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Romanian president launches attack on ex king [Jun 23, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president has accused the country's former ruler, King Michael, of being responsible for the Holocaust in Romania, calling him "a Russian lackey." In an interview on B1 television channel late Wednesday, Traian Basescu said as former head of state Michael should be considered responsible for the death of some 280,000 Jews and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Prayers online in Romania [Jun 15, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Too busy to get church to pray? A Romanian company is offering believers an online service enabling them to send prayers to priests who will read them out during church services. Romanian Orthodox Christians customarily write down prayers in church, which are then given to priests who read them out for a small fee. The prayers are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Prayers online in Romania [Jun 14, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Too busy to get church to pray? A Romanian company is offering believers an online service enabling them to send prayers to priests who will read them out during church services. Romanian Orthodox Christians customarily write down prayers in church, which are then given to priests who read them out for a small fee. The prayers are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Libyan woman who claimed rape arrives in Romania [Jun 07, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press TIMISOARA, Romania The U.N. refugee agency says a Libyan woman who claimed she was raped by Gadhafi troops has arrived in Romania. UNHCR spokeswoman Claudia Liute said Tuesday that Iman al-Obeidi arrived in Romania alone on a flight from Italy late Sunday. Liute says the 29-year-old is staying in a refugee transit center in the western Romanian city of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Britain's Prince Charles on private visit in Romania [May 30, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Britain's Prince Charles is on a five-day visit to Romania where he owns a 19th century manor. Friend Nat Page told the Associated Press Monday that Charles arrived Sunday afternoon without his wife Camilla. [via YahooNews] More >>

William, Kate TV movie being shot in Romania [May 30, 2011] ALINA WOLFE MURRAY Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Barely a month after their fairy-tale wedding, a new film depicting the budding romance of Prince William and Kate Middleton is being rushed out for television viewers. A mixture of fact and fiction, "William & Kate: A Royal Love Story" is expected to be released in August on the Hallmark Channel. Director Linda Yellen took some time out ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania comes out of two-year recession [May 13, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Officials say Romania's economy expanded by 0.6 percent in the first quarter, meaning the country has officially emerged from a two-year recession as strong exports and industrial output offset weak domestic demand. The National Statistics Institute in Bucharest published the figure Friday. It follows 0.1 percent growth in the fourth ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Forget austerity: Romanians fixate on the IMF shoe [May 10, 2011] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania In Romania this week, it's all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffrey Franks needs a loan himself after he was seen wearing shoes with a hole on a visit with President Traian Basescu. The image on Saturday has eclipsed any of Franks' comments about public ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hallmark film on royal couple to shoot in Romania [May 07, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania A Romanian film production company says a film on the love story between Prince William and Kate Middleton will be shot in Romania. MediaPro Studios say Friday the TV film based on the royal love story will be produced by the Motion Picture Corp. of America for the Hallmark television channel. Linda Yellen will direct "William & Kate ... [via YahooNews] More >>

US, Romania announce plan for missile defense site [May 04, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president says his country will host a site to install missile interceptors as part of a planned U.S. shield over Europe. Traian Basescu announced Tuesday that Bucharest had agreed to build the interceptor site at the Deveselu former air base near the Bulgarian border. Romania already had agreed to host the interceptors, but ... [via YahooNews] More >>

US, Romania announce plan for missile defense site [May 03, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president says his country will host a site to install missile interceptors as part of a planned U.S. shield over Europe. Traian Basescu announced Tuesday that Bucharest had agreed to build the interceptor site at the Deveselu former air base near the Bulgarian border. Romania already had agreed to host the interceptors, but ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Moonwalking lawmaker told to put dance shoes away [Apr 18, 2011] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania A moonwalking politician might not be the best reason to pay attention to Romanian politics, but the antics seem to be working. Edmond Talmacean, a 40-year-old Bucharest politician, has inspired national headlines with his Michael Jackson-inspired moonwalk on a television show and his impersonations of the late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. His ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poll: Many Romanian teens rampantly intolerant [Apr 13, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Teenagers in Romania are widely intolerant of Gypsies, gays and people with AIDS, according to a new poll that called the results "extremely worrisome." The findings published late Tuesday came from a poll paid for by the Soros Foundation and conducted in November. The report says the results show a large number of Romanian teenagers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poll: Many Romanian teens rampantly intolerant [Apr 13, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Teenagers in Romania are widely intolerant of Gypsies, gays and people with AIDS, according to a new poll that called the results "extremely worrisome." The findings published late Tuesday came from a poll paid for by the Soros Foundation and conducted in November. The report says the results show a large number of Romanian teenagers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Remains of Jews killed in WWII buried in Romania [Apr 06, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania The remains of dozens of Jews killed by Romanian troops during World War II have been buried in a Jewish graveyard in the eastern city of Iasi. The daily Eveniumentual Zilei reported Tuesday that seven rabbis from the United States, Britain and Romania took part in Monday afternoon's ceremony. In November, a Holocaust-era mass grave ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Remains of Jews killed in WWII buried in Romania [Apr 05, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania The remains of dozens of Jews killed by Romanian troops during World War II have been buried in a Jewish graveyard in the eastern city of Iasi. The daily Eveniumentual Zilei reported Tuesday that seven rabbis from the United States, Britain and Romania took part in Monday afternoon's ceremony. In November, a Holocaust-era mass grave ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Defense officials discuss Black Sea security [Apr 04, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Military and intelligence officials from the U.S. and a dozen other countries are discussing how to improve security in the Black Sea region. George Maior, the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service, says Monday that countries need to keep an eye on Black Sea security in the light of recent upheavals across the Arab world. The Black ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WikiLeaks: Nuclear plant not prepared for accident [Mar 28, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Leaked diplomatic cables published in a Romanian newspaper show U.S. officials believed the Romanian government would struggle to cope with an accident at a nuclear plant. The government could not handle a radioactive leak at the Cernavoda plant in eastern Romania despite official assurances that safety measures were adequate ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian official: Nuclear plant is safe [Mar 23, 2011] ALINA WOLFE MURRAY Associated Press CERNAVODA, Romania Two Romanian nuclear reactors are safe and could withstand a huge earthquake, the manager of the Cernavoda nuclear plant said Wednesday. Ionel Bucur said the Italian and Canadian-built plant in eastern Romania is prepared to withstand a Fukushima-type emergency. In Japan, levels of radiation have spiked, seeping into some vegetables and the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian official: Nuclear plant is safe [Mar 23, 2011] ALINA WOLFE MURRAY Associated Press CERNAVODA, Romania Two Romanian nuclear reactors are safe and could withstand a huge earthquake, the manager of the Cernavoda nuclear plant said Wednesday. Ionel Bucur said the Italian and Canadian-built plant in eastern Romania is prepared to withstand a Fukushima-type emergency. In Japan, levels of radiation have spiked, seeping into some vegetables and the ... [via YahooNews] More >>