http://www.mail.com/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/locations/2508-romania.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2086862-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 10:32:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2086862-romanian-artist-takes-art-street.html 2013-05-15T10:32:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078990-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 15:55:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078990-world-grapples-with-rise-cyber-crime.html 2013-05-11T15:55:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044966-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 20:37:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044966-cyprus-eases-limits-money-transfers.html 2013-04-25T20:37:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000332-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 01:41:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000332-nkorea-warns-embassies-guarantee-safety.html 2013-04-06T01:41:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1990906-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 16:31:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1990906-cyprus-gains-time-to-achieve-surplus.html 2013-04-01T16:31:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987592-filmmaker-who-rescued-romanian-orphans-killed.html ENCINITAS, Calif. (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 of h... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:27:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987592-filmmaker-who-rescued-romanian-orphans-killed.html 2013-03-30T01:27:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964430-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 11:43:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964430-romania-anti-missile-interceptors-to-deployed.html 2013-03-19T11:43:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1962266-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/news/politics/1962266-us-reassures-poland-missile-defense-changes.html 2013-03-18T18:09:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959118-missile-plan-changes-provide-opening-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — By adding 14 interceptors to a missile defense system based in Alaska and California, the U.S. is abandoning a critical part of a European system strongly opposed by Russia. Yet the decision also could provide a potential opening for new arms control talks. The Obama administration on Friday cited development problems and a lack of money... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:47:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959118-missile-plan-changes-provide-opening-talks.html 2013-03-16T13:47:20Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1957544-ethnic-hungarians-romania-mark-national-day.html 2013-03-15T16:43:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1938336-ap-interview-romanian-president-blasts-corruption.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania risks always being treated like an outsider in Europe unless it tackles issues such as government corruption, the Eastern European nation's president warned Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Traian Basescu said Romania has a serious image problem — one that he acknowledged has fueled Western European fe... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:29:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1938336-ap-interview-romanian-president-blasts-corruption.html 2013-03-07T22:29:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1929960-dutch-police-arrest-romanian-major-art-heist.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Romanian woman in connection with a major art heist from the Kunsthal gallery in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In a statement, Rotterdam police said the woman arrested Monday was suspected "of involvement in hiding the seven paintings" by Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso and Monet, among others. Three ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:10:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1929960-dutch-police-arrest-romanian-major-art-heist.html 2013-03-04T14:10:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1918616-lions-bears-removed-gangsters-property.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A man known as Nutzu the Pawnbroker has been indicted for leading a fearsome criminal gang, but the public seems to be more interested in his pets: four lions and two bears. Ion Balint — his real name — had long been known to have an affinity for wild beasts in his home. "You said I fed men to the lions?... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:41:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1918616-lions-bears-removed-gangsters-property.html 2013-02-27T17:41:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901042-romania-alleged-illegal-trafficking-human-eggs.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Police questioned 30 people on Tuesday and searched the homes of six employees of a private fertility clinic who are suspected of illegally trafficking human eggs and selling them to Israeli couples with fertility problems. The sale of human eggs for in vitro fertilization is illegal in Romania. Police said employees at the clini... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:58:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901042-romania-alleged-illegal-trafficking-human-eggs.html 2013-02-19T16:58:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1896726-romanian-movie-childs-pose-wins-berlin-fest.html BERLIN (AP) — A Romanian drama that centers on a woman's effort to cover up her son's responsibility for an accident in which a boy is fatally injured won the Berlin film festival's top Golden Bear award on Saturday. "Child's Pose," directed by Calin Peter Netzer, emerged as the winner from a field of 19 films that included a strong eastern European conti... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:55:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1896726-romanian-movie-childs-pose-wins-berlin-fest.html 2013-02-16T21:55:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891416-horsemeat-french-company-blamed-uk-arrests.html PARIS (AP) — The price, smell and color should have been clear tipoffs something was wrong with shipments of horsemeat that were fraudulently labeled as beef, French authorities said Thursday. The government pinned the bulk of the blame on a French wholesaler at the heart of a growing scandal in Europe. Police in the U.K., meanwhile, announced the arrests... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:43:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891416-horsemeat-french-company-blamed-uk-arrests.html 2013-02-14T21:43:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891258-rescuer-defends-romanias-horses-slaughter.html SIEU SFANTU, Romania (AP) — The name of his farm translates roughly as "Saving Horses from Wolves." But for Simion Craciun, the real predators are from the nearby slaughterhouse. When word has gotten to him that a horse is being sold to the abattoir in the poor northern Transylvania region where he lives, he has rushed out to offer more money and bring th... