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16. 01. 09. - 09:00

Ban 007 Craigs video Nazi call

Polish historians have begun a protest campaign to sabotage James Bond star Daniel Craig's new film 'Defiance' about Jewish freedom fighters.

The film tells the story of three Jewish brothers living in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II who join Russian resistance fighters hunting the Nazis and save the lives of over 1,200 Jews.

Now protestors have demanded that Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski condemn the film for glorifying "common criminals" as national heroes.

"We protest strongly against the release of a film which totally falsifies the historical truth, presenting common criminals as heroes.

"It offends the memory of hundreds of defenceless Polish civilians murdered during the war," reads a letter to the leaders.

Craig's character Tewje Bielski's has been accused by some Polish historians of carrying out vicious purges of Polish civilians during his guerrilla campaign.

Austrian Times

Christie + Co to open Vienna office
Christie + Co has presented plans to open its first branch in Austria later this year.

Woman hides in forest for two days after petrol assault
A Styrian woman hid from her jobless husband for two days after he had showered her with car fuel, it has been announced.

Austrian found after getting lost in Croatia cycling trip
An elderly Austrian who went missing during a cycling outing in Croatia was found this morning (Thurs) after an all-night search in Croatia.

Iraq veteran faces new life to save brother in Traiskirchen
A Moroccan-born man who fought in the American army during the US invasion of Iraq is now fighting another battle to save the life of his brother.

Plane crash claims two
Two people were killed in a plane crash in Upper Austria this afternoon (Thurs).

Lukas and Sarah top baby name charts
Lukas was the most popular name for boys born in Austria for a 14th year in a row last year, according to a study.

Austrian's website lauded by Time Magazine
A stock market information platform created by an Austrian is in the top three in a prestigious US magazine’s annual ranking of the best homepages in the world.

Ban warns of difficult Middle East peace talks
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that reopened peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority will "not be easy".

Strache hits out at 'centralist' EU
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has attacked the European Union (EU) for being a "centralist" association.

Denying Greece support 'dangerous', Pröll warns
People’s Party (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor Josef Pröll has warned of "dangerous developments" as European Union (EU) member states have backed out of the previously agreed upon support package for Greece.