Romanian grand coalition government gets parliamentary approval
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 22:15.Romania's parliament gave its approval Monday night to the creation of a grand coalition government between the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L) and the socialist PSD party.
Centre-right leader Boc is designated Romanian premier
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 19:48.Emil Boc, leader of Romania's centre-right PDL Democratic Liberal Party was designated new prime minister Monday after Theodor Stolojan stood down from the job at the last moment.
Romanian Socialists, Liberals to form coalition
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 17:47.Romania's top two political parties, the Socialists (PSD) and the Democratic Liberals (PDL), agreed Sunday to form a grand coalition to govern the country following October's inconclusive election res
Car tax demos cause frontier tailbacks in Romania
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 12/13/2008 - 20:40.Demonstrators protesting increased car taxes blocked Romania's two main western border points of Nadlac and Bors Saturday, causing long tailbacks.
Centre-right party ahead in Romanian election
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 09:05.The centre-right Democratic Liberals (PDL) of Romanian President Traian Basescu held a razor-thin lead in Romania's parliamentary elections, according to latest returns on Monday.
Romanian elections overshadowed by financial crisis
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 02:34.Bucharest - Romania is facing a protracted tug-of-war over the formation of a new government, with parliamentary elections scheduled for November 30.
Mine shaft explosions kill 12 in Romania
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 22:11.Two underground explosions ripped through a coal mine in Romania on Saturday, killing 12 miners and injuring eight others, a news agency reported.
Jewish cemetery headstones destroyed in Romania
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 13:10.Unknown vandals have knocked over and, in some cases, destroyed 131 headstones in Bucharest's Jewish cemetery.
According to the Mediafax news agency on Friday, the vandals also smashed windows in the administrative offices of the cemetery in Romania's capital.
Some office equipment was also destroyed.
German exports plunged in November to record the biggest fall in nearly two decades, data released Thursday showed, as the deepening world economic downturn hits Europe's biggest economy.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
US singer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, 27, dominated the nominations for the 40th NAACP Image Awards.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.