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Factory CEO Arrested in Hungarian Toxic Spill

(Oct. 11) -- The chief executive officer of the industrial plant at the center of Hungary's toxic sludge spill has been taken in for questioning by police. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced today that Zoltan Bakonyi, head of aluminum factory MAL Co., had been arrested and that Hungarian authorities had seized control...

Fatal Toxic Sludge Flood Wreaks Havoc in Hungary

(Oct. 5) -- Hungary is in a state of emergency and at least four people have died from a toxic sludge that is flooding the area around Ajka, 100 miles southwest of Budapest. The red mud, which poured out of a containment pond at an aluminum plant, contains heavy metals that are toxic if ingested and that can burn through...

Alleged Russian Spies Ensnared by Facebook Too

(June 30) -- Mikhail Semenko may be a member of a Russian espionage operation, but on Facebook, at least, the accused spy is not as discreet. Photographs of the 20-something partying with friends, wearing a Bill Clinton mask and even sporting a "USSR" shirt were spotted on his Facebook page and posted Tuesday by Gawker,...

Budapest News From the Web

05/27/12 Foie Gras Festival In Royal Castle Budapest, 1 - 3... Source: Budapest Sun Anyone can feel as a king for a weekend at the Buda Castle, during the Goose Liver Festival from the 1st through 3rd of June 2012.
05/25/12 FIFA Congress: Day 2 press conference LIVE Source: FIFA The 62nd FIFA Congress has concluded in Budapest, with all of it streamed live on FIFA.com. Our users have followed the events from the opening ceremony to the press conferences, with other highlights including the debates on the second day.
05/25/12 Budapest Holocaust memorial defaced Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) A Holocaust Memorial on the banks of the Danube in Budapest was defaced just days after unknown vandals hung pigs' feet on a statue of Raoul Wallenberg.
05/25/12 Summer Night Concerts At The Hilton Dominican Court... Source: Budapest Sun "Primas Duel" Concert of the Chamber Ensemble of the "100 Member"Gipsy Orchestra. On 9 August from 8 pm "Best of Klezmer" Concert of the Budapest Klezmer Band. The seats can be taken in order of arrival. Our guests are greeted with a glass of champaign on arrival. Details below.
05/24/12 Opening ceremony offers tour of Budapest Source: FIFA Via a fascinating film and some high-quality live performances, the opening ceremony of the 62nd FIFA Congress at the Budapest Congress and World Trade Centre on 24 May took the form of a magnificent guided tour of the Hungarian capital.

Background on Budapest

Budapest (, or ; ; names in other languages) is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, the largest in East-Central Europe and the seventh largest in the European Union.

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