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Stronger relations: Moldova and Romania have signed eight partnerships [Mar 03, 2012] The Republic of Moldova and Romania signed today eight bilateral agreements during a joint governmental session held in the Romanian city of Iasi. The Ministers of both Governments met for the first time in a common session. The meeting was designed to strengthen the bilateral relations between sides by establishing new partnerships. The officials were met with peaceful demonstrations. Some ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Man held in Romania over American player's death [Oct 17, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romanian prosecutors say a man has been detained over the killing of American basketball player Chauncey Hardy. Ionut Adrian Tanasoaia surrendered to police early Monday. He is accused of beating up Hardy in a bar in the southern Romanian city of Giurgiu on Saturday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Official: Doctors were negligent in Hardy case [Oct 13, 2011] ALINA WOLFE MURRAY Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's health ministry says two doctors were negligent in their treatment of American basketball player Chauncey Hardy after he suffered fatal injuries. Hardy died Sunday after he was punched in a bar in the southern Romanian city of Giurgiu, where he played for a Romanian club. The 23-year-old sustained severe head injuries and died ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Official: Doctors were negligent in Hardy case [Oct 12, 2011] BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (AP) - Romania's health ministry says two doctors were negligent in their treatment of American basketball player Chauncey Hardy after he suffered fatal injuries. Hardy died Sunday after he was punched in a bar in the southern Romanian city of Giurgiu, where he played for a Romanian club. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Body of American basketball player Hardy, who was killed in Romania to be repatriated [Oct 12, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romania?s basketball federation says the body of American player Chauncey Hardy, who was fatally beaten in a bar, will be repatriated. Hardy died Sunday after he was punched in a bar in the southern Romanian city of Giurgiu. He sustained severe head injuries and died after undergoing surgery in a Bucharest hospital. Read full article >> [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 >>

Bulgaria-Bound Explosives Stolen from Train in Romania [Jul 17, 2011] Four containers with detonators bound for Bulgaria have been stolen from a train in Romania. A total of 64 detonators for rockets shipped from the Romanian city of Brasov to Bulgaria are found to have disappeared from the train that was transporting them even though the shipment was guarded by 10 Romanian gendarmerie officers, the Bulgarian National Radio reported Sunday. The absence of the arms ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungarian, Romanian labour market watchdogs meet in Oradea [Jul 05, 2011] The heads of Hungary's and Romania's labour market oversight bodies met in the Romanian city of Oradea on Thursday to discuss changes to employment regulations and review a cooperation agreement signed in 2008, Hungary's National Labour Defense and Labour Affairs Supervisor (OMMF) told MTI on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Latin American films scoop prizes at Romanian festival [Jun 12, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Two Latin American movies scooped the biggest prizes of the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which ended Saturday in the northwestern Romanian city of Cluj. [via YahooNews] More >>

UN refugee agency: Libyan woman who claimed rape by Gadhafi troops in Romania center [Jun 07, 2011] 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 Timisoara where she can remain for up to ... [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 >>

IBM to build center of excellence in Romania [Apr 24, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - US computing giant IBM and the municipality of Targu-Mures on Wednesday signed an agreement on the construction of a center of excellence in the central Romanian city. [via YahooNews] More >>

IBM to build center of excellence in Romania [Apr 20, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - US computing giant IBM and the municipality of Targu-Mures on Wednesday signed an agreement on the construction of a center of excellence in the central Romanian city. [via YahooNews] More >>

Alcohol blamed for bird deaths in Romania [Jan 14, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Dozens of dead starlings found in a Romanian city were not victims of avian flu, as first feared, but were the victims of alcohol poisoning, officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Series to feature Bucharest street race in 2011 [Sep 24, 2010] In 2011 the 550 bhp Auto GP cars will thunder through the streets of Bucharest, spreading the scream of their V8 engines among the Romanian city buildings. [via YahooNews] More >>