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Johnny Depp and Bollywood beauty

A stunning Bollywood actress is being whisked to Hollywood by star Johnny Depp after she asked him for a helping hand in launching her career.

Curvy Mallika Sherawat, 24, met the Pirates of the Caribbean star at a movie launch and told him of her dream to act alongside him.

"He is such a good man. We talked for a long time and he had lots of ideas. And of course he is so handsome," sighed smitten Mallika.

"He is a big fan of Bollywood films and I've sent him copies of all my films," she added.

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Dozy driver escapes crash with cuts and bruises
A snoozing driver had a miraculous escape after his car rammed into trees in Fußach, Vorarlberg, last night (Wed/Thurs) ripping the engine out of the vehicle.

Two more people develop listeria infections
Two more people have been hospitalised with listeria bacteria infections, the Agency for Health and Nutrition Safety (AGES) announced today (Weds).

Scientists cleared over avalanche pig research
The Innsbruck public prosecutor’s office announced yesterday (Tues) that it had ended its investigation of three scientists who had participated in a controversial experiment with pigs.

A-Tec is back in the black
Austrian industrialist Mirko Kovats’ holding company A-Tec Industries reported yesterday (Weds) that it had climbed back into the black in 2009.

DNA leads to arrest 10 years after robbery
Police have arrested a man in Mattersburg for the robbery of a tobacco shop 10 years ago.

'Jewish Portraits' on display in Graz
Pictures of native German speaking Jewish personalities who escaped the Holocaust by German photographer Herlinde Koelbl are on show in Graz from today (Weds).

'Jewish Portraits' on display in Graz
Pictures of native German speaking Jewish personalities who escaped the Holocaust by German photographer Herlinde Koelbl are on show in Graz from today (Weds).

What's on at the Burgkino this weekend?
A new comedy film starring George Clooney is heading the bill at Vienna’s Burgkino – where all films are shown in their original English version – this weekend.

ÖBB freight branch's 2009 turnover deep in the red
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) supervisory board chief Horst Pöchhacker revealed today (Weds) the firm’s freight business department suffered operative losses of 100 million Euros last year.

VIDC calls on Austria to shelter Iranian dissidents
The Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) called on the Austrian government today (Weds) to give refuge to Iranian dissidents.