Villach, Austria News

Stephen Roche, the Irish cyclist who stormed to victory at the 1987 Tour de France, the 1987 Giro, and the 1987 UCI Road World Championships road race in Villach, Austria, is coming to Canada in early December.

By William Green A stressed 39-year-old Klagenfurt man who tried to throw his lover off a cliff has been jailed.

A brazen thief stole a massive bronze church bell after persuading the neighbours to help him load it into the back of his pick up truck.

By William Green Crooks stole 15,000-Euros worth of equipment from car club Arbo's testing centres in Lower Austria Sunday night, it has been revealed.

In Austria and Nazi Germany during World War II, any soldier who deserted Hitler's army and was caught faced execution.

Infineon Austria which primarily manufactures power devices is already approaching full utilization after a hefty dip earlier this year.

By Thomas Hochwarter An Austrian manager who headed food-stuffs giant Nestle for eleven years has said everyone at the company is "replaceable within 24 hours." Speaking to Austrian newspaper Kurier today Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, who headed the Swiss company - one of the biggest brands in the world - from 1997 to 2008 before becoming part of its ...

Objective: The goal of the MOBIle TELemonitoring in Heart Failure Patients Study was to evaluate the impact of home-based telemonitoring using Internet and mobile phone technology on the outcome of heart failure patients after an episode of acute decompensation.

By Thomas Hochwarter A 63-year-old woman was missing a precious watch after taking it off and leaving it in a locker room during a 40-minute therapy session at a rehab centre in Villach, police in Carinthia said yesterday .

By David Rogers A 37-year-old hit and run drink driver was arrested after causing two accidents in the space of a single afternoon in Carinthia yesterday .

By David Rogers A drunk German was left in hospital after he plunged 40 metres as he climbed a mountain yesterday evening in Carinthia.

By William Green A Villach woman was killed as she climbed in the Karawanken Mountains in Slovenia yesterday afternoon.

SENIOR members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir may have a moment of nostalgia next week, because it is the 30th anniversary of the great Villach adventure.

Telekom Austria Group has drawn out plans to invest EUR 1.5 billion in Austria for upgrading telecommunications infrastructure over the next four years.

By David Rogers Carinthian cops had their hands full with drink drivers this weekend.

A Carinthian driver tried to run a police car off the road during a high speed car chase that only ended when cops started firing warning shots at him, police have said.

Farmers in the European Union may enjoy generous agricultural subsidies, but market prices for their produce - including dairy products - falling sharply in recent months means they too are finding it difficult to make ends meet.

Some 20,000 Austrian students from 140 schools are expected to participate in "Run Miracle 09" on Thursday to raise money for the needy.

By Thomas Hochwarter A pensioner is recovering in hospital after she spent days trapped on a bathroom floor.

What my friend Janice and I thought would be a simple trip to Ljubljana , the capital of Slovenia, turned out to be anything but simple.