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Czech Republic, US agree on half of draft radar agreement

Czech and US negotiators have agreed on about half of the points in the draft bilateral agreement on the possible...

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Free trade should top APEC economic leaders’ agenda

The stalled Doha Round negotiations of the World Trade Organizations should top the agenda of the APEC economic leaders when...

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Hungarian Cultural Festival opens in Beijing

Princess Sissi is known to millions of people in China. So is Hungary's great poet Petőfi. Though a small country,...

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Hungarian Szávay in Open quarterfinals with Kuznetsova

Together with the former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who will appear in her second career US Open quarterfinal after her fourth-round...

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Czech gov’t to offer money to its villages near US radar

The Czech government will promise development aid to the mayors of the villages situated near the planned US radar base...

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New Turkish President swiftly sets up pro-EU cabinet

New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-European Union reformist cabinet yesterday that reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s aim to...

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Moldova fed up with Russian inspectors

Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin stated at the end of last week that inspectors from Rospotrebnadzor, the federal consumer rights agency,...

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Greece grapples with fires, Olympia site endangered

Greek firefighters, getting assistance from other countries, Sunday continued to battle fires raging out of control in several areas of...

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Russia: Contracts signed at MAKS-2007 air show outside Moscow top $3 bln

The value of contracts signed at the MAKS-2007 international air show outside Moscow has exceeded $3 billion, the organizers said...

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Cuba: Hungary a US lackey

Specifically denouncing the nation of Hungary as a “lackey” of its “powerful and aggressive master,” i.e. the United States government,...

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China, Hungary to enhance cooperation between armed forces

China's military values its relations with Hungarian armed forces and is willing to promote bilateral cooperation, Chinese Defense Minister Cao...

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Eastern European migration ‘falling’

Numbers of eastern European people registering to work in the UK are falling, government statistics have revealed....

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Russia resumes long-range strategic flights

Aircraft from Russia's long-range aviation group are flying continuous alert missions but without nuclear weapons on board, a senior Russian...

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US experts end measurements of Czech radar site

Some 30 US experts finished their 4-day measurements of the possible site of the US missile defense radar base in...

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Serbia accuses NATO, US of creating satellite state in Kosovo

Serbia on Wednesday accused NATO and the United States of attempts to create a barrack-style satellite state in the southern...

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Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

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Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

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Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

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Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

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National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

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House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...

More Than 200 WWII Explosives Found at Budapest Construction Site

Bomb disposal specialists recovered more than 200 World War II explosive devices and fragments at a construction site on Üllői...

Hungary to Open Communist-Era Secret Service Files on November 4

Hungary’s government will make communist-era secret service documents public on Nov. 4, fulfilling one of the ruling Tisza Party’s main...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Hungary’s Presidential Sándor Palace to Reopen to Visitors

The presidential Sándor Palace in Budapest will reopen to visitors from Aug. 1-8, the speaker of parliament, who is exercising...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...

Hungary to Release Some Communist-era Secret Service Files on Oct. 22

Some secret service files from Hungary’s Communist regime will be made public from Oct. 22, the eve of the 70th...

Mákos Pite and Red Dope

It’s spring, and the poppies of Hungary are blooming in the field. Sitting outside a café in Szeged, I’m munching...

Budapest’s Renewed Citadella Reopening This Week

Budapest's Citadella will reopen to visitors on March 28 after a multiyear restoration that has transformed the deteriorating fortress into...

Budapest’s Citadella to Reopen after 4‑Year Restoration

The historic Citadella atop Gellért Hill in Budapest has undergone a comprehensive four‑year renovation and is set to reopen to...

Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

Ralph Brewster: the Would-be American who Couch-surfed WW2 Budapest

What existed on the plot now occupied by the Mammut 2 shopping mall on Margit krt? Who was Aladár Rácz?...

Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...