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Romania opposition supporters stage mass protest [Jan 21, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Around 7,000 people joined a mass opposition demonstration in Bucharest on Thursday calling on Romanian President Traian Basescu to step down, one of a number of protests held across the nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania opposition supporters stage mass protest [Jan 20, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Around 7,000 people joined a mass opposition demonstration in Bucharest on Thursday calling on Romanian President Traian Basescu to step down, one of a number of protests held across the nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian cinema struggles despite international fame [Jan 02, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A new wave of Romanian cinema came to fame at the Cannes film festival a decade ago, but many prizes later, filmmakers still struggle to win the box office in their homeland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, FBI agents to crack down on cybercriminals [Dec 20, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - On computer screens and on the ground, Romanian and American FBI agents stalk cybercriminals, trying to beat them at their own game as fraud originating in Romania has risen dramatically. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, FBI agents to crack down on cybercriminals [Dec 19, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - On computer screens and on the ground, Romanian and American FBI agents stalk cybercriminals, trying to beat them at their own game as fraud originating in Romania has risen dramatically. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tiger shot dead in Romania after escaping unlocked cage [Dec 14, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A runaway tiger was shot dead on Tuesday in central Romania after escaping through her unlocked cage and then leaping over her zoo wall, local authorities said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania ratifies US missile shield agreement [Dec 07, 2011] Bucharest (AFP) Dec 6, 2011 The Romanian parliament on Tuesday ratified an accord to host US missile interceptors on its soil, a day before a meeting of the 28 NATO members in Brussels. The Senate unanimously adopted the draft law ratifying the Romania-US agreement signed in September that would allow the establishment and operation of a US land-based ballistic missile defence system in Romania ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian and Japanese dancers commemorate tsunami victims [Nov 30, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A leading Japanese contemporary dancer and a Romanian choreographer premiered a collaborative show over the weekend aimed at raising money for victims of Japan's tsunami. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian and Japanese dancers commemorate tsunami victims [Nov 28, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A leading Japanese contemporary dancer and a Romanian choreographer premiered a collaborative show over the weekend aimed at raising money for victims of Japan's tsunami. [via YahooNews] More >>

Smuggled dinosaur eggs returned to Romania [Nov 19, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Three unique dwarf dinosaur eggs that were stolen and smuggled to Italy, were returned to Romania on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania eBay hacker gets suspended sentence [Nov 03, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A Romanian court on Wednesday handed a three-year suspended sentence to a hacker accused of causing auction website eBay millions of dollars in losses by illegally accessing its email accounts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania eBay hacker gets suspended sentence [Nov 02, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A Romanian court on Wednesday handed a three-year suspended sentence to a hacker accused of causing auction website eBay millions of dollars in losses by illegally accessing its email accounts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania set to join euro zone in 2015: Official [Nov 01, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania is to make every effort to join the euro zone in 2015 but admits that its entry will depend on developments in the single currency bloc currently struggling through a debt crisis, the government said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest filmfest fetes Romanian New Wave [Oct 19, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A festival honouring the New Wave of Romanian filmmakers opens Friday in Bucharest with a focus on their 10-year presence at Cannes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest filmfest fetes Romanian New Wave [Oct 14, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A festival honouring the New Wave of Romanian filmmakers opens Friday in Bucharest with a focus on their 10-year presence at Cannes. [via YahooNews] More >>

International animation festival opens in Bucharest [Oct 08, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Anim'est, one of Eastern Europe's foremost animation festivals, opened late Friday in Bucharest with "Crulic-the path to beyond", the first Romanian animation feature in 20 years. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian diplomat seeks timing test in deadly crash case [Sep 21, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A Romanian diplomat charged with manslaughter in Singapore on Wednesday called for a timing test, which lawyers claimed would prove that he was not driving the car involved in a fatal crash. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to promote Ceausescu tourist trail [Aug 25, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Tourists travelling to Romania will soon be able to follow the trail of former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, tourist minister Elena Udrea said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to promote Ceausescu tourist trail [Aug 17, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Tourists travelling to Romania will soon be able to follow the trail of former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, tourist minister Elena Udrea said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to correct anti-Semitic definition [Aug 12, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The Romanian Academy, the country's linguistic watchdog, on Thursday promised to change the definition of an anti-Semitic word included in a widely-circulated dictionary, after a Jewish group slammed it as "shameful". [via YahooNews] More >>