Travel tips and advice for Hungary:The best Jewish sights and war memorials in Budapest

Travel tips and advice for Hungary:The best Jewish sights and war memorials in Budapest

A poignant memorial drives home the horror of war.

  • bySue Williams

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Budapest,Hungary:Along the Danube - a bicycle tour of Europe's elegant eastern cities

Budapest,Hungary:Along the Danube - a bicycle tour of Europe's elegant eastern cities

Glide along the wide boulevards of eastern Europe's elegant capital on a bicycle.

  • bySteve McKenna
'I decided to die standing still':The moment that began the end of the Cold War

'I decided to die standing still':The moment that began the end of the Cold War

Some say the Cold War finished because of Ronald Reagan. But that's not really true. Arpad Bella was there at the beginning of the end.

  • byNick Miller
European high society comes to wine and dine at The Hotel Nemzeti in Budapest

European high society comes to wine and dine at The Hotel Nemzeti in Budapest

The best hotels in Budapest reflect the all-consuming hunger of Hungarians and their appetite for good food,wine and beer.

  • bySue Williams
Danube River cruise,Hungary:Paddling the Danube - another way to admire the scenery

Danube River cruise,Hungary:Paddling the Danube - another way to admire the scenery

Fairytale vignettes delight when you're paddling down the Danube in a canoe.

  • bySteve McKenna
Microsoft to pay millions to settle corruption charges

Microsoft to pay millions to settle corruption charges

US federal prosecutors found improprieties in several countries,including'inflated margins'on the sale of software to Hungary government agencies.

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Bodies found as Danube tour boat raised

Bodies found as Danube tour boat raised

Rescue personnel could be seen on a barge next to the partially raised boat,carrying stretchers,each with a body bag on them.

Bodies recovered from Danube river boat crash

Bodies recovered from Danube river boat crash

The latest body was found 110 kilometres by road from the Hungarian capital.

Travel tips&advice for Hungary:A food tour in Budapest shows how surprisingly good Hungarian cuisine can be

Travel tips&advice for Hungary:A food tour in Budapest shows how surprisingly good Hungarian cuisine can be

When you think of the world's great cuisines,odds are Hungarian isn't one of them.

  • byRob McFarland
Hungary needs extended search for 21 missing in boat sinking

Hungary needs extended search for 21 missing in boat sinking

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his South Korean counterpart,Kang Kyung- wha,visited the site of Wednesday's accident and met with rescue and search officials before holding talks.

Danube River survivors recall final moments before their tour boat sank

Danube River survivors recall final moments before their tour boat sank

About 20 people were on the deck taking photographs or preparing to disembark,while others were in the cabins when the tour boat collided with a cruise ship.

  • byKim Hyung-jin