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Fri, 9 May 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Telekom Austria could be split up - report

(Reuters) - The main shareholder in Telekom Austria (TELA.VI: Quote, Profile, Research), state holding company OeIAG, has proposed that the telecom operator be split into fixed line and mobile companies, an Austrian newspaper said on Friday. Daily Der
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Austrian father: I knew what I did was not right

VIENNA (AP) - Josef Fritzl said he knew it was wrong to hold his daughter captive in a locked cellar for 24 years but said he tried to care for her and their children by bringing them flowers, toys and books, according to comments published Thursday. 'I
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:51:00 GMT

Austria flaunts quirkiness for Euro 2008

VIENNA: With yob insurance, football-shaped cakes and 100 life-size statues of former soccer hero Hans Krankl, joint host Austria is gearing up for Euro 2008 in its own special way. In a country better known for mountains and Mozart than midfielders,
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:29:00 GMT

Austria proposes to divide Telekom Austria in mobile and fixed operators - report

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Fri, 9 May 2008 10:24:00 GMT

Telekom Austria Could Be Split into Two Companies

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Fri, 9 May 2008 10:19:00 GMT

Austrian comment on Al Jaber speculation

During the course of continuing speculation regarding the entry of investor, Al Jaber, Austrian CEO, Mag. Alfred Ötsch has released a statement. ?Sheikh Al Jaber approached us and announced his interest in investing in Austrian Airlines AG. We have
Fri, 9 May 2008 09:46:00 GMT

OIAG plans to split Telekom Austria into two

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Fri, 9 May 2008 09:15:00 GMT

Vienna shares TFN market data at 10.20 a.m.

ATX down 0.37 percent or 16.05 points at 4,278.84 ATX Prime down 0.37 percent or 7.54 points at 2,014.23 Main Decliners Flughafen Wien down 2.97 percent at 74.76 euros, on continued uncertainties at anchor tenant Austrian Airlines Erste Bank down 1.89
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:59:00 GMT

Fritzl due in Austrian court today

The man accused of imprisoning his daughter in a cellar in Austria for 24 years is to be brought to court today. The judge is expected to decide whether Josef Fritzl, who fathered seven children with his daughter, should remain in custody while police
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:56:00 GMT

Al Jaber seeks 25 pct in Austrian Airlines for 150 mln euro investment - report

VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - Sheikh Mohammed Bin Issa Al Jaber now seeks a blocking minority of 25 percent plus one share in Austrian Airlines AG in exchange for investing 150 million euros in the flag carrier, the Viennese daily Die Presse reported. Al
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:39:00 GMT

Austrian who imprisoned daughter discusses actions

FRANKFURT - Josef Fritzl, the 73-year-old Austrian who imprisoned and raped his daughter for nearly a quarter-century, said he knew his actions were wrong. But he denied he was a 'beast,' and said he thought constantly about freeing her from the
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Telekom Austria's principal shareholder mulls splitting telecom group - report

VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - Telekom Austria AG's principal shareholder, Austria's state industrial holding OIAG, is mulling the merits of splitting the telecom group into separate mobile phone and fixed-line companies, the Viennese daily Der Standard
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:49:00 GMT

Austria pledges funds to UNODA

UPI International Columnist PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 8 (UPI) -- Most Europeans see the U.S. presidential election as a done deal. They are quite surprised. They were convinced that Sen. Hillary Clinton was the sure thing. Now, and they are confused,
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:35:00 GMT

Criminal record law to change in Austria

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Fri, 9 May 2008 07:13:00 GMT

Bank Austria forecasts slowdown of Bulgarian economy this year

In the past few years, the growth rate remained above 6 percent. The predictions were based on the vulnerability of the dependent Bulgarian economy in the context of economic globalization and the impact of the current world credit crisis. Domestic
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:55:00 GMT

Bank Austria forecasts slowdown of Bulgarian economy this year

SOFIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Experts from Bank Austria have predicted a slowdown of the Bulgarian economy in 2008 and 2009, with expected growth rates in the two years being 5.6 percent and 4.8 percent respectively, local press reported Thursday. In the past
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:47:00 GMT

Austrian father insists he cared for cellar family

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Josef Fritzl said he knew it was wrong to hold his daughter captive in a locked cellar for 24 years, but said he tried to care for her and their children by bringing them flowers, toys and books, according to comments published
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:46:00 GMT

Austrian abuser dad JOSEF FRITZL is MENTALLY ILL

? When the story of Elisabeth Fritzl and family broke, I called my girlfriends and filled them in. Like me, they were outraged by what this man did to these people. One snide reader posted a comment expressing his ?shock? that I would be interested
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:25:00 GMT

CIS countries protest vandalism of Red Army monument in Austria

VIENNA, May 8 (RIA Novosti) - Embassies of the CIS countries in Austria sent on Thursday a protest note to the Austrian Foreign Ministry over an act of vandalism recently committed at a Red Army monument in Vienna, a Russian diplomatic source said. A
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:26:00 GMT

Austrian father: I'm addicted

PM Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world. In comments related by his lawyer to weekly magazine News, Fritzl, who
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:46:00 GMT

Police: Austrian children kept in dungeon were in 'oppressive' conditions

Police in Austria have reported that the situation in the cellar where people were illegally imprisoned for over two decades is 'oppressive'. They have also said that they cannot stay in the cellar for more than one hour. AP reported that this is because
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT

Austrian dad reveals incest 'addiction'

Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world. In comments related by his lawyer to weekly magazine News, Fritzl, who locked up
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:27:00 GMT

AUSTRIAN DAD: IT'S THE NAZIS' FAULT

It's the Nazis' fault. That's what Josef Fritzl - who is currently in police custody after he admitted to imprisoning and raping his daughter for 24 years - said, according to a report from the Times of London. He said in handwritten notes given go his
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:58:00 GMT

Austria's dungeon man: 'I must have been crazy'

In his first public comments since being arrested last month relayed by his lawyer and published in an Austrian magazine on Thursday Fritzl offered a defense, by turns lurid and banal, of the indefensible. He also appeared to be laying the groundwork
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Austrian magazine quotes Fritzl as admitting he must have been crazy

Vienna: The man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children said he knew his actions were wrong and that he 'must have been crazy,' according to comments published on Thursday. Josef Fritzl also said in remarks
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:26:00 GMT

Austrian youths mar V-day celebrations

The monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna Victory Day celebrations have been marred by an incident in Vienna. A monument to Soviet soldiers in the centre of the Austrian capital has been vandalized by youths who splashed paint on the monument?s plinth.
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:22:00 GMT

Austrian father reveals his 'addiction' to incest

VIENNA - Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world. In comments related by his lawyer to weekly magazine News, Fritzl, who
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:13:00 GMT

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Thu, 8 May 2008 22:34:00 GMT

Austrian dad reveals incest 'addiction'

Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world.In comments related by his lawyer to weekly magazine News, Fritzl, who locked up
Thu, 8 May 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Josef Fritzl: Blame the Nazis

Josef Fritzl has blamed the Nazis for fostering the twisted morality that led him to imprison his daughter, Elisabeth, in a cellar for 24 years. In an attempt to defend his conduct, he said Hitler's Germany had instilled 'control and the respect of
Thu, 8 May 2008 20:50:00 GMT