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Romania Starts Blasting Danube Ice [Feb 28, 2012] Romanian authorities have launched the controlled blasting of ice in Romania's Danube territorial waters near Kalarasi in order to prevent floods and free the movement of waters. The controlled explosions are carried out by Romanian military forces some 40 km from the Bulgarian Danube town of Silistra, the Bulgarian National Radio has informed. The Danube water level at Silistra has increased by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Smugglers at the Moldovan-Romanian border [Feb 13, 2012] Romanian border guardians caught a Moldovan citizen at Galati checkpoint with smuggling cigarettes produced in the Republic of Moldova. The frontier officers withdrew the cigarettes and suppresed his car. The man was fined with 5,000 LEI and got his travel permit cancelled by the Romanian authorities, being banned from entering Romania. Another man was caught by the Romanian frontier authorities ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Big freeze kills 13 in Romania, ice blocks Danube [Feb 10, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romanian authorities say freezing weather has killed another 13 people and left thousands of villagers stranded as navigation in parts of Danube is blocked because of floating ice. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsRomanians probe man suspected of hacking Pentagon [Jan 31, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian authorities are investigating a 20-year-old who is suspected of hacking into several Pentagon and NASA servers and posting confidential data he retrieved from those servers on his blog, officials said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Amnesty urges probe into Romania violence [Jan 27, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. Amnesty International said video footage showed police beating two people who were not behaving violently. It also claimed police hit and sprayed ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAmnesty urges probe into Romania violence [Jan 27, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Amnesty urges probe into Romania violence [Jan 27, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. Amnesty International said video footage showed police beating two people who were not behaving violently. It also claimed police hit and sprayed ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Media group: Romania must probe journalist attacks [Jan 27, 2012] (01-18) 06:26 PST BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A media organization has called on Romanian authorities to identify and prosecute protesters and policemen who reportedly attacked nine journalists during violent... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania must come clean over secret prisons [Dec 09, 2011] Headline Title: [via YahooNews] More >>

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt met Premier Emil Boc yesterday in Bucharest. [Dec 05, 2011] Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt told Prime Minister Emil Boc that support for Romania?s Schengen accession has been included within its governing programme and Romanian authorities can count on Denmark?s support. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian accused of hacking NASA computers [Nov 16, 2011] CLUJ, Romania, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Romanian authorities say they've arrested a 26-year-old hacker accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing $500,000 in damage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Accused of Breaking Into NASA [Nov 16, 2011] alphadogg writes "Romanian authorities have arrested a 26-year old hacker who is accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing $500,000 in damages to the U.S. space agency's systems. Robert Butyka, 26, was arrested on Tuesday in Western Romania following an investigation by the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism. According to local reports, the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Unemployed Romanian Hacker Accused of Breaking Into NASA [Nov 16, 2011] Romanian authorities have arrested a 26-year old hacker who is accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing US$500,000 in damages to the U.S. space... [via YahooNews] More >>

Anger in Romania over Nokia closure plans [Sep 30, 2011] CLUJ, Romania - Romanian authorities and employees of mobile phone giant Nokia were in shock Thursday after the Finnish firm said it would close its unit here in a severe blow for the economy. [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 >>

Fire put out on Panama-registered ship in Romania [Jul 25, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian authorities say they have extinguished a raging fire on a ship docked near the Black Sea city of Constanta. The fire started early Monday on the Panama-registered vessel FGM Europe that has been undergoing repairs in Midia-Navodari, a small port just north of Constanta. Firefighters battled with the fire for six hours before ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsPanama-registered ship on fire in Romanian port [Jul 25, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian authorities are fighting a raging fire on a ship docked near the Black Sea city of Constanta. The fire started early Monday on the Panama-registered vessel that has been undergoing repairs in Midia-Navodari, a small port just north of Constanta. [via YahooNews] More >>

Panama-registered ship on fire in Romanian port [Jul 25, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian authorities are fighting a raging fire on a ship docked near the Black Sea city of Constanta. The fire started early Monday on the Panama-registered vessel that has been undergoing repairs in Midia-Navodari, a small port just north of Constanta. Port spokesman Catalin Arteni has told Agerpres news agency that there are no ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian authorities fight fire on Panama-registered ship docked near port city of Constanta [Jul 25, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romanian authorities are fighting a raging fire on a ship docked near the Black Sea city of Constanta. [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 >>