Budapest, March 24 (MTI) – Mostly cloudy with short sunny
periods in the afternoon. Sporadic rain, snow-spells throughout the
day, snow expected in the mountain areas. Westerly, north-westerly
winds may gust to high. Nighttime lows should range from -3 to 2 degrees Celsius.
Daytime highs are expected to be between 4 and 9 degrees Celsius,
the National Weather Service reports. Continue »

Budapest, March 24 (MTI) – Janos Koka, head of the junior
coalition party SZDSZ, has called on Hungary’s politicians,
scheduled to visit the 2008 Beijing Olympics, not to attend any
events that are not directly related to the games in protest against
the way China handled demonstrations in and around Tibet, MTI learnt
from a statement on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, March 24 (MTI) – Budapest’s International Ferihegy
Airport will be fully integrated with the EU’s Schengen border
system by March 30, the spokesman of the airport operator Budapest
Airport told MTI on Monday.  Continue »

The torch for the 2008 Olympic Relay was lit in Olympia, Greece. The relay, with the theme “Journey of Harmony”, will last 130 days and carry the torch 137,000 km (85,100 mi.) – the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay. During the speech of Olympic Chief Liu Qi, a Tibetan man unfurled a flag with five interlocked handcuffs declaring “Boycott the country that tramples on human rights.”  Continue »