Originally organised to entertain distinguished nobles and politicians gathered in the capital after the Congress of Vienna, the annual ball tradition has continued into the present day with ...

These include the Vienna Opera Ball and the Oktoberfest in Munich. On Wednesday, the Vienna police announced that the entire ball season is in the terrorists' sights.

The ball guests who made their way to the Vienna Hofburg on Friday are slowly waking up. A number of prominent guests accepted the invitation from the Association of Styrians in Vienna - many did ...