Austria

U.N. mission in Golan Heights may be next casualty of Syrian war

2013-06-07 05:00:00

A United Nations mission that has patrolled a zone of separation between Israel and Syria for four decades is at risk of becoming the latest casualty in the grinding bloodbath between Syrian President Bashar Assad's military and the rebels fighting to...

Austria to pull its U.N. peacekeepers from Golan Heights

2013-06-06 16:52:00

Austria said Thursday that it was pulling its troops from a United Nations observer mission in the buffer zone between Syria and and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, saying the risk to its soldiers had become “unacceptable” amid fighting...

Eurozone unemployment rate hits record 12.2%

2013-05-31 07:36:00

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate in the Eurozone hit a record 12.2% last month as the region continues to battle a lengthy recession triggered by austerity measures and debt problems in some key nations. Joblessness has soared over the past...

Review: History lurks in Stephen Prina's sculptures at LACMA

2013-04-21 19:35:00

Edouard Manet (1832-83) was arguably the first Modern artist. Partly that's because the 19th century painter's work was made in direct, conscious response to museum art — in those days a newfangled institution. Before, painters and sculptors...

Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards

2013-02-25 04:00:00

For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself. "Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help engineer the rescue of six Americans from Iran — won the top prize at the 85th Academy Awards, one year after the...

Benny Bohm answers five questions on wine

2013-02-21 11:00:00

Ammo managing partner Benedikt "Benny" Bohm is one of the best front-of-the-house professionals in L.A. Bohm also curates the 15-year-old restaurant’s wines, and the music, and both are notable for his eclectic choices. What's your favorite wine...

Essay: 'Amour' is a horror film for the ages

2013-02-24 06:00:00

There is no cabin in the woods or scary house at the end of the street in "Amour." There is no ax-wielding Jack Nicholson running around. Yet filmmaker Michael Haneke's examination of the final days of a long life — and a long love — may be...

American teen Sarah Hendrickson wins world ski jumping title

2013-02-22 11:58:00

Sarah Hendrickson, an 18-year-old from Park City, Utah, has won the women's ski jumping title at the Nordic world championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Hendrickson, who trains at the private Winter School in Park City, outdistanced Japan's Sara...

Oscars 2013: Early reviews on host Seth MacFarlane are not kind

2013-01-11 05:45:00

If Seth MacFarlane was using Thursday’s Academy Awards nominations announcement as a test-run for his Oscar show hosting patter, he might consider changing directions. Fast.� Early reviews of MacFarlane’s jokes were strongly negative, with...

Wine pairings for three Vietnamese dishes

2013-01-26 00:00:00

Green papaya salad Look for a white blend from Vienna or Austria that's sweet with a crisp minerality, such as a Gemischter Satz. Phan especially likes it with the 2011 Bernreiter Gemischter Satz,�a field blend grown within the city limits of Vienna,...

Your Scene: Fabled Austria

2012-12-22 06:30:00

Larry White photographed this fairy tale-like scene during a trip to Hallstatt, Austria, in October. He and his girlfriend, Christine Cyran, visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site to celebrate her birthday, and stayed at the Pension Sarstein, near the...

Oscars 2013: 'Amour' in, 'Intouchables' out for foreign language

2013-01-10 12:00:00

Academy voters showed their love for Austria's "Amour" on Thursday morning, with the deep and intimate look at an aging couple facing the end of life together being nominated not just for best foreign language film, but also for best picture and in...

Kentucky's Bernisha Pinkett (10) defends Dayton's Kelley Austria (22) in the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Aja Evans (r) and Jazmine Fenlator at the awards ceremony Friday in Igls, Austria.

2013-01-18 08:17:00

Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria takes 1st place during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Vierschanzentournee (Four Hills Tournament) on January 04, 2013 in Innsbruck, Austria.

2013-01-04 19:48:00