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Melzer beats Cilic to take Vienna title

Jurgen Melzer defeated top-seeded Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, his second career ATP title.

Gonzalez saves 5 match points in Vienna

Fernando Gonzalez saved five match points before defeating Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 7-6 (11), 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the BA Tennis Trophy on Wednesday.

Djokovic Beats Wawrinka for Vienna Title

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic beat Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-0 Sunday in the final of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy for his fifth ATP title of the season.

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Mystery deepens over Vienna UN death
Source: austriantimes.at

A British nuclear expert who fell from the 17th floor of a United Nations building did not commit suicide and may have been hurled to his death, says a doctor who carried out a second post-mortem examination.

British nuclear expert's death not a suicide; pushed from 17th floor of UN building; Iran connection?
Source: the Mail online

A British nuclear expert who fell from the 17th floor of a United Nations building did not commit suicide and may have been hurled to his death, says a doctor who carried out a second post-mortem examination.

Vienna woman dies in bizarre tram accident
Source: austriantimes.at

A 58-year-old woman died yesterday (Tues) after a bizarre tram accident when she got her coat caught in its doors and was dragged along a road.

Libya's Ghanem not to attend OPEC meeting

According to the latest reports coming in and especially the one coming in from Reuters in which confirms what I have written before about the resignation of Mr. Shokri Ghanem.

Blige, Chris Brown set for Jackson tribute gig
Source: msnbc.com

Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole and Sister Sledge will headline a Sept. 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, organizers said Tuesday.

Jaycee Dugard May Never Recover
Source: Arts & Living from 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.

Missing girl admits love affair with uncle
Source: austriantimes.at

A Vienna girl who called her parents eighteen months ago to tell them she was not coming home from school has been found living as her uncle's lover.

Cop gives back € 150,000 lost by armoured car
Source: austriantimes.at

Shocked security guards had 150,000 Euros handed back to them after a policeman saw the cash slide out of the back of an armoured car as they transported money in Vienna.

Iranian president allegedly involved in Vienna murders
Source: austriantimes.at

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was part of a death squad that killed three Kurds in Austria, it was claimed today (Thurs).

Telling Statistics

By Greg Mathews: Reporting in the Daily Telegraph, London on 02 June 2009 Barney Henderson writes that --- nearly one third of the Indian Members of Parliament (MP's) who took their seats for the first session of the new Parliament yesterday had criminal charges against them.

U.S. Accidentally Releases Secret List of Nuclear Sites
Source: The New York Times

The federal government mistakenly made public a 266-page report, its pages marked "highly confidential," that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nation's civilian nuclear sites and programs, including maps showing the precise locations of stockpiles of fuel fo …

Zoo exhibits designed to shock visitors and raise awareness of destroyed habitats
Source: romaniantimes.at

Zoo bosses have stunned visitors by showing them the truth about the grim conditions animals face in the wild.

Killing of Sikh leader sparks riots in India
Source: irishtimes.com

TWO PROTESTERS were shot dead by police in northern India's Punjab state yesterday as rioters rampaged across the province after a widely revered, low-caste Sikh religious leader died in a clash between rival groups at a Sikh temple in Vienna, Austria.

Sieg Heil´ tram driver avoids prosecution
Source: austriantimes.at

The Vienna tram driver who said goodbye to his passengers with a lusty "Sieg Heil" last October will not face prosecution.

Gun battle in Vienna Sikh temple
Source: BBC News

At least nine people have been seriously injured in a shooting incident at a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.

Vienna plans Bikecity living area just for cyclists
Source: austriantimes.at

Plans for a new urban housing project solely for cyclists have been unveiled by Vienna city officials. The "Bikecity" project unveiled today (Fri) envisages an area of 250 flats on the Danube River waterfront in Vienna-Brigittenau which can only be reached by foot or bicycle.

Sex shop vandal is a Muslim fiaker driver
Source: austriantimes.at

A serial sex shop vandal has been revealed as a Muslim fiaker horse-carriage driver.

Strange meetings
Source: New Statesman Contents

Vienna at the fin de siècle was a crucible of modernity. Amid the nervy multicultural babble of tongues in the imperial city, writers, artists, composers and architects jostled with philosophers, social reformers and scientists.

March 26
Source: The-Backroom

Today in History In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna. Go to source above to read complete article

British Auction House to Sell Hitler's Paintings: Owner Hides Identity
Source: chattahbox

(ChattahBox)—A report out today, of a British auction house set to auction off 13 early works painted by Hitler, the Nazi dictator synonymous with the face of evil and responsible for the deaths of millions, including the genocide of six million Jews.

Libby Brooks on the futility of the war on drugs | Comment is free | The Guardian
Source: Guardian Unlimited

This year marks the 100th anniversary of global drug prohibition, and what an inglorious centenary it is when we consider the millions of lives that have been blighted as a consequence of the war on drugs. And yet the majority of governments have supported a worldwide...

Actor Mistakes Real Knife For Prop, Unwittingly Slits Throat On Stage
Source: All Headline News

Vienna, Austria (AHN) - Actor Daniel Hoevels accidentally slit his neck onstage after he mistook a real knife for a prop at the Burgtheater in Austria.

Austrian tram driver fired for Nazi remark
Source: msnbc.com

A Vienna streetcar driver says it was all a joke, but his "Sieg Heil" to passengers has cost him his job - and could potentially land him before a judge.

Worldwide Demand for Oil and Gas Drops
Source: ABC News

".....Slowing economic growth means less demand for oil and gas overseas, and at home.The cost of a barrel of crude oil is now under $90, down 40 percent from a record high of $147 a barrel in July.

The death of OPEC. September 11, 2008, 07:01 AM by Douglas McIntyre.
Source: MSN

Saudi Arabia walked out on OPEC yesterday, saying it would not honor the cartel's production cut. It was tired of rants from Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and the well-dressed oil minister from Iran.

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