Austria needs image campaign after incest horror

Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer has announced that his government plans to launch an image campaign to restore its reputation around the world after two recent imprisonment cases have shocked the world."We won't allow the whole country to be...

The prison of publicity - Guardian Unlimited

" The story of Natascha Kampusch's escape from her eight-year imprisonment in an underground cell has gripped and horrified the world like a modern-day folk tale. Why are we so fascinated by the details of her ordeal, asks Lucy Mangan The only person who hasn't called is...

Austrian teen describes abduction, imprisonment - CTV.ca

" Updated Wed. Sep. 6 2006 6:13 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff The young Austrian woman imprisoned for more than eight years in a dingy, cell-like room described her terrible ordeal Wednesday, in her first television interview. "The first time I didn't see the cellar room at all...

I thought of escape, says kidnap victim - Advertiser Adelaide

" From correspondents in Vienna Article from: Agence France-Presse Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email WORLD-famous kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch said in her first interview she ¿only thought of escape¿ from the kidnapper who held her in an underground room...

Teen: Didn't miss much in captivity (AP)

" VIENNA, Austria - The Austrian teenager held in a basement cell for more than eight years said she mourns for the man who enslaved her. Natascha Kampusch said Wolfgang Priklopil, 44, treated her well at times and very badly at others. She stressed she did not want to...

Iraq suicide bombing 'kills 14'

"At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. Dozens of people were injured in the mid-morning blast outside the Iraqi interior ministry."

Captive girl says had "sex contact" (Reuters)

" By Mark Heinrich 42 minutes ago VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian girl held captive in a windowless cell for eight years before escaping said she had "sexual contact" with her kidnapper, police said on Saturday. Federal police spokesman Erich Zwettler had no further details on...

Kidnap case shocks Austrian press - BBC News

" Ms Kampusch was held in a house less than 10 miles from her home Papers in Austria explore the motives behind the long captivity of Natascha Kampusch and ponder the implications of the case, both for the victim and for society as a whole. The tabloid Kronen Zeitung prints a...

Austrian girl escaped while vacuuming captor's car (Reuters)

" VIENNA (Reuters) - Natascha Kampusch, an Austrian girl who had been held captive for eight years, escaped from her abductor when he took a phone call while she was vacuuming his car, Austrian police said on Friday. The end of Kampusch's eight-year ordeal has transfixed the...

Austrian police say DNA tests prove identity of woman who vanished ... - Cana...

" View Larger Image This photo provided by the Austrian police shows part of the room of Natascha Kampusch in the house of her alleged kidnapper in Strasshof northeast of Vienna. (AP Photo/Austrian Police/ho) George Jahn, Canadian Press Article tools Printer...

DNA proves missing Austrian girl's ID (AP)

" VIENNA, Austria - Police said Friday that DNA tests prove that a young woman who turned up in a small town outside Vienna this week is the same woman who vanished eight years ago as a 10-year old while walking to school. The announcement was made at a news conference...