Vienna (Austria)

Vienna Bids Farewell to Magnate Who Brought Stars to Its Opera Ball

Sophia Loren, Kim Kardashian, Priscilla Presley and Jane Fonda were among the stars Richard Lugner enticed, and often paid, to appear at the Vienna Opera Ball.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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3rd Teenager Arrested Over Planned Attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concerts

The authorities said the 18-year-old was connected to the main suspect and had recently sworn allegiance to the Islamic State.

By Christopher F. Schuetze

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2 Teenagers Planned Attacks on Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concerts, Authorities Say

A suspect confessed to a plot using explosives and other weapons to kill as many attendees as possible, security officials said. The singer’s three-concert Vienna run was canceled.

By Sarah Maslin Nir and Christopher F. Schuetze

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Taking a D.I.Y. Version of the Orient Express

The luxury version of this classic train journey costs almost $50,000, but for $1,000 or less, you can book the rail trip from Paris to Istanbul yourself.

By Michael Harmon and Tony Cenicola

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