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Vienna Philharmonic to Play Benefit Gig for Japan
By not in system - AOL NewsVIENNA -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna's State Opera say they will stage a benefit concert next month to help the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami. The orchestra, opera company and other organizers said today that all proceeds from the May 18 performance will go to the Japanese Red Cross. An opera statement also said conductor Daniele Gatti and orchestra members will forgo their performance fees. The ensemble -- one of the world's best orchestras -- will play Gustav Mahler's 9th Symphony at the opera house to mark the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death. Get your ...
Berlusconi Scandal Belly Dancer Ruby Shocks Vienna Society
By not in system - AOL NewsShe's admittedly a belly dancer, not a waltzer. But Ruby, the teenager at the center of a sex scandal that could torpedo Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's career, is in Vienna to attend tonight's famed Opera Ball. The 18-year-old Moroccan, whose real name is Karima El Mahroug, was paid 40,000 euros -- more than $55,000 -- to accompany Austrian real estate mogul Richard Lugner, 78, to the swanky event, which is the highlight of the social season, The Independent said. Samuel Kubani, AFP / Getty Images Belly dancer Karima El Mahroug poses with Austrian entrepreneur Richard Lugner, ...
Russians in Spy Exchange Include Hanssen Case Figure
By Andrea Stone - AOL News(July 9) -- A former Russian intelligence officer who may have provided information that helped uncover two of the worst spies in U.S. history -- Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames -- is among the four Russians swapped for 10 sleeper agents in an elaborate Cold War-style spy swap today. Alexander Zaporozhsky, a decorated former KGB officer who, according to Reuters, may have helped expose the American turncoats, had served seven years of an 18-year sentence on charges of spying for the United States. He was released with three others and flown to Vienna. The Washington Post reported that ...
US and Russian Planes Exchange 14 Spies in Vienna
By not in system - AOL NewsVIENNA (July 9) -- The U.S. and Russia orchestrated the largest spy swap since the Cold War, exchanging 10 spies arrested in the U.S. for four convicted in Russia in a tightly choreographed diplomatic dance Friday at Vienna's airport. Two planes - one from New York's La Guardia airport and another from Moscow - arrived in Vienna within minutes of each other, parked nose-to-tail at a remote section on the tarmac, then spent about an hour and a half before departing just as quickly. A small bus was seen driving between the two planes. The swap completed, a Russian Emergencies Ministry ...
Supreme Court Declines Vatican Sex-Abuse Appeal
By Dana Kennedy - AOL News(June 28) -- The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to review a lawsuit that challenges the Vatican's immunity from prosecution in clerical sex abuse cases. Minnesota lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, who filed the case in 2002, called the high court's decision to allow the lawsuit to go forward "an enormous breakthrough for the movement of sex abuse survivors." "The Vatican has hidden behind a wall of immunity and acted as if they are above the law," Anderson told AOL News today. "Now we have a crack in that wall, and we will move forward in our fight against the Vatican." Anderson said the court's ...
Mercer Survey Ranks Vienna as Best Place to Live
By David Knowles - Politics DailyVienna took the top honors in a new survey on the cities with the best quality of life. Baghdad, meanwhile, was rated the worst. The Mercer 2010 Quality of Living Survey analyzes living conditions for 10 categories, including schools, education of the population, natural environment, and a city's overall socio-cultural environment. No city in the United States cracked the top 30 spots on the list. Honolulu took 31st place. Here are the top 10 cities: 1. Vienna, Austria 2. Zurich, Switzerland 3. Geneva, Switzerland 4. Vancouver, Canada 5. Auckland, New Zealand 6. Dusseldorf, Germany 7. ...
Five Things Vienna Made Me Miss About the Last Century
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyWell, ladies, it's New Year's Eve. And as we sit back and contemplate our various "top 10" lists from the past year, a certain nostalgia inevitably kicks in. ...
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