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It may have introduced the world to the land of crisp apple strudel
and schnitzel with noodles, but “The Sound of Music” has never been
one of Austria’s favorite things.
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It seemed so brash and, to many Viennese, so American when Starbucks
arrived three years ago bearing Frappuccinos and caramel macchiatos
into this proud capital of coffeehouse culture.
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Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with
dioxin, most likely intentionally, doctors in Vienna who had been
struggling to diagnose his mystery illness confirmed Saturday.
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Despite a pledge by Tehran on Monday to suspend all uranium
enrichment activities, the United States warned that it reserved the
right to refer Iran to the
U.N. Security Council, insisting that the
Islamic Republic was trying to build nuclear weapons.
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Iran on Sunday agreed to halt its uranium enrichment activities,
opening the way for the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency to
sign the deal when it reconvenes here today, diplomats said.
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Thursday
that Iran had stopped short of meeting its pledge to halt all nuclear
enrichment by insisting on a last-minute exemption for some activities.
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Iran agreed to fully freeze its uranium enrichment program Sunday in
a breakthrough deal with the European Union to avoid possible
U.N.
Security Council sanctions.
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Elfriede Jelinek, an intensely shy, quirky Austrian writer whose
highly political works infused with feminism both unsettle and
enthrall her readers, has won the Nobel Prize in literature, the
Swedish Academy announced Thursday.
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Crimson Chinese lanterns hang from the fluorescent lights in the
classrooms, and a little Chinese flag perches on the principal’s desk.
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