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The lure of a Liechtenstein bank account

By Phil Cain | 02/09/11
VADUZ, Liechtenstein — Warm hospitality is easy to find in this drab capital, at least if you’re there to deposit a sizeable amount of money. After mentioning the topic at the reception desk of one of the tiny country's 15 banks recently, I was u
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Hungary arrests executive connected to red sludge spill

By Phil Cain | 10/12/10
Hungarian police today arrested the managing director of the aluminum company behind the spill of toxic sludge that killed eight people, drove dozens from their homes and threatened to pollute the Danube River. The arrest of Zoltan Bakonyi, managin
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Will Hungary's toxic red sludge spill extend beyond Danube?

By Phil Cain | 10/08/10
GRAZ, Austria — Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban today made a guarded request for international help to contain the environmental damage from the 35 million cubic feet of toxic red sludge that burst from an alumina refinery earlier this week.
Christian Science Monitor

Will Hungary's flood of red sludge bolster environmentalists' warnings?

By Phil Cain | 10/06/10
As Hungarian authorities take stock of the formidable task to clean up a toxic sludge spill that has killed at least four people, many environmentalist groups say the government should outlaw storing toxic red sludge from alumina processing in open
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A straight Austrian couple wants a same-sex marriage

By Phil Cain | 02/23/10
"Registered partnerships" have been available to gays and lesbians in Austria since Jan. 1 thanks to a law passed Nov. 17, following a lengthy tug-of-war within the left-right coalition government.
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Austria: Where Santa Claus is not welcome

By Phil Cain | 12/08/09
GRAZ, Austria — Austrian traditionalists have stepped up their campaign against the incursion of Santa Claus into the local delivery business in an effort to support their traditional present provider: Christkind.
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Trip to space in aisle 4

By Phil Cain | 10/26/09
A discount supermarket chain in Austria is selling trips to space.
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Serbia: Can reality TV heal war wounds?

By Phil Cain | 09/01/09
BELGRADE, Serbia — A television and radio program hopes to reunite some of the thousands of former Yugoslavs who have have gone missing or lost touch with friends and family and, in the process, foster a sense of togetherness 18 years  after the nat