http://www.mail.com/int/locations/2508-romania.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/2508-romania.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2107710-nato-chief-glad-romania-to-spend-defense.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has welcomed a promise by Romania to increase spending on defense and has thanked the country for its role in alliance-led missions. Fogh Rasmussen said NATO members should spend money on multinational initiatives "such as heavy transport planes and intelligence drones." Romania will ... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:14:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2107710-nato-chief-glad-romania-to-spend-defense.html 2013-05-24T12:14:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2105580-18-injured-when-thunderstorm-hits-romanian-capital.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities say 18 people have been taken to hospitals, including one in a coma, after a tent collapsed when heavy rain and strong winds hit the Romanian capital. Interior ministry spokeswoman Andra Chesaru said trees were uprooted in and around the capital and billboards collapsed during the hour-long thunderstorm. The National ... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2105580-18-injured-when-thunderstorm-hits-romanian-capital.html 2013-05-23T15:58:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2098110-romania-3-sentenced-corrupt-real-estate-deal.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's top court has sentenced the owner of Steaua football club, the former chief of staff of the armed forces and a former defense minister to two years in prison each for abusing their positions and bribery in a real estate deal. The court sentenced Gigi Becali, Steaua's owner and also a former MEP, on Monday for abetting p... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2098110-romania-3-sentenced-corrupt-real-estate-deal.html 2013-05-20T16:16:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097732-romania-orders-retrial-football-officials.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Bucharest's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of eight Romanian football officials who were sentenced to prison for tax evasion and money laundering in connection with the transfer of 12 players over a six-year period. The court on Monday overturned "in totality" an appeals court sentencing in November when Rapid Bu... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097732-romania-orders-retrial-football-officials.html 2013-05-20T13:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2086844-romanian-artist-takes-art-street.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian artist Vasile Muresan, known as Murivale, thinks art belongs on the street. The white-bearded painter can often be seen sitting on the colorful canvases that he displays in the street, while he is followed by the street dogs who are his companions and also inspire his work. The 56-year-old from Bistrita — the Transylvani... Wed, 15 May 2013 10:35:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2086844-romanian-artist-takes-art-street.html 2013-05-15T10:35:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2078980-world-grapples-with-rise-cyber-crime.html LONDON (AP) — International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks. Old-school robberies by masked criminals are being eclipsed by stealth multimillion dollar cybercrime operations which are catching companies and investigators b... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:57:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2078980-world-grapples-with-rise-cyber-crime.html 2013-05-11T15:57:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2049690-rosol-beats-garcia-lopez-to-win-bucharest-final.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic beat Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-2 to win the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy for his first ATP title on Sunday. Rosol completed an impressive run in brushing aside Garcia-Lopez in 67 minutes, converting four of his nine break points to secure the victory in a final between two unseeded playe... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:45:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2049690-rosol-beats-garcia-lopez-to-win-bucharest-final.html 2013-04-28T14:45:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2048624-rosol-garcia-lopez-reach-bucharest-final.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic ousted three-time champion Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to reach his first career final at the BRD Tiriac Nastase. Rosol will face fellow unseeded player Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, who beat 2011 winner Florian Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Rosol stunned Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbl... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:25:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2048624-rosol-garcia-lopez-reach-bucharest-final.html 2013-04-27T15:25:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2047370-gilles-simon-reaches-semifinals-bucharest.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Three-time champion Gilles Simon reached the semifinals of the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Friday, while top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic was eliminated. The second-seeded Simon extended his unbeaten streak at the clay-court tournament to 16 matches by ousting Daniel Brands of Germany 6-1, 7-5. The 10th-ranked Tipsarevic lost 6-3, 3-... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:24:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2047370-gilles-simon-reaches-semifinals-bucharest.html 2013-04-26T18:24:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2044962-cyprus-eases-limits-money-transfers.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus significantly eased restrictions on money transfers inside and outside the country Thursday to help businesses spur a deeply slumping economy. The Finance Ministry said that it raised the limit on business payments and money transfers abroad that require documentation — but not cumbersome scrutiny and approval from ministry a... