Vienna - A 10-year-old Yemeni girl was not able to receive a Woman's World Award on Thursday for fighting her forced marriage, as Yemeni authorities prevented her from travelling to Austria, according to the awards organizer.
Nojoud Muhammad Nasser was scheduled to accept the honour in the world hope category in a ceremony in Vienna, along with fellow honorees such as Italian actress Monica Bellucci and US pop singers Anastacia and Kelly Clarkson.
Vienna - The international arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir would encourage rebel groups in Darfur and destabilize the country, a senior Sudanese parliamentarian warned Thursday in Vienna.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday issued the warrant against al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the counter-insurgency campaign in Sudan's Darfur region.
Vienna - Austria Wednesday appointed Didi Constantini to succeed Karel Brueckner as coach of the national side.
Constantini, 53, will be assisted by Manfred Zsak who moves from the under-21 team. Former international Andreas Herzog will take over the under-21s, the Austrian football federation said.
Constantini, a much-travelled player and coach in Austria, had twice briefly been in charge of the national team in interim capacities in the early 1990s.
Vienna - Iran sees signs that the United Nations Security Council might end its engagement in the country's nuclear issues, after the body's permanent members indicated a readiness for direct talks, Iran's UN ambassador in Vienna said Wednesday.
Permanent Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, as well as Germany told the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) Tuesday they wanted to find a comprehensive diplomatic solution through direct talks.
Vienna - An Austrian court on Tuesday found German state premier Dieter Althaus guilty of manslaughter by negligence and sentenced him to a fine of 33,300 euros
(41,900 dollars) on Tuesday for his involvement in a fatal skiing accident in Austria.
In addition, the court in Irdning ordered the premier of Thuringia to pay a fine of 5,000 euros in compensation to the husband of Beata Christandl, who died on January 1 after colliding with Althaus on a slope in the Austrian province of Styria.
Vienna - A 10-year-old Yemeni girl was not able to receive a Woman's World Award on Thursday for fighting her forced marriage, as Yemeni authorities prevented her from travelling to Austria, according to the awards organizer.
Vienna - The international arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir would encourage rebel groups in Darfur and destabilize the country, a senior Sudanese parliamentarian warned Thursday in Vienna.
Vienna - Austria Wednesday appointed Didi Constantini to succeed Karel Brueckner as coach of the national side.
Vienna - Iran sees signs that the United Nations Security Council might end its engagement in the country's nuclear issues, after the body's permanent members indicated a readiness for direct talks, Iran's UN ambassador in Vienna said Wednesday.
Vienna - The price for cru
Vienna - An Austrian court on Tuesday found German state premier Dieter Althaus guilty of manslaughter by negligence and sentenced him to a fine of 33,300 euros 
