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Report: 4 bodies found at Romania crash site [Jul 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A rescue official saidfour bodieshave been found in a mountainous area where a helicopter carrying a Romanian and six Israelis crashed Monday during military training exercises, a Romanian news agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian civil servants sacked for AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' [Jun 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 27, 2010 (AFP) - - Romania has sanctioned five civil servants after Australian rockers AC/DC got stuck on a "Highway to Hell" and were unduly asked to pay to leave the country, news agency Mediafax reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Report: Romanian court strikes down austerity pension cuts [Jun 25, 2010] Bucharest - The Romanian Constitutional Court on Friday declared unconstitutional a 15-per-cent cut to pensions that had been approved by Parliament as part of a drastic austerity package, the Mediafax news agency quoted unnamed court sources as sayi... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania court rejects cuts [Jun 25, 2010] BUCHAREST - ROMANIA'S top court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering an IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial source. Disbursement of about 2 billion euros (S$3.4 billion) in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union depended on the court's approval of a government move to cut state wages ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 10:12 INSTANT VIEW 4-Romania court rules some cuts illegal-agency [Jun 25, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering a vital IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial sources. Disbursement of about 2 billion euros in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union depended on the court's approval of a government move ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 09:52 INSTANT VIEW 1-Romania court rules some cuts illegal [Jun 25, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering a vital IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial sources. The court said an official announcement would follow shortly. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 09:40 Romania court rules some cuts illegal - agency [Jun 25, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering a vital IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial sources. The court said an official announcement would follow shortly. Disbursement of about 2 billion euros in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Report: Romania may buy used U.S. F-16s [Apr 01, 2010] BUCHAREST , Romania , March 25 (UPI) -- The Romanian government may acquire 24 used F-16 fighter jets from the United States, the Mediafax news agency reported from Bucharest Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Report: Romania may buy used U.S. F-16s (UPI) [Mar 25, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania, March 25 (UPI) -- The Romanian government may acquire 24 used F-16 fighter jets from the United States, the Mediafax news agency reported from Bucharest Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 15:32 Romanian subway workers call off strike (Interactive Investor) [Mar 17, 2010] BUCHAREST, March 17 (Reuters) - Romanian subway workers called off an indefinite pay strike planned to start on Thursday after the centrist government approved the state company's 2010 budget including wage rises of up to 10 percent. "Luckily for subway employees and the public, there's not going to be any strike tomorrow," trade union leader Ion Radoi told state news agency Agerpres. "We've got ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 15:32 Romanian subway workers call off strike (Interactive Investor) [Mar 17, 2010] BUCHAREST, March 17 (Reuters) - Romanian subway workers called off an indefinite pay strike planned to start on Thursday after the centrist government approved the state company's 2010 budget including wage rises of up to 10 percent. "Luckily for subway employees and the public, there's not going to be any strike tomorrow," trade union leader Ion Radoi told state news agency Agerpres. "We've got ... [via YahooNews] More >>