BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Gyula Horn, who as Hungary's last communist foreign minister ripped a hole in the Iron Curtain in 1989, has died at the age of 80 after long illness, the government said on Wednesday.Full story
Hungarian prosecutors indicted a 98-year-old former police officer Tuesday for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II. Full story
More than a dozen members of the Tampa Dragon Boat Racing Club will head to Hungary for the World Dragon Boat Championships. Full story
Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary have been hit with severe weather that's killed almost two dozen people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Soldiers are building dams and sandbagging areas expected to flood when the Danube River peaks in Hungary. Meanwhile, floods have receded in Germany where residents are cleaning up. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Flood waters continue to rise in Europe, Austria, Germany and The Czech Republic have been hit hardest with thousands forced to flee their homes. The River Danube is among the rivers that have burst its banks and there are worries of flooding in Hungary and Slovakia. The flooding follows a downpour
Powerful storms tore across the north of Hungary dropping hail and spawning a rare tornado. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Annual Santa runs were held in Hungary and Latvia to benefit charitable organizations. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
Hungary's then Prime Minister Gyula Horn, chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party, gestures at a news conference after the first round of the general election, in this May 10, 1998 file photo. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh/Files
Hungary's then Prime Minister Gyula Horn, chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party, exits a polling booth in this May 10, 1998 file photo. Horn has died at age 80 after a long illness, the government said in a statement on June 19, 2013, expressing its condolences to the family. REUTERS/Laszlo Balo
Then-Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn gestures at a news conference May 10, 1998. REUTERS/Stringer
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