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Ruby’s presence shakes up staid Vienna Opera Ball

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

Karima el-Mahroug nicknamed Ruby, center, and Austrian businessman Richard Lugner, right, toast during a lunch at restaurant "Luigi" in Koettlach, Lower Austria, Thursday, March 3, 2011. Karima el-Mahroug nicknamed Ruby will be Lugner's special guest at this year's Opera Ball. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)

Italy scandal teen shakes up staid Vienna Ball

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

**FILE** Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during his annual "Urbi et Orbi" ("to the City and to the World") message at the Vatican on Christmas 2010. (Associated Press)

Catholics rethink celibacy rule

By Sumi Somaskanda - The Washington Times

Two people look down on the former imperial Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, in June. The palace, once lived in by members of the Habsburg dynasty when it ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire, isn't just a museum. It is now home to ordinary Austrians. (Associated Press)

Austrian castles not just for kings

By Veronika Oleksyn - Associated Press

Schiele art back in Austria after ownership feud

By RAFAEL GURBISZ - Associated Press

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New targets arise for spies in years after the Cold War

By George Jahn - Associated Press

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn presents a paper with the title "The Truth Shall Make You Free" during a news conference in Austria. The cardinal has developed a set of measures, to take effect July 1, intended to prevent abuse by clergy and help victims. He has apologized "for everything that my predecessors and other holders of church office committed against people in their trust." (Associated Press)

Austrian Catholics urge church reform

By Veronika Oleksyn - Associated Press

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