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Ship sinks in Romania, 50 small boats float free as ice melts on Danube; no injuries reported [Feb 27, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Authorities say a ship carrying 700 tons of corn has sunk and dozens of small boats are floating free in Romania's stretch of the Danube after an ice floe melted due to rising temperatures. No injuries have been reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

PM warns violence could destabilize Romania [Jan 16, 2012] Dozens of demonstrators gathered in downtown Bucharest Monday as Romania's prime minister warned that violent protests that left 59 injured over the weekend could jeopardize stability and economic growth. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protests marred by violence in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] ROMANIA'S capital Bucharest was rocked by violent protests against the government's austerity measures at the weekend, leaving 60 people injured and dozens of banks and stores damaged. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protests marred by violence in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] ROMANIA'S capital Bucharest was rocked by violent protests against the government's austerity measures at the weekend, leaving 60 people injured and dozens of banks and stores damaged. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian national busted in $1.5M ATM 'skimming' spree [Jan 06, 2012] An illegal alien from Romania was caught in the act yesterday while adjusting high-tech hardware that helped a gang of crooks swipe about $1.5 million from dozens of automated teller machines, according to the feds. Laurentiu Iulian Bulat was busted at an HSBC branch on the Upper East Side... [via YahooNews] More >>

Leave a Reply [Nov 10, 2011] The 100 pc RO couture collection, the pilot project of the eponymous cultural initiative to promote Romania, created with the support of dozens of Romanian designers and folk artisans, was launched yesterday evening at the French Embassy in Bucharest, according to a press release quoted by Mediafax. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Lets Dutch Tulips In Despite Schengen Veto [Sep 23, 2011] Romania's authorities have admitted into the country dozens of trucks with Dutch tulips that have been detained at the Romanian border, allegedly because of veto of the Netherlands on its Schengen accession. The decision to let in the trucks importing Dutch tulips, which was technically based on suspicions about a dangerous bacteria, came on the same day that the Netherlands and Finland formally ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bats fly through Transylvanian classroom - but no visit from Dracula [Sep 03, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - There was no sign of Dracula, but students in Transylvania did get a visit from dozens of bats that flapped through their classroom. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania: Bats invade Transylvanian classroom [Sep 02, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania There was no sign of Dracula, but students in Transylvania did get a visit from dozens of bats that flapped through their classroom. The students at Csiky Gergely high school in the western Romanian city of Arad were about to take an exam Friday morning when they found bats flying around the room. Others appeared to be sleeping with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania: Bats invade Transylvanian classroom [Sep 02, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania There was no sign of Dracula, but students in Transylvania did get a visit from dozens of bats that flapped through their classroom. The students at Csiky Gergely high school in the western Romanian city of Arad were about to take an exam Friday morning when they found bats flying around the room. Others appeared to be sleeping with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Rocket Warheads Stolen From Romanian Train [Jul 25, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romanian authorities said Monday they had found dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria stashed near a railway station in a village north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rocket warheads stolen from train [Jul 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Dozens of small, old rocket warheads were stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria, officials said Monday. Authorities promised that the 64 warheads posed no danger to the public but offered varying explanations why. The Romanian national police said there was no risk because they were not attached to rockets. Spokesman Florin Hulea ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian authorities question suspects after 64 warheads are stolen and later found [Jul 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Authorities are questioning suspects over dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment and later found near a railway station north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Bound Stolen Missile Warheads Found in Romania [Jul 19, 2011] The missile warheads, which were stolen from a Romanian railway car carrying military equipment to neighboring Bulgaria, have been found near the town of Chitila, Southern Romania, the country's interior ministry announced. Police found the four stolen boxes of dozens of warheads near a railway line late on Monday. The theft of the shipment, which was guarded by 10 Romanian gendarmerie officers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanians find 64 stolen missile warheads [Jul 18, 2011] Romanian authorities said Monday they had found dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria stashed near a railway station in a village north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Authorities find 64 missile warheads stolen from train traveling between Romania and Bulgaria [Jul 18, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romanian authorities said Monday they had found dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria stashed near a railway station in a village north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Holocaust forum raises awareness on mass graves [Jul 01, 2011] Dozens of scholars and historians from across Europe and the U.S. attended a symposium Friday on Holocaust mass graves in Eastern Europe to raise awareness in countries where little information on the subject was available under communism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian journalists, actors protest tax bill, penalties backdated for 5 years [Jun 23, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Dozens of journalists and actors are protesting a law obliging them to pay hefty taxes on royalties and penalties dating back five years. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian prosecutors raid officials' houses [May 23, 2011] Anti-corruption prosecutors have raided the homes of dozens of Romanian customs officials, a top interior ministry official and a senator on suspicion of smuggling and tax evasion. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian prosecutors raid officials' houses [May 23, 2011] Anti-corruption prosecutors have raided the homes of dozens of Romanian customs officials, a top interior ministry official and a senator on suspicion of smuggling and tax evasion. [via YahooNews] More >>