Weather disrupts pope’s second day in Romania
Tens of thousands of people gathered on muddy slopes in Transylvania on Saturday to see Pope Francis visit one of Romania’s most popular Catholic shrines
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The making of Romania: 100 years
By Ioan-Aurel Pop THIS month as we celebrate 100 years since the end of The First World War, historical reconstitutions and interpretations of it are
Turnout low in Romanian vote on constitutional ban on same sex marriage
By Luiza Ilie Many Romanians appeared to boycott a vote on Sunday on whether to enshrine in the constitution that marriage must only be between
The crowd and the law
IN ROMANIA, after five straight nights of mass demonstration in Bucharest’s main square, the government agreed to withdraw an emergency decree that decriminalised various abuses
Romanian minister resigns after huge anti-graft protest (Updated)
A Romanian cabinet minister resigned on Thursday, testing the stability of the month-old leftist-led government after 250,000 people came out in protest over a decree
Snowstorms wreak chaos in Bulgaria and Romania
Snowstorms paralysed traffic and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in Bulgaria on Friday while forcing atomic energy producer Nuclearelectrica in neighbouring Romania
Remand for three arrested in marriage scam
Three Bangladeshi men were remanded in custody for six days in Larnaca on Saturday on suspicion of conducting sham marriages with women from Romania. The
Wanted man
Police are seeking Deonaca Remus Radu, 41, from Romania, to facilitate investigations into a series of burglaries and thefts committed during September in Limassol. Anyone
Rumblings of US nukes transfer from Incirlik
THE US Department of Defence on Thursday declined to comment on media reports that Washington was preparing to relocate over 20 nuclear warheads nukes from
Authorities seek ways to prevent sham marriages
Authorities will convene at the end of the month to discuss ways to clamp down on sham marriages, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Friday.
Wild nature claims place in Romanian capital
On an early morning walk through the Romanian capital’s newest park, photographer Helmut Ignat points out cormorants, harriers, terns and several other birds flying high
Payet’s late stunner helps France floor Romania in Euro 2016 opener
By Julien Pretot DIMITRI Payet’s spectacular late strike earned France a 2-1 win over Euro 2016 Group A rivals Romania on Friday, giving the host
Couple extradited to Cyprus in trafficking case
A Pakistani man and a Romanian woman suspected of human trafficking were arrested in Romania on a European arrest warrant and delivered to Cyprus on
Romania struggle to score but do not concede either
With a team ethic built on discipline plus a strong defence, Romania bear more than a passing resemblance to the Greece team which sprang out of
US activates Romanian missile defence site, angering Russia
By Robin Emmott The United States switched on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday that it sees as vital to defend itself
Four-year-old allegedly abducted by mother, taken to Romania
A four-year-old child from Kiti was allegedly abducted by her 36-year-old mother and taken to Romania. The 32-year-old father who has joint custody reported to
Broadcasters expel Romania from Eurovision over state TV debts
Romania was kicked out of the Eurovision Song Contest on Friday over failing to pay debts by the national television station TVR, the European Broadcasting
Four arrested on sham marriage allegations
Four people, three women aged 26, 31, and 38, and a man aged 21 were arrested on Saturday evening on suspicion of trafficking for the
Snowstorm wreaks havoc in Romania, ports closed (Updated)
Heavy snowfall and strong winds closed Romania’s Black Sea ports including the main port of Constanta, and shut dozens of roads while snowstorms and torrential
Romania’s main party wants wide backing for new PM (Update 1)
By Radu-Sorin Marinas Romania’s ruling political party will stop short of proposing a new prime minister to replace Victor Ponta, the party’s leader said, and