Report: Austrian Teen Who Joined ISIS Beaten to Death When She Tried to Escape

Two Austrian tabloids are claiming that a 17-year-old Viennese girl who ran away last year with a friend to join ISIS was beaten to death by members of the terrorist group. The report hasn’t been confirmed by any official government agency; it’s the latest of several conflicting stories about the girls’ fate over the…
Nude Sunbather Causes Chaos, Major Car Accident in Austria [NSFW]
Apparently not all of Europe is as progressive and nudity-friendly as previously thought. Or maybe it's that one never expects to see a naked butt hanging out of a window (I live in San Francisco, so I always expect that?), but an Austrian woman caused quite the stir when she chose to sunbathe nude through her window.
Bearded Drag Queen Takes Eurovision Song Contest by Storm
Meet Conchita Wurst, Austria's competitor in this year's Eurovision Song Contest — which is a popular televised event in which European countries soothe international tensions through the healing power of song and dance (like Glee, but with geopolitics). Conchita has all of the trappings of a star: a beautiful voice,…
Schwarzenegger Commemorates Epic Narcissism With Statue Of Himself
On Friday Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled one of three self-commissioned bronze statues of his muscly, Speedo-clad body at his childhood home turned museum in Thal, Austria. While this photo of Arnold caressing his shiny metal ass may look like one of the most outrageous celebrity moments ever, social scientists tell…
Fritzl's Horrifying Incest Basement Will Be Filled With Concrete
The man who is liquidating the estate of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian father who impregnated his daughter and kept her and her children prisoners in his basement, says he's going to fill the basement with concrete so that no one can go in there ever again. Meanwhile, Fritzl is serving a life sentence in prison.
Beth Ditto Smiles Because ___________
ISCHGL, AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 27: Singer Beth Ditto of The Gossip addresses the media during a news conference prior to the opening of the winter season at Ischgl, one of the biggest mountain resorts in the Alps. (Photo by Getty)
Ikea Lets You Hide Your Bisexuality In The Cupboard
We're not sure what makes this Austrian Ikea commercial less likely to air in the US: the fact that it gleefully depicts infidelity, or its suggestion that male bisexuality exists.
Polanski's Fugitive Status Could Still Mess Up His Travel Plans
Roman Polanski may be off house arrest, but he'll still have to import his tea and cannoli — because of extradition treaties, he can't travel to Britain or Italy. Germany and Austria, however, are a-okay.
Reading, Rainbow
[Vienna, June 7. Image via AP]
A Show Of Hands
[Innsbruck, June 3. Image via Getty]
The Hills Are Alive
[Salzburg, June 1. Image via AP]
The People's Republic
[Vienna, May 18. Image via Getty]
The Blue Note
[Salzburg, May 12. Image via AP]
Take A Bow
[Vienna, February 11. Image via Getty]