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:24:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891258-rescuer-defends-romanias-horses-slaughter.html 2013-02-14T10:24:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1889608-horsemeat-scandal-exposes-complex-food-chain.html LONDON (AP) — First, there was "pink slime." Then horsemeat. Most recently? "Desinewed meat." Recent revelations that such products have reached dinner tables, including horsemeat falsely labeled as beef in Europe, have cast an unappetizing light on the global food industry. Critics say the widening horsemeat scandal in particular is a result of a food su... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:45:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1889608-horsemeat-scandal-exposes-complex-food-chain.html 2013-02-13T18:45:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1887192-uk-food-agency-raids-abattoir-horsemeat-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — British authorities on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing company suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers, shutting them down temporarily and seizing all the meat found. It was the first time since the growing scandal broke across Europe that horsemeat being marketed as beef has been traced to... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1887192-uk-food-agency-raids-abattoir-horsemeat-scandal.html 2013-02-12T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1882830-romania-slaughterhouses-commit-fraud.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A maze of trading between meat wholesalers has made it increasingly difficult to trace the origins of food — enabling horsemeat disguised as beef to be sold in frozen meals across Europe. Finger-pointing has grown by the day, involving more countries and more companies. On Monday, Romanian officials scrambled to defend two plants... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1882830-romania-slaughterhouses-commit-fraud.html 2013-02-11T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881388-france-hunting-fraudsters-horsemeat-scandal.html PARIS (AP) — Europe's horsemeat scandal is spreading and threatening cross-border tensions, as France says Romanian butchers and Dutch and Cypriot traders were part of a supply chain that resulted in horsemeat disguised as beef being sold in frozen lasagna around the continent. No one has reported health risks from the mislabeled meat, but it has unsettle... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881388-france-hunting-fraudsters-horsemeat-scandal.html 2013-02-10T21:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879392-apnewsbreak-flaws-us-missile-shield.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Defense Department studies cast doubt on whether a multibillion-dollar missile defense system planned for Europe can ever protect the U.S. from Iranian missiles as intended, congressional investigators say. Military officials say they believe they can overcome the problems and are moving forward with plans. But proposed fixes coul... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879392-apnewsbreak-flaws-us-missile-shield.html 2013-02-09T14:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859166-romanians-bulgarians-answer-uk-immigration-fears.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The scaremongering is all over British tabloids: Romanians and Bulgarians (Pickpockets! Scam artists! Scroungers!) flooding into the UK by the thousands once work restrictions are lifted next year. Tired of the stereotypes, some are striking back. One Romanian newspaper is running ads questioning why anyone in their right mind wo... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859166-romanians-bulgarians-answer-uk-immigration-fears.html 2013-01-31T17:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853278-imf-tells-romania-to-push-with-reforms.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has called on the Romanian government to implement deeper structural reforms and to apply for more European Union development funds to help economic growth. Romania is borrowing rescue loans from the IMF, and the two sides this week agreed to extend the €5 billion ($6.72 billion) aid scheme by thre... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853278-imf-tells-romania-to-push-with-reforms.html 2013-01-29T11:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845508-lawyer-proof-to-charge-romanians-art-theft.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A lawyer for three Romanians accused of stealing valuable paintings from a museum in the Netherlands insisted Friday there was insufficient evidence to charge them. At a court hearing in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, defense lawyer Doina Lupu urged that the three men not be extradited to the Netherlands for allegedly stealing ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845508-lawyer-proof-to-charge-romanians-art-theft.html 2013-01-25T13:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1842632-interpol-well-recover-art-stolen-dutch-heist.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The head of Interpol says he believes police will retrieve valuable paintings that were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands last year, including works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse. Dutch detectives and a prosecutor are currently in Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men— arrested Monday in Romania— in t... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1842632-interpol-well-recover-art-stolen-dutch-heist.html 2013-01-24T09:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1840378-feds-3-nabbed-widespread-gozi-computer-virus.html NEW YORK (AP) — A computer virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide, including some at NASA, and produced at least $50 million in illegal profits or losses to victims should be a "wake-up call" for banks and consumers unaware of the threat posed by Internet criminals, a prosecutor said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and George ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1840378-feds-3-nabbed-widespread-gozi-computer-virus.html 2013-01-23T23:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1840146-dutch-art-heist-detectives-heading-to-romania.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in the Netherlands, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The Dutch team will travel to Bucharest in coming days to share with Romanian authorities details of their investigation into t... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1840146-dutch-art-heist-detectives-heading-to-romania.html 2013-01-23T16:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834706-inside-job-2-canadian-militants-algeria-siege.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The hostage-taking at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants from across the northern swath of Africa and two from Canada, authorities said. The militants, who wore military uniforms and knew the layout, included explosives experts who rigged it with bombs and a leader whose final order was to kill all the captives. ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834706-inside-job-2-canadian-militants-algeria-siege.html 2013-01-21T21:34:00Z