra was accused by his daughter, Viviana, now 26 years old, in the latest case to echo that of Austria Josef Fritzl, who was sentenced to life in prison in March after being convicted for 24 years of abusing his daughter. Viviana said she had been repeatedly raped since she was 12, and gave birth to four children now aged four, five, seven and eight years old. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Schwarzenegger says he'll carry out ruling... May 27, 2009
Southern California - this just in From the staff of the Los Angeles Times and. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said this morning that he would carry out the Supreme Court's ruling backing Proposition 8 but that he believes gay couples should have the right to marry and would obtain it someday through an initiative or the courts. (The Drudge Report)
Europe may elect 'virtual MEPs' May 26, 2009
LISBON TREATY PROGRESS Approved by parliament: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK Defeated by referendum: Irish Republic Challenges: Legal objections delaying ratification in Germany, Polish president also delaying ratification, Czech president yet to sign treaty ... Under the Lisbon Treaty,... (BBC News -- Europe)
In memoriam, 2009… May 26, 2009
All of Europe to the East of Austria ended up in Soviet hands for decades, simply because the ability of the Soviet forces were very much underestimated until the last months of the war ... Stunned the hell out of them when Thhe Soviet troops had rolled over the Nazis and were at the borders of Austria by late February, early March, 1945, and were at the German border by the end of March. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Schwarzenegger Aims to Lift California's Clout May 22, 2009
Its early primary will not only put California into the limelight of presidential politics, it will inevitably also raise the national profile of the governor, who is constitutionally barred from ever becoming president because he was born outside the country, in Austria. California's prominence affords Schwarzenegger, who won a landslide reelection victory last fall, an opportunity to promote his style of Republican governance, one that stands in sharp contrast to the style of the party's... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Dutch pass law to expel failed asylum seekers May 22, 2009
Asylum and immigration have been hotly debated across the continent in recent years, with centrist parties from Austria to Denmark following an agenda set further to the right. The legislation, opposed by large sections of the population and international human rights groups, will force the 26,000 affected asylum seekers to return to their countries of origin within three years. (Yahoo News -- Netherlands)
Far-right anti-Israel campaign ads rankle Austria May 22, 2009
Far-right anti-Israel ads rankle Austria - Europe- msnbc ... Far-right anti-Israel ads rankle Austria ... VIENNA - Austria's far-right Freedom Party is coming under fire for inflammatory newspaper campaign ads focused on Turkey and Israel ahead of next month's European elections. (MSNBC -- International)
Election country-by-country May 22, 2009
AUSTRIA - 17 seats (18). Opinion polls suggest the biggest share of the vote will go to the partners in the ruling "grand" coalition - the centre-left Social Democrats (SPO) and the conservative Austrian People's Party (OeVP) ... The Spring 2009 Eurobarometer survey suggested a high degree of Euroscepticism among Austrian voters, with 35% of respondents saying they were against the EU.. (BBC News -- Europe)
A handshake shakes a region May 20, 2009
Similarly, Europe has been looking forward to an extended pipeline particularly a planned one from Turkey to Austria to give it more energy independence from Russia. But that east-west line called Nabucco has a history of delays. (Christian Science Monitor)