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:37:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2044962-cyprus-eases-limits-money-transfers.html 2013-04-25T20:37:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2044936-top-seed-tipsarevic-bucharest-quarters.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic marched into the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Santiago Giraldo of Colombia on Thursday. Tipsarevic dropped serve just once and saved eight of the nine break points he faced, while breaking Giraldo four times. "I don't think it was an easy game, despite the score," Ti... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2044936-top-seed-tipsarevic-bucharest-quarters.html 2013-04-25T19:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2041556-searching-thieves-romanian-police-raid-sewers.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian police descended into Bucharest's sewers looking for suspects who broke into a Bucharest home and hid the loot underground. Police spokesman Alexandru Nicolae said eight people were detained in the Wednesday raid which happened in the sewers outside Bucharest's Gara de Nord main railway station. Nicolae said officers bel... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2041556-searching-thieves-romanian-police-raid-sewers.html 2013-04-24T14:00:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2037488-viktor-troicki-advances-to-2nd-round-bucharest.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Viktor Troicki advanced to the second round of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy by beating Marinko Matosevic of Australia 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday. The eighth-seeded Serb broke once in each set and served eight aces, while Matosevic failed to convert any of his three breakpoint chances. David Goffin defeated Romanian wild card Adrian Ungu... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:31:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2037488-viktor-troicki-advances-to-2nd-round-bucharest.html 2013-04-22T19:31:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2032630-2-us-citizens-guilty-ny-taliban-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two U.S. citizens have been found guilty in New York of conspiring to provide material support to the Taliban and conspiring to acquire anti-aircraft missiles. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says Friday Alwar Pouryan and Oded Orbach face a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for the anti-a... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:27:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2032630-2-us-citizens-guilty-ny-taliban-case.html 2013-04-20T00:27:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2015328-romania-thief-steals-car-with-kid.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The dad forgot his car keys. The thief forgot to check the rear view mirror. These two mistakes led to what appears to have been the unintended kidnapping of a 5-year-old boy on Friday. Police spokeswoman Anca Vijiac says the drama began when the unidentified father parked his car, left the keys in the ignition and his son in the... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2015328-romania-thief-steals-car-with-kid.html 2013-04-12T09:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2013162-5-free-things-romanias-capital-bucharest.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — It was founded by a shepherd, according to local legend, and was later nicknamed the Paris of the East. But Bucharest's idyllic roots and elegant reputation eventually gave way to a series of 20th century calamities: war, invasions, earthquakes and communism. Today the Romanian capital is home to 2 million people, with a cityscap... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:37:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2013162-5-free-things-romanias-capital-bucharest.html 2013-04-11T14:37:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2007794-hundreds-romanian-workers-protest.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of workers have protested outside government offices in Bucharest to demand public funds to help rescue their ailing petrochemical plant in central Romania. "We want to work, not to beg," 700 of the Oltchim plant workers shouted during their protest in the capital on Tuesday. "Down with (Prime Minister Victor) Ponta!" Tr... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:37:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2007794-hundreds-romanian-workers-protest.html 2013-04-09T11:37:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2000326-nkorea-warns-embassies-guarantee-safety.html MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea has warned diplomats in Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want to evacuate their staff, Russia's top diplomat said Friday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is demanding an explanation from the North Koreans — asking whether the warning is an order to evacuate... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2000326-nkorea-warns-embassies-guarantee-safety.html 2013-04-06T01:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1990524-cyprus-gains-time-to-achieve-surplus.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has been granted an extra year — until 2017 — to achieve a targeted budget surplus of 4 percent as part of bailout negotiations with international lenders, the government spokesman said Monday. The change is designed to prepare for what could be a deeper than expected economic slowdown as the Mediterranean country is forced t... