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NEWS ABOUT: Vienna

Vienna stories: 21 news summaries

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 Iran Waffles on Nuke Deal 

Talks begin today as state news hints out-of-country enrichment deal won't fly

Oct 19, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - State news reports coming out of Iran suggest that country is backpedaling on a possible deal to enrich partially processed uranium in Russia or France for use in nuclear power plants. State-run television reports that the government is in fact opposed to shipping partially enriched nuclear fuel outside of the... More »

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Iran • nuclear weapons • United States • nuclear program • uranium enrichment • negotiations • Vienna

 Chris Brown to Perform 
 at Jackson Tribute 

Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole also confirmed

Sep 8, 09 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown will take the stage at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, the Mirror reports. Jackson's brother Jermaine says 25 performers are expected. So far, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Sister Sledge, Akon, and Angela Bassett are confirmed. More names will be announced this week. The artists will... More »

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entertainment • Vienna • Michael Jackson • Akon • Mary J. Blige • tribute • Chris Brown • Natalie Cole • Sister Sledge • Angela Bassett

ANALYSIS

 Jaycee May Never Recover 

Overcoming lost years will be a huge challenge, mental health experts say

Aug 30, 09 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - It will be a struggle for Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two daughters to recover from the years they spent in captivity, writes Karen Kaplan in the LA Times. Psychologists have few comparable cases to draw from, and those that exist are not encouraging. Kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch, of Vienna,... More »

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kidnapping • captivity • development • Vienna • psychologist • child rape • Elisabeth Fritzl • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

 Strep Throat 
 Likely Killed 
 Mozart 


'Minor epidemic' hit Vienna

Aug 18, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some have speculated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died of eating undercooked pork; others have said he was poisoned. Now researchers believe he may have died of strep throat, Reuters reports. There was a “minor epidemic” of strep in Vienna when Mozart died, and findings suggest “Mozart was one of... More »

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classical music • history • Vienna • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • strep throat

 Gun Battle in Vienna 
 Temple Wounds 6 

Shooters stormed into temple with knives, gun

May 24, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mid-afternoon shootout between members of two families at an Indian religious temple in Vienna left nine people seriously injured, Reuters reports. Authorities arrested six men who barged into the Sikh temple with knives and a gun. The men, who number among the wounded, apparently were extremists who opposed the... More »

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Austria • Vienna • Sikh • shooting • shootout • temple • gunfire

 Bubba Still 
 a Hit With 
 the Ladies 

Chats up models at Vienna fashion show before heading out to party

May 19, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton may be a former president, but he's still a current hit with the ladies. Bubba had a whirlwind weekend in Vienna, reports the New York Post, chatting up models at the LIFEbeat fashion show before hitting the Life Ball AIDS benefit with the likes of Pamela Anderson and... More »

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Bill Clinton • Eva Longoria • model • Vienna • Pamela Anderson

Extreme Right Wins Big in Austrian Poll

Two anti-Islam parties take nearly a third
of the vote

Sep 29, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Austrians woke up today to a shock election result, as 2 extreme right parties won nearly a third of the vote and the two main parties posted their worst results since World War II. The next chancellor will probably be Social Democrat leader Werner Faymann, with 30% of the electorate,... More »

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Austria • Vienna • right wingers • Freedom Party • extreme right

 New Mozart Score 
 Surfaces in France 

Melodic sketch was part of a collection given to a Nantes library in early 1800s

Sep 18, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A single-page musical score located in a French library has been confirmed as a Mozart original, the Telegraph reports. “Mozart's handwriting is clearly identifiable,” an expert said. “There's no doubt that this is an original piece handwritten by Mozart.” The notation is for a melody only,... More »

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France • classical music • Austria • score • Vienna • authenticity • discovery • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Nantes • library

 Spain Claims Euro '08 Title 

After 44-year wait, nation finally wins a major soccer trophy

Jun 29, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - After beating Italy and Germany to win its first title in 44 years,  Spain no longer needs to think of itself as an underachieving soccer nation. The "Red Fury" won their second European Championship, playing with flair, finesse, and a determination that the team had lacked in so... More »

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Spain • Germany • soccer • Vienna • Euro 2008

Euro Cup Arena Covers Vienna's Dark Past  

More than 1,000 Jewish prisoners died after being held there

Jun 28, 08 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Vienna stadium that will host tomorrow's Euro Cup final hides a brutal past beneath the stands, where more than the 1,000 Jewish prisoners were held in 1939. Nazis took medical samples and made plaster casts of the prisoners, who were allowed outside daily but could not step on... More »

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Holocaust • Jews • Austria • Vienna • Euro 2008

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Fritzl's Crimes Rooted in Literary History

Dark Austrian captivity stories formed his 'cultural matrix'

