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Romanian ex-premier gets prison time in corruption case [Jan 30, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romania's highest court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase to two years in prison after convicting him of illegally raising funds for a failed presidential campaign. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania sentences ex-PM Nastase to jail for graft [Jan 30, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's top court gave former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase a two year jail sentence for corruption on Monday, a landmark conviction in the graft-prone European Union country that has prosecuted few senior officials. Nastase, who denies the charges and will remain free pending an appeal, would be the first former prime minister to be sent to jail since the fall of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Romania PM handed two-year sentence for graft [Jan 30, 2012] (BUCHAREST ) - Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase was sentenced Monday by the Supreme Court to a two-year jail term for graft, at the end of a trial closely monitored by the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian ex-PM gets prison time in corruption case [Jan 30, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's highest court has sentenced former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase to two years in prison after convicting him of illegally raising funds for a failed presidential campaign. Monday's ruling is the first time a former Romanian premier has been sentenced to prison since communism ended in the country in 1989. Four others in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF to Romania: Cap wage increases to help growth [Jan 30, 2012] An International Monetary Fund official says Romania's economy will grow slightly this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hundreds demonstrate in Romania, against planned Canadian goldmine [Jan 29, 2012] Hundreds of Romanians took to the streets Saturday in two simultaneous demonstrations in a Transylvanian village and in Bucharest, one in support and the other against a Canadian goldmine project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fascinating and feisty Bucharest [Jan 29, 2012] With a mishmash of architecture and a rich but bloody history, Romania's capital rises from its past. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian-Romanian goldmine draws protests [Jan 29, 2012] Hundreds of Romanians take to the streets in two simultaneous demonstrations in a Transylvanian village and in Bucharest, one in support and the other against a Canadian goldmine project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian-Romanian goldmine project draws hundreds of protesters [Jan 28, 2012] Hundreds of Romanians take to the streets in two simultaneous demonstrations in a Transylvanian village and in Bucharest, one in support and the other against a Canadian goldmine project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Amnesty urges probe into Romania violence [Jan 27, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. Amnesty International said video footage showed police beating two people who were not behaving violently. It also claimed police hit and sprayed ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAmnesty urges probe into Romania violence [Jan 27, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's famed Meatball King dies [Jan 27, 2012] The famed 'Meatball King' of Romania, Ion Oita, has been found hanged in his restaurant in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Media group: Romania must probe journalist attacks [Jan 27, 2012] (01-18) 06:26 PST BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A media organization has called on Romanian authorities to identify and prosecute protesters and policemen who reportedly attacked nine journalists during violent... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Romanian dictator's gifts up for auction [Jan 27, 2012] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What did they give the dictator who had everything? An African leopardskin or a silver dove ? a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran ? are just two examples of gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu that will be auctioned off Thursday, on what would have been the late Romanian leader's 94th birthday. The auction which is billed "the Golden ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Frontloads Debt Sales to Avert Risk Appetite Change [Jan 27, 2012] Romania sold a record amount of leu- denominated debt in January at lower yields as it seeks to protect its finances from a possible worsening of the European sovereign-debt crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gifts given to former Romanian dictator up for auction [Jan 27, 2012] Expensive jewelry, art objects, animal skins, fancy pens and huge carpets that once belonged to Romania's former dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, were among items being auctioned Thursday in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Blizzards hit Romania and other countries hard [Jan 26, 2012] Romania's prime minister has called in army tanks to clear roads after blizzards left hundreds of people stranded in cars, canceled flights and appeared to derail a train. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Snow Blizzards: Army Drafted To Save Trapped Travelers [Jan 26, 2012] By Ioana Patran BUCHAREST, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Romania has drafted in the army to rescue hundreds of travellers stranded by blizzards that dumped up to a metre of snow in 24 hours, derailing a train and forcing authorities to shut down motorways and ports and cancel flights. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Romanian dictator's gifts up for auction [Jan 26, 2012] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What did they give the dictator who had everything? An African leopardskin or a silver dove ? a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran ? are just two examples of gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu that will be auctioned off Thursday, on what would have been the late Romanian leader's 94th birthday. The auction which is billed "the Golden ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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