Romanian Orthodox Church: marriage only between man, woman
BUCHAREST, Romania - The Romanian Orthodox Church says it supports an initiative to change Romania's constitution to specify that marriage is between a man and a woman
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Huge new thermal bath-and-spa complex opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania - Austria's A-Heat Group has opened a giant thermal bath-and-spa complex in Romania that it says is the largest in Europe.
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Huge new thermal bath-and-spa complex opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania - Austria's A-Heat Group has opened a giant thermal bath-and-spa complex in Romania that it says is the largest in Europe.
View Article60 migrants suspected of trying to illegally enter Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian border authorities say they have stopped a group of 60 migrants who are suspected of trying to enter illegally across Romania's southwest border from Serbia.
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Blizzards, high winds batter Eastern Europe, cause havoc
BUCHAREST, Romania - Blizzards battered parts of Eastern Europe on Sunday, forcing roads to close, trains and flights to be canceled and producing power outages.
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Deep freeze across Balkans makes migrant journeys harder
WARSAW, Poland - Subfreezing temperatures and snow have settled over Central Europe, adding to the difficulties of migrants heading to Western Europe but not weakening their determination to continue...
View ArticlePlayer says referee tried to ask her out in game in Spain
MADRID - A soccer player in Spain who said a referee tried to ask her out during a game will not file a formal complaint because it's her word against his.
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15,000 protest in Moldova to demand an early election
CHISINAU, Moldova - More than 15,000 people held an anti-government protest Sunday in the Moldovan capital to demand an early election in the impoverished Eastern European nation.
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Kvitova to lead Czechs in 1st round of Fed Cup at Romania
PRAGUE - Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova will lead defending champion Czech Republic in next month's first round of the Fed Cup at Romania.
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Romania offers Moldova aid to keep it solvent, and with West
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania offered Moldova emergency economic aid and a loan of 60 million euros ($65 million) on Tuesday in hopes of preventing economic collapse and keeping the impoverished...
View ArticleEU warns Bulgaria, Romania to step up anti-corruption fight
BRUSSELS - The European Union is warning member countries Bulgaria and Romania that they must to do more to fight corruption and clean up their justice systems.
View ArticleUkrainian border guards stop cigarette-smuggling horses
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials say they have intercepted a small herd of horses attempting to bring thousands of euros worth of contraband cigarettes across the border from Ukraine to Romania.
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Romanian parliament votes to lift ex-minister's immunity
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's parliament voted Wednesday to lift the immunity of a former minister so he can be investigated on suspicion he abused his position by allegedly using an official...
View ArticleRomania: govt suspends law for books written in prison
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's government has suspended a controversial law that made prisoners eligible for a reduced sentence if they had written a book.
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Romania: British travel writer's death treated as suspicious
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian police have classified the death of a British travel writer as suspicious, almost a month after his decomposing body was found in his Bucharest apartment.
View ArticleRomania: 5 dead, 28 hurt in bus crash
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian officials say five people died Friday and 28 people were injured when a bus slammed into the back of a dump truck carrying a load of sand.
View ArticleFed Cup: Halep, Kvitova lose, Romania-Czech Republic, 1-1
BUCHAREST, Romania - Monica Niculescu beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 to ensure Romania tied with the Czech Republic 1-1 on the opening day of their Fed Cup first-round tie on...
View ArticleCzech Republic beats Romania 3-2 in Fed Cup
BUCHAREST, Romania - Defending champion Czech Republic beat host Romania 3-2 Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the Fed Cup.
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Romania upholds sentence for communist-era prison commander
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian appeals court on Wednesday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a 90-year-old communist-era prison guard convicted of crimes against humanity, the most high-profile case...
View ArticleRomania: US Ambassador slams anti-defamation bill
BUCHAREST, Romania - The U.S. Ambassador to Romania has added his voice to criticism of an anti-defamation bill, saying free speech is a key fundament of a democratic society.
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