As of October this year, Hungary will again be the leading nation running the area at Kabul International Airport used by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The commanding officer will be a major-general of the Hungarian Army.

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced the appointment of his country’s new ambassador to Hungary, Tamara Guttman. She will have concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Slovenia and to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Hungarian teenagers continued the country’s great Olympic traditions by excelling at the First Youth Olympics held in Singapore. Hungarian athletes collected 6 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals, finishing 8th on the medal table featuring 84 nations.

Less children were born in Hungary in the first half of 2010 than a year before but the number of deaths was also lower. Statisticians calculate that immigration helped the Hungarian population to be slightly over 10 million.

66-year actress Ahna Capri has died after a serious traffic accident in Hollywood. She is best known for her partnership with Bruce Lee in the classic movie ‘Enter the dragon’.

A Hungarian soldier died and three were injured as their convoy came under fire Monday morning in Afghanistan. The convoy was transporting home-bound Hungarian troops of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).

'The country – together as one!' was the motto given by the new government to this year’s celebrations of the national holiday of August 20th, when the country remembers the founder of the state, King Stephen I and traditionally, this is the time when new bread is baked from newly harvested wheat.

Dozens of guests have accepted the invitation of Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, the Ambassador of India to Hungary to celebrate his country's Independence Day at the Ambassador's Residence this Monday. Independence Day is considered as a national holiday in India.

Dozens of guests have accepted the invitation of Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, the Ambassador of India to Hungary to celebrate August 15, his country's Independence Day at the Ambassador's Residence this Monday. Independence Day is considered as a national holiday in India.

After a long struggle, India was freed from Britain's colonial rule 63 years ago and India's tricolor flag was unfolded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the political heir to Mahatma Gandhi and the leader of the Indian National congress that spearheaded the country's fight for independence.

Hungary won six gold, four silver and four bronze medals at the 30th European Championships in Swimming, Diving, Synchronized and Open Water Swimming in Budapest. This achievement put the host nation into sixth place on the continental medal table. In swimming, Hungary proved to be the fourth most successful country.

The Grassalkovich Castle in the town of Gödöllõ, just east of Budapest will be the central venue for the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2011, hosting the meetings of EU ministers. It comes as no surprise as the town and the previous Hungarian government also contemplated this idea.

Mediha ªükriye Martinez, the wife of the previous Mexican ambassador to Hungary, José Luis Martínez Hernández, mourns the death of her father, Osman Nami Osmanoglu, the grandson of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit II.

No. 7 seed Ágnes Szávay of Hungary defeated Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-2, 6-4 to defend her 2009 title in the final of the USD 220,000 GDF Suez Grand Prix women's tennis tournament in Budapest Sunday.

To say that New Zealand is one of the most popular tourist, migration, and business destinations of the world is to say nothing new. Aotearoa, which in the Maori language means “the land of the long white cloud,” has fascinated people all over the world with her stunning beauty and endless possibilities.

Hungary’s consul general in Los Angeles Balázs Bokor, has published his latest book about culinary delights and dinners in the world of diplomacy. What is an official diplomat dinner like? Find out from our article!