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WWII shell found in roof of Budapest city hall

on May 23, 2013 via YahooNews

Hungarian authorities evacuated around 1,000 people on Thursday after an unexploded World War II shell was discovered embedded in the roof of Budapest's city hall.

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Hungary Wagner festival will not "Ring" in composer's birthday

on May 23, 2013 via YahooNews

By Michael Roddy BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his "Wagner Days" festival in June. Fischer, who launched his festival in 2006 in the Bela Bartok concert hall at the Palace of Arts in Budapest, will have a new ...

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Hungary Wagner festival will not "Ring" in composer's birthday

on May 22, 2013 via YahooNews

By Michael Roddy BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his "Wagner Days" festival in June. Fischer, who launched his festival in 2006 in the Bela Bartok concert hall at the Palace of Arts in Budapest, will have a new ...

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Hungary Wagner festival will not "Ring" in composer's birthday

on May 22, 2013 via YahooNews

By Michael Roddy BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his "Wagner Days" festival in June. Fischer, who launched his festival in 2006 in the Bela Bartok concert hall at the Palace of Arts in Budapest, will have a new ...

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Hungary Wagner festival will not "Ring" in composer's birthday

on May 22, 2013 via YahooNews

By Michael Roddy BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his "Wagner Days" festival in June. Fischer, who launched his festival in 2006 in the Bela Bartok concert hall at the Palace of Arts in Budapest, will have a new ...

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2 donkeys suspected in mauling old man to death in Hungary

on May 21, 2013 via YahooNews

May 21, 2013 10:08 PM BUDAPEST (AP) - The Hungarian police say they are investigating an incident in which an elderly man may have been mauled to death by two donkeys. ? ? ? ?

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Over 500 artworks stolen from Hungary apartment belonging to a deceased collector: police

on May 19, 2013 via YahooNews

File photo of the Hungarian Parliament Building. Photo: Jozefff/Wikipedia.org. BUDAPEST (AFP) .-

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World Jewish leaders urge Hungary to crack down on Jobbik

on May 18, 2013 via YahooNews

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe to consider banning neo-Nazi parties threatening democracy and minority rights. The WJC plenary assembly, held in the Hungarian capital rather than Jerusalem to highlight rising anti-Semitism in Hungary, passed a ...

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Cooperation between Serbian and Hungarian police to improve

on May 17, 2013 via YahooNews

State Secretary at the Serbian Interior Ministry Vladimir Bozovic voiced confidence in Budapest that the cooperation between the Serbian and Hungarian police forces will improve even further, online newspaper In Serbia said.

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Human Rights Watch calls for EU action on Hungary

on May 16, 2013 via YahooNews

(BUDAPEST ) - Human Rights Watch urged the EU Thursday to consider suspending Hungary's voting rights for Budapest's "contempt for the rule of law" and "continuing failure" to comply with recommendations of European institutions.

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Soccer-Gyor end 30-year wait to win Hungarian title

on May 15, 2013 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, May 12 (Reuters) - Gyor ETO won their first Hungarian championship in 30 years with a 1-0 victory over Ferencvaros on Sunday as closest title rivals Videoton lost 2-1 at Debrecen. The club from Hungary's sixth largest city have 58 points from 27 games with three remaining, giving them an unassailable 10-point advantage over second-placed Videoton. The title was the club's fourth and ...

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Ukraine Has a Good Chance to Sign AA - Hungary's Foreign Minister

on May 13, 2013 via YahooNews

KYIV, Ukraine, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -"We think Ukraine has done a lot to meet the conditions voiced by the EU at the end of 2012," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Janos Martonyi at the VI Forum Europe - Ukraine in Budapest, ?

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Soccer-Gyor end 30-year wait to win Hungarian title

on May 12, 2013 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, May 12 (Reuters) - Gyor ETO won their first Hungarian championship in 30 years with a 1-0 victory over Ferencvaros on Sunday as closest title rivals Videoton lost 2-1 at Debrecen. The club from Hungary's sixth largest city have 58 points from 27 games with three remaining, giving them an unassailable 10-point advantage over second-placed Videoton. The title was the club's fourth and ...

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6th Europe-Ukraine forum takes off in Budapest

on May 12, 2013 via YahooNews

European Parliament. ? http://www.ecf.com/ 6th forum Europe-Ukraine is to take off in Hungarian capital of Budapest on May 12, attended by over 300 participants from Ukraine, the EU, other neighbouring countries and the US.

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Tasting ?Modern Hungarian? in Budapest

on May 10, 2013 via YahooNews

Kata Talas, chef at Mak Bistro in Budapest. Budapest is a city of coat-takers. Walk into any restaurant, no matter how humble, and you will barely be through the door before someone is graciously easing you out of your wrap.

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Traces of Soviet and imperial influence mix in magnificent Budapest

on May 09, 2013 via YahooNews

A lion on the famous Chain Brige in central Budapest. ? (Courtesy) If there is any city in the world that combines Soviet heritage with imperial splendour graciously, it is definitely the Hungarian capital of Budapest.

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Routes Europe to Open to Record Numbers in Budapest

on May 08, 2013 via YahooNews

Routes Europe to Open to Record Numbers in Budapest

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World Jewish leaders urge crackdown on far-right

on May 08, 2013 via YahooNews

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe to consider banning neo-Nazi parties threatening democracy and minority rights. The WJC plenary assembly, held in the Hungarian capital rather than Jerusalem to highlight rising anti-Semitism in Hungary, passed a ...

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World Jewish leaders urge Hungary to crack down on Jobbik

on May 07, 2013 via YahooNews

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe to consider banning neo-Nazi parties threatening democracy and minority rights. The WJC plenary assembly, held in the Hungarian capital rather than Jerusalem to highlight rising anti-Semitism in Hungary, passed a ...

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World Jewish leaders urge Hungary to crack down on Jobbik

on May 07, 2013 via YahooNews

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe to consider banning neo-Nazi parties threatening democracy and minority rights. The WJC plenary assembly, held in the Hungarian capital rather than Jerusalem to highlight rising anti-Semitism in Hungary, passed a ...

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