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Romanian flings himself from parliament balcony [Jan 17, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? A Romanian television engineer apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son dived more than 20 feet (about seven meters) from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament Thursday, then shouted "Freedom!" as emergency workers took him out on a stretcher. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament balcony jumper undergoes surgery [Dec 29, 2010] A hospital official says a Romanian television engineer who dived more than seven metres from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament to protest austerity cuts, has undergone an operation for facial fractures. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian takes a dive in parliament [Dec 24, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania #8212; A Romanian television engineer apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son dived more than 20 feet from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament Thursday, then shouted #8220;Freedom! #8221; as emergency workers took him out on a stretcher. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian flings himself from parliament balcony [Dec 24, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) A Romanian television engineer apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son dived more than 20 feet (about seven meters) from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament Thursday, then shouted "Freedom!" as emergency workers took him out on a stretcher. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian flings himself from parliament balcony [Dec 24, 2010] A Romanian television engineer apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son dived more than 20 feet (about seven meters) from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian flings himself from parliament balcony [Dec 24, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) A Romanian television engineer apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son dived more than 20 feet (about seven meters) from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament Thursday, then shouted "Freedom!" as emergency workers took him out on a stretcher. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian flings himself from parliament balcony as budget cuts reduced benefits for autistic son [Dec 24, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania: A Romanian television engineer apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son has dived more than 20 feet (about seven meters) from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament, then shouted "Freedom!" as emergency workers took him out on a stretcher. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian jumps from parliament balcony [Dec 24, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania -- A Romanian television engineer, apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his autistic teenage son, dived Thursday more than 20 feet from a balcony onto the floor of Romania's parliament, then shouted "Freedom!" as emergency workers took him out on a stretcher. [via YahooNews] More >>

Family of Romanian anti-communism fighter files for compensation [Nov 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian television channel has reported the family of a famous anti-communism resistance fighter tortured in prison has filed for [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anti-communist family wants compensation [Nov 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian television channel has reported the family of a famous anti-communism resistance fighter tortured in prison has filed for ?4 million ($5.34 million) compensation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Israeli military helicopter crashes in Romania [Jul 26, 2010] Bucharest - An Israeli military helicopter with seven soldiers on board crashed in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania on Monday, Romanian television station Realitatea reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian journalist charged in 2nd blackmail case [Jul 19, 2010] A Romanian television journalist has been charged in a second blackmailing case. Dan Diaconescu has denied extorting money from a businessman with another journalist in 2005. He claims the charges have been revived and are politically motivated from factions within the ruling Democratic Liberal Party who fear his popular appeal after he said he would run for president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian journalist charged in 2nd blackmail case [Jul 19, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) A Romanian television journalist has been charged in a second blackmailing case. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian TV journalist charged in second blackmail case; claims charges are political [Jul 19, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian television journalist has been charged in a second blackmailing case. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian journalist charged with blackmail freed from prison; his producer still detained [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian television journalist who has been charged with blackmailing and threatening a mayor has been freed from prison. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian journalist charged with blackmail freed from prison; his producer still detained [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian television journalist who has been charged with blackmailing and threatening a mayor has been freed from prison. Dan Diaconescu was released late Friday. His producer who faces the same charges remains in prison. [via YahooNews] More >>