
Former Romanian PM is freed from prison
A former Romanian prime minister who shot himself in the neck when police came to bring him to prison was freed Monday after serving one-third of his ...

Ethnic Hungarians in Romania mark national day
Thousands of ethnic Hungarians paraded in Romania on Friday to celebrate the Hungarian national holiday, and some expressed concern that their ...

Romania: Slaughterhouses did not commit fraud
A maze of trading between meat wholesalers has made it increasingly difficult to trace the origins of food — enabling horsemeat disguised as beef to ...
Romanian president rejects anti-corruption law
Romania's president has vetoed legislation that critics said would make it harder to prosecute lawmakers accused of corruption. President Traian ...
Romanian PM: Patients to pay fee for hospital stay
Romania's prime minister says hospital patients will pay for treatment as part of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to reduce spending ...

Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages
In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists ...

Romanian film director Sergiu Nicolaescu dies
Sergiu Nicolaescu, a prolific and popular Romanian director known for his historical epics who also served as a Senator, died Thursday. He was 82.
Deep freeze, snowstorms hit Romania, Bulgaria
Authorities declared a state of emergency in northeastern Bulgaria on Thursday as heavy snow and freezing temperatures are causing disruptions in both ...

Romanian PM, president pledge no insults
Romania's prime minister and president have agreed to set aside their bitter rivalry for the good of the country and to stop insulting each other.

AP Interview: Romanian PM certain of reappointment
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta should feel like his political battles will become much easier, after his center-left alliance won a sweeping ...

Center-left gov't controls new Romanian Parliament
Official results indicate that Romania's center-left alliance won 67 percent of the seats in Parliament during this week's national election.

Romania gov't easily wins parliamentary elections
Romania's government has swept to victory in a parliamentary election but even that convincing win may not defuse the rancorous rivalry between 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 ...