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:32:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1990524-cyprus-gains-time-to-achieve-surplus.html 2013-04-01T16:32:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1987528-filmmaker-who-rescued-romanian-orphans-killed.html ENCINITAS, California (AP) — A documentary filmmaker known for helping rescue children from squalid Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s was fatally shot following an apparent dispute over the trimming of shrubbery outside his Southern California home, officials said Friday. John Charles Upton Jr., 56, was found dead Thursday on a dirt path in the yard ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:32:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1987528-filmmaker-who-rescued-romanian-orphans-killed.html 2013-03-30T01:32:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981944-3-year-prison-sentence-ex-romanian-diplomat.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Wednesday handed a three-year prison sentence to a former Romanian diplomat for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident in Singapore. A Bucharest district court sentenced Silviu Ionescu, a former embassy attache in Singapore, after he was convicted of manslaughter and fleeing the site of the accident. Neither ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:17:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981944-3-year-prison-sentence-ex-romanian-diplomat.html 2013-03-27T15:17:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1980940-van-persie-scores-2-dutch-4-0-win-romania.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Robin van Persie scored twice and set up a third goal to lead the Netherlands to an easy 4-0 win over Romania in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. It was a sixth straight win in as many qualifiers for the Dutch and gave Louis van Gaal's team a commanding seven-point lead over Hungary at the top of Group D. After setting up Rafael van der ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:55:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1980940-van-persie-scores-2-dutch-4-0-win-romania.html 2013-03-26T21:55:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1979758-romania-trafficking-ring-to-us-canada-broken-up.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian anti-crime prosecutors have searched tourism agencies in the south of the country on suspicion they are a front for a ring that trafficks Romanians into the U.S. and Canada. Prosecutors said migrants initially traveled to Mexico and then paid $8,000 to be taken across the border to the U.S., while others illegally travel... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:33:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1979758-romania-trafficking-ring-to-us-canada-broken-up.html 2013-03-26T12:33:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1977652-van-der-vaart-aims-to-difference-dutch.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Rafael van der Vaart says you need a mixture of experience and youth at the World Cup and the veteran midfielder can underscore his credentials to play in Brazil when the Netherlands takes on Romania in a qualifier Tuesday. The 30-year-old Hamburg playmaker is not the first choice attacking midfielder for Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal,... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:02:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1977652-van-der-vaart-aims-to-difference-dutch.html 2013-03-25T11:02:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1964428-romania-anti-missile-interceptors-to-deployed.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's defense minister said Tuesday U.S. plans to deploy anti-missile interceptors in his country are going ahead and that Romania has an "exceptional" partnership with the United States. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last week announced that plans to place long-range missile interceptors in the final stage of its Europe... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:43:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1964428-romania-anti-missile-interceptors-to-deployed.html 2013-03-19T11:43:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1962154-us-reassures-poland-missile-defense-changes.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. plan to deploy missile defense interceptors to Poland and Romania has been a source of assurance to Washington's allies, who welcome further integration in a key U.S. security system. Meanwhile, it has infuriated Russia, which sees the interceptors as a threat and has cited them to block cooperation on nuclear arms reductions and other issues. ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:09:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1962154-us-reassures-poland-missile-defense-changes.html 2013-03-18T18:09:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1962350-romanian-pm-freed-prison.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — 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 corruption sentence. Adrian Nastase, the most senior politician to be jailed in Romania since 1989, when communism collapsed, went free after judges voted to allow his immediate rel... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1962350-romanian-pm-freed-prison.html 2013-03-18T17:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1958452-us-canceling-key-european-missile-defense.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration announced Friday that it is abandoning a key part of its European missile defense plan: an interceptor that had been strongly opposed by Russia. It cited development problems and a lack of money. The cancellation of the interceptors, which were to be deployed in Poland and possibly Romania early next decade, offe... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1958452-us-canceling-key-european-missile-defense.html 2013-03-16T01:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1957544-ethnic-hungarians-romania-mark-national-day.html TARGU SECUIESC, Romania (AP) — Thousands of ethnic Hungarians paraded in Romania on Friday to celebrate the Hungarian national holiday, and some expressed concern that their minority may not be allowed to retain the special privileges it enjoys. Ethnic Hungarians, some in folk costumes, rode horses and carts and waved Hungarian flags, singing patriotic so... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:43:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1957544-ethnic-hungarians-romania-mark-national-day.html 2013-03-15T16:43:09Z