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Putin’s two-day visit to US

President of Russia Vladimir Putin began Sunday his two-day visit to the United States amid strained relations between the two...

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IMF warns Romania on pension changes

The International Monetary Fund criticized Romania on Friday for plans to raise pensions sharply, saying the move is likely to...

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Russia’s LUKoil to set up JV with Venezuela’s PDVSA in 2008

LUKoil Overseas, the international production arm of Russia's LUKoil, will set up a joint venture with the national petroleum company...

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Romania denies hosting secret CIA prisons

Romania has dismissed allegations that it was involved in hosting secret CIA jails to interrogate terror suspects in 2003-05, following...

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Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips to walk away from oil business in Venezuela

US oil giants Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips effectively ended their business in Venezuela on Tuesday by refusing to sign an...

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Hungary deems EU treaty agreement conducive to closer integration

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány welcomed on Saturday the agreement European Union leaders had reached on a new EU treaty...

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Can Washington turn crisis into opportunity?

Drastic changes in Gaza have shocked the United States. The media say the recent events indicated the failure of Israel's...

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Report: Aging poses economic threat to East Europe, ex-Soviets

Rapidly aging populations will threaten economic success in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union if governments fall behind on...

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Fighter plane contract to face probe by Hungarian govt

Hungary will probe alleged improprieties in a 2001 tender for fighter jets that was awarded to the Anglo-Swedish consortium BAE...

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Save the substance of the constitution, says Joint Parliamentary Meeting

The shape of a new EU treaty that salvages the substance of the constitution, the role of national parliaments in...

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US report – India has world’s largest problem of human trafficking

A US Government report says India has the world's largest problem of human trafficking, with hundreds of thousands of sex...

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Calls for closure of Guantanamo prison

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he favors immediately closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison and moving its...

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Hungary honors Labor peer

Former Swansea East Labor MP Donald Anderson is to be awarded the Order of Merit from the Republic of Hungary....

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Russia, US agree on missile defense dialogue

The presidents of Russia and the United States agreed Thursday to cooperate on missile defense issues, and discussed the possibility...

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Some 2,000 protested against radar base on occasion of Bush visit

Some 2,000 people protested against the possible stationing of a US radar base on Czech territory in the center of...

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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...