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2005 Jul 29 |
A plane with 440 Uzbek refugees left Kyrgyzstan for Romania. Links: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Romania 
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2005 Aug 16 |
In Taize, France, Brother Roger, the 90-year-old founder of an ecumenical religious community dedicated to peace and reconciliation, was knifed to death by an apparently deranged Romanian woman at an evening prayer service attended by 2,500 people. Brother Roger founded the Taize religious community in 1940 emphasizing the need for all Christians to come together in peace, love and reconciliation. Links: Romania, France, Murder, Mad Woman
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2005 Aug 22 |
Romania’s PM Calin Tariceanu reshuffled his center-right government, replacing four ministers including those in charge of finance and European integration after criticism of several cabinet members. Links: Romania
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2005 Oct 6 |
Romania said it has deported five students accused of having ties to al-Qaida and trying to recruit members of the country's Muslim community. Links: Romania, al-Qaida
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2005 Oct 8 |
Romania reported new cases of avian flu in the Danube delta on the Black Sea and started to cull hundreds of birds to prevent the disease from spreading. Links: Romania, Bird Flu
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2005 Oct 9 |
The slaughter of thousands of domestic fowl in Romania and Turkey began as a precaution against the spread of bird flu after both countries confirmed their first cases of the disease over the weekend. Links: Turkey, Romania, Bird Flu
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2005 Oct 15 |
The European Commission said tests have confirmed a link between the bird flu found in Romania and the virus that has devastated flocks in Asia and turned up in Turkey. Links: Turkey, Romania, EU, Bird Flu
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2005 Nov 3 |
European Union officials said they would investigate a report that the CIA set up secret jails in Eastern Europe to interrogate top al-Qaida suspects. The international Red Cross also said it asked the US to let a representative visit detainees if such a facility exists. At least 10 nations denied that the prisons were in their territory. Human Rights Watch in New York said it has evidence indicating the CIA transported suspected terrorists captured in Afghanistan to Poland and Romania. Links: Romