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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 re-negotiates contract with US company Bechtel for highway [Aug 25, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian and American authorities say the U.S. company Bechtel has re-negotiated a contract to build a 400-kilometre (245 mile) highway from central Romania to the Hungarian border. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania re-negotiates contract with Bechtel [Aug 04, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian and American authorities say the U.S. company Bechtel has re-negotiated a contract to build a 400-kilometer (245 mile) highway from central Romania to the Hungarian border. Transportation Minister Anca Boagiu said late Wednesday the deal, which ends a standoff over costs and the pace of work, will save Romania ?6 billion (US$8 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania re-negotiates contract with US company Bechtel for highway [Aug 04, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian and American authorities say the U.S. company Bechtel has re-negotiated a contract to build a 400-kilometre (245 mile) highway from central Romania to the Hungarian border. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moldovan tourist is rescued by helicopter after falling from a snowy Romanian mountain [Jun 05, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Moldovan tourist has been rescued by helicopter after falling from a snowy mountain in central Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moldovan tourist is rescued by helicopter after falling from a snowy Romanian mountain [Jun 03, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Moldovan tourist has been rescued by helicopter after falling from a snowy mountain in central Romania. Romanian official Ciprian Aldea said Friday that the tourist is in serious condition with concussions and possibly broken bones at a hospital in the city of Brasov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Missing savings spark bank rush [Aug 13, 2010] BUCHAREST (Romania) - ABOUT 200 people rushed to a Dutch-owned bank in central Romania on Thursday after more than 1 million euros (S$1.7 million) was reported missing from accounts there. Police spokesman Liviu Nagy said bank employees are suspected of taking money from at least 20 savings accounts at a branch of Credit Europe Bank in Brasov city without authorization. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanians rush to bank after savings go missing [Aug 12, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) About 200 people rushed to a Dutch-owned bank in central Romania on Thursday after more than euro1 million ($1.3 million) was reported missing from accounts there. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bank savings go missing [Aug 12, 2010] BUCHAREST (Romania) - ABOUT 200 Romanians have rushed to a Dutch-owned bank to check their savings after authorities reported that they received a dozen complaints from people whose accounts had been drained. Romanian authorities have started an investigation at a branch of Credit Europe Bank in Brasov, a city in central Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

7 dead in chopper crash [Jul 28, 2010] BUCHAREST (Romania) - ALL seven people aboard an Israeli military helicopter - one Romanian and six Israelis - were killed when it crashed into a mountain in central Romania, officials said on Tuesday. The helicopter, a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, crashed on Monday during a military exercise in which crews are trained to fly at low altitudes. The joint exercises, which were due to end on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Wreckage of Israeli helicopter found in Romania, all 7 crew aboard reported killed [Jul 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - All seven people aboard an Israeli military helicopter one Romanian and six Israelis were killed when it crashed into a mountain in central Romania, officials said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wreckage of Israeli helicopter found in Romania, all 7 crew aboard reported killed [Jul 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - All seven soldiers aboard an Israeli military helicopter one Romanian and six Israelis were killed when it crashed into a mountain in central Romania, officials said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wreckage of Israeli helicopter found in Romania, all 7 crew aboard reported killed [Jul 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - All seven soldiers aboard an Israeli military helicopter one Romanian and six Israelis were killed when it crashed into a mountain in central Romania, officials said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wreckage of Israeli helicopter found in Romania [Jul 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The wreckage of an Israeli military helicopter that crashed into a mountain in central Romania has been found, and none of the seven soldiers aboard one Romania and six Israeli appear to have survived the crash, officials said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Helicopter crashes in Romania with 6 Israelis, 1 Romanian on board; no details on survivors [Jul 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The Romanian defence ministry says a helicopter carrying one Romanian and six Israeli soldiers has crashed in the mountainous terrain of central Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Six Israeli soldiers die in Romania helicopter crash: report [Jul 26, 2010] Six Israelis and one Romanian were killed on Monday when a military helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in central Romania, local media said, quoting defence sources. [via YahooNews] More >>

Israeli Helicopter Crashes In Romania [Jul 26, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) The Romanian defense ministry says a helicopter carrying one Romanian and six Israeli soldiers has crashed in the mountainous terrain of central Romania. Defense ministry spokesman Constantin Spanu says there is no information on whether there are survivors. He says officials are scrambling to reach the accident site near the town of Zarnesti, some 120 kilometers (75 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Israeli copter crashes in Romania [Jul 26, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania, July 26 (UPI) -- An Israeli military helicopter crashed during a training exercise in central Romania Monday with seven people on board, officials said. Romania - Helicopter - Israel Defense Forces - Government - Bucharest [via YahooNews] More >>

Israeli military helicopter crashes in Romania [Jul 26, 2010] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - An Israeli military transport helicopter carrying seven soldiers crashed in central Romania on Monday during a joint exercise, Romania's Defense Ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Six Israeli soldiers die in Romania helicopter crash: report [Jul 26, 2010] Six Israeli soldiers and one Romanian were killed Monday when a military helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in central Romania, local media said, quoting defence sources. [via YahooNews] More >>