Norma Costello travels to Keleti train station in Budapest, and speaks to some desperate Afghan children who crossed six countries only to encounter more hostility and police aggression.

A race against time is under way to get Ireland ready to open its doors to refugees as warnings mount that preparations need to begin immediately.

Austrian police have discovered the badly-decomposing bodies of at least 20, and possibly up to 50, migrants piled in a truck parked on the shoulder of the main motorway from Budapest to Vienna.

Hungary has begun building a fence on the country’s southern border with Serbia, meant to stem the unprecedented flow of migrants, the government said yesterday.

Rotted wooden beams are the likely cause of the Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six students, a white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in the US, New Rangers manager - Mark Warburton - has signed former Ireland Under 21 captain Rob Kiernan, and Simon Cowell is being honoured with the 24th Music Industry Trusts Award. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

The Hungarian government is considering building a four-metre-high (13ft-high) fence along the border with Serbia to stop the flow of migrants reaching the country, said the foreign minister.

Ryanair is to base four new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft in Budapest Airport opening up 31 routes out of the Hungarian capital in response to yesterday’s collapse of Malev Airlines.

THE EU and Hungary brought their fight over democratic rights fully into the open yesterday, with the European Commission launching legal challenges against the former Soviet-bloc country many fear may be slipping back into authoritarianism.

The European Union and Hungary brought their fight over democratic rights fully into the open today with the EU Commission launching legal challenges against the former Soviet-bloc country many fear may be slipping back toward authoritarianism.

Hungary has agreed to change its controversial media law to meet all EU legal requirements, a major breakthrough in a high-profile row that overshadowed the start of the country’s EU presidency.

ATTEMPTS to impose obligations for ‘balanced coverage’ on all media from public broadcasters to bloggers by the Hungarian government together with threats to control media from outside the country being picked up by Hungarian citizens are “cause for doubt” according to the European Commission.

MICK LEAHY, who died in Coventry on Wednesday, had the distinction of beating the five weight world champion, Sugar Ray Robinson, during an illustrious boxing career. He was 74 years of age.

I AM writing to the Hugarian ambassador to Ireland and the ministers for European and Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Irish Traveller Movement in response to the most recent example of another death as a result of anti-Roma violence in Hungary.

Soldiers seeking overseas service and careers courses are facing new interview and selection procedures, it was announced today.

Vodafone is to establish a shared service centre in Budapest to deal with common financial processes and transactions across the bulk of the group.

Czech officials have declared a state of emergency in seven flood-hit regions while rivers continued to rise in neighbouring European countries today, forcing evacuations in some areas.

Minardi completed their Formula One driver line-up today when they confirmed the signing of young Hungarian Zsolt Baumgartner.