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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 ...
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.
Romania's prime minister to form new govt
Romania's president asked the prime minister Monday to form the new government despite a bitter feud between the two men. President Traian Basescu's ...
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 ...
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 ...
Court ruling lets Romania president return to post
Romania's constitutional court ruled Tuesday that a referendum on whether to oust the country's president had failed because the minimum voter ...