Thе American envoy tο Afghanistan аnd Pakistan, Richard Hoolbroke whο came to fame when brokering a Balkan peace to end the war in Bosnia, died at the age of 69. He is survived by his third wife, Hungarian-born author Kati Marton.
Thе American envoy tο Afghanistan аnd Pakistan, Richard Hoolbroke whο came to fame when brokering a Balkan peace to end the war in Bosnia, died at the age of 69. He is survived by his third wife, Hungarian-born author Kati Marton.
The the UN Climate Conference in Cancún, Mexico, has ended successfully, with the participating states approving a balanced package of resolutions that pave the way for a global convention on climate change.
The Hungarian army's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) based in Afghanistan's Baghlan Province does not participate in armed action and has never had a mandate to do so, the Defence Ministry said in reaction to a report by Wikileaks.
Hungary's Ferenc Szõnyi won the world's longest triathlon race, the Double Deka World Challenge 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico, swimming, bicycling and running a distance of over 4,500 kilometers. Last year, he was the world's best in the 10-time triathlon
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham) held its 21st Annual General Assembly Meeting December 1. István Havas, Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Hungary was elected President and four new members to the Board.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi was received by his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Berlin on Thursday for talks on Hungary's upcoming EU presidency, as well as the need to amend the EU's basic treaty.
Addressing a European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said it was favourable that Hungary and then Poland will be EU president in 2011, a year when a revival from the global crisis may start.
Hungary's population dropped below 10 million in August this year, the Central Statistical Office reported. Without the positive effects of migration, this would have occured earlier.
The Hungarian foreign minister and the directors of two Budapest based universities signed the Deed of Foundation of the Budapest Center on the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the Hungarian capital Monday.
Experts at the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) analyze the recording of a telephone interview with a Hungarian peacekeeper kidnapped in the Sudan to make sure that the voice heard there is that of István Papp.
As part of his tour of Central Europe, American Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg paid an official visit to Hungary to discuss with Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi issues of international relations with special regard to Hungary's upcoming presidency of the EU.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nizar bin Obeid Madani paid an official visit to Hungary this week and signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Hungarian foreign minister János Martonyi.
Four people have been confirmed dead and three are missing as toxic red mud from a waste pond of an alumina plant flooded at least seven towns and villages in Western Hungary. Over a hundred people are in hospital.
On Sep 27, Canada's new Ambassador to Hungary Tamara Guttman presented her credentials to the President of Hungary Pál Schmitt at the Sándor Palace. Ms. Guttman succeeded Mr. Pierre Guimond.
13.800 people from 50 countries gathered on the rainy Sunday morning for the Budapest International Marathon and Running Festival where the best known participant was Slovak foreign minister Mikulás Dzurinda.