May 18, 08 8:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Josef Fritzl's crimes stunned the world, but such demented patriarchs have long haunted Austrian literature. The dark 1852 story "Turmalin" depicts a deranged husband locking up his daughter; the 1917 novel The Grave of the Living tells of a troubled family and an imprisoned child. "This is the... More »

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torture • literature • Vienna • incest • Josef Fritzl • patriarchy

Austrian Man Murders
Family With Ax

Kills five relatives in several locations

May 15, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Austria made crime headlines again yesterday when a man walked into a Vienna police station and confessed to killing five family members with an ax, CNN reports. He killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter, as well as his parents and father-in-law in other cities, a police spokesman said. Police found... More »

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murder • Austria • family • Vienna • ax • filicide

 'Gay Last Supper' Sparks Rage 

Catholics upset over Vienna museum's painting of apostle orgy

Apr 9, 08 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A tiny Vienna museum with ties to the Catholic Church has became the target of worldwide outrage after displaying a homoerotic mural depicting the Last Supper, ABC News reports. The painting, by one of Austria's most cherished artists, shows naked apostles drinking and having an orgy. It has now been... More »

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Catholic Church • art • painting • artist • Vienna • The Last Supper • blasphemy • orgy • homoerotic • apostles • Bill Maher Grid

Top Spots for Solo Adventurers

Go it alone for fun

Feb 24, 08 4:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Looking to mend a well-trodden heart with a solo adventure? From serene fishing villages to culture-packed cities, several destinations can be just the ticket. For those who prefer to go it alone, IgoUgo readers recommend:
  1. Vienna
  2. Rio de Janeiro
  3. Florence
  4. Parque Nacional Volcan Baru, Panama
  5. Marseille, France
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travel • list • Rio de Janeiro • vacation • trips • Angkor • Vienna • Maldives • Florence • Malta • solo travel • Parque Nacional Volcan Baru • Marseille • Ayampe • Puerto Vallarta

Vienna's Baby Panda Says Hello

5-month-old Fu Long greets the crowds at last

Jan 31, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Vienna's newest celebrity made his debut yesterday as the 5-month-old panda Fu Long met the public for the first time. The Austrian capital's Schönbrunn Zoo had to issue a statement to anxious panda fans that the cloistered cub was healthy and growing strong. Only yesterday afternoon did Fu Long... More »

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Austria • zoo • panda • Vienna • Fu Long

Iran Warns Against UN Sanctions

US, Europe allies call for penalties after inspectors' report

Nov 23, 07 5:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Iran warned today that UN sanctions might bring a halt to its cooperation with nuclear inspectors, Reuters reports. The warning comes a day after Britain, France, and Germany joined the US in calling for such sanctions because a report by international inspectors gave Tehran mixed marks on its openness. "... More »

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China • Iran • Russia • Germany • France • nuclear weapons • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium • Vienna • Britain • UN sanctions

'Bomber' Busted in Vienna Fleeing US Embassy

Explosives trigger alarm; 2nd man held

Oct 2, 07 3:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Austrian police yesterday arrested a man after his explosives-laden backpack set off alarms at the US embassy in Vienna. He fled when the bag, filled with grenade-like bombs and nails, triggered metal detectors. He was caught soon after nearby and told police that an acquaintance, who was also later detained,... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • Vienna

Jazz Giant Zawinul Dead at 75

Keyboardist defended 'electric jazz' against purists

Sep 11, 07 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Zawinul, the keyboardist who plugged America into "Electric Jazz" in the 1970s, has died at age 75. Best known for playing jazz-rock fusion with Miles Davis and starting up Weather Report with Wayne Shorter, Zawinul defended his electric sound against jazz purists. "There is no difference between... More »

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obituary • Austria • jazz • musician • Vienna • Joe Zawinul • Miles Davis • Wayne Shorter • electric • Maynard Ferguson • Dinah Washington • Cannonball Adderly

Pope Blasts Wasted Weekends

Sundays are time to reflect on dangers posed by humanity, he says

Sep 10, 07 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict has urged Catholics to  keep Sunday special amid the  "mad rush" of the modern world. He encouraged people to set the day aside for reflection on faith and the dangers humans pose to the world, including destruction of "God's creation," an apparent reference to environmental... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • religion • Austria • Catholicism • Vienna • Sundays • weekend • St. Stephen's Cathedral

Pope Honors Holocaust Victims

Pontiff expresses "sadness, repentance, and friendship" at lives lost to Nazis

Sep 7, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute today to the 65,000 Austrian victims of the Holocaust at the start of his three-day visit to Austria, BBC reports. Alongside Jewish leaders, the pontiff expressed “sadness, repentance, and friendship” at a monument honoring those killed by the Nazis. Benedict tomorrow leads a... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Holocaust • Jews • Austria • Nazi • Vienna

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