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Lawyer: No proof to charge Romanians for art theft
A lawyer for three Romanians accused of stealing valuable paintings from a museum in the Netherlands insisted Friday there was insufficient evidence ...
Dutch art heist detectives heading to Romania
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in ...
Romanian ex-official can be extradited to US
A Romanian court has ruled that a former defense ministry official indicted in the U.S. for trying to illegally export military equipment to Iran can ...
Romanian plane struck by lightning on landing
A plane belonging to Romanian national air carrier has been struck by lightning as it landed in Istanbul. Nobody was injured. Tarom airlines said the ...
Court to rule on request to release Romanian ex-PM
A court will rule on a petition for the early release of former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase who sensationally shot himself after being ...
Baltazar, Romania banker, ex-gov't spokesman, dies
A hospital spokesman says influential banker Bogdan Baltazar, who became Romania's first government spokesman after communism collapsed, has died.
Communist palace draws pop stars and presidents
Twenty-three years after communism collapsed, the Palace of the Parliament, a gargantuan Stalinist symbol and the most concrete legacy of ex-dictator ...
Volunteers hand out soup to Romania's homeless
Volunteers including Britain's ambassador to Romania handed out hot soup and clothing to homeless people in a city where an estimated 5,000 sleep ...
Romanian exit polls: center-left gov't wins vote
Romania's center-left government won a clear victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to exit polls. The result could inflame the ...
Populist emerges in Romania's bitter election
Media tycoon Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce, looks like a used car salesman in his shiny mauve jacket, promises to create thousands of jobs ...
Rapid Bucharest files for insolvency
Three-time Romanian champion Rapid Bucharest has filed for insolvency after running up huge debts and faces being relegated from the top division, the ...
Romania to pay damages regarding killed protester
The European Court of Human Rights says Romania has failed to adequately investigate the fatal shooting of a man during 1990 anti-government ...
Romanian football officials jailed for tax evasion
A Bucharest court has handed prison sentences to eight Romanian football officials for tax evasion and money laundering in connection with the ...
Japan beats Romania 34-23 in Bucharest
Hirotoki Onozawa scored his 52nd try in 75 tests four minutes from time to secure Japan's 34-23 win over Romania on Saturday in the opener of its ...
Romania: 2 beaten after debate on homosexuality
A Romanian gay rights group says two men were beaten by a group of hooded men and needed hospital treatment after attending an event about attitudes ...
Romania: 33 bankers and officials detained
Prosecutors on Friday detained 33 government officials and bankers on suspicion of money laundering and fraud that cost Romania €22 million ($28.
Romania wants immunity lifted of Russian diplomat
Romania's foreign minister has asked Russia to lift the diplomatic immunity of a Russian official who knocked over a woman on a pedestrian crossing ...
Romanian police: Russian diplomat runs down woman
Romanian police say a woman is in a coma after she was hit on a pedestrian crossing by a Russian diplomat driving an embassy car. The diplomat refused ...
Man killed by bear in Romania, 2nd death in a week
Authorities say a man was killed by a bear in the woods outside a Romanian village, the second fatal bear attack in the area. Mountain rescue official ...
France to continue to evacuate illegal Roma camps
A French minister said Thursday authorities will continue to expel Roma who camp illegally in France as more than 100 were flown back to Romania from ...
Romania beats Andorra 4-0 in World Cup qualifier
Romania easily beat Andorra 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier Tuesday to top its group after starting its campaign with two straight wins. The Romanians ...
Bride stealing custom all the rage in Bucharest
A white limousine screeches to a halt and a bride, resplendent in frothy gown and veil, is hauled outside by her abductors. It's one of Romania's more ...