Vienna - Dropping by 1.86 dollars Monday, the price for oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleu

Vienna - Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger on Monday criticized Germany and three other European Union countries for boycotting a United Nations conference on racism in Geneva.

The decision by Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland not to participate was "not a sign of strength" for the EU, Spindelegger said on Austria's ORF radio.

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Vienna - Up to 15 people were feared to be buried by a large avalanche Sunday in the Hinterstoder skiing area in Austria, according to media reports.

Witnesses saw the avalanche at around 10:30 local time and reported that between 10 and 15 backcountry skiers were trapped under the snow. Police told Austrian press agency APA that they assumed that "several" people were buried.

Up to 40 rescue workers and several several helicopters were dispatched to the site in the Upper Austria province.

Vienna - Up to 15 people were feared to be buried by an avalanche that went off on Sunday in

Vienna - The US would be in breach of international law if it does not prosecute CIA officials for torturing alleged terrorists, the United Nations' monitor on torture Manfred Nowak said in a newspaper interview published Saturday in Austria.

The UN Special Rapporteur on torture was reacting to the announcement by US President Barack Obama that CIA operatives who used harsh interrogation tactics authorized by the Bush administration should not be held responsible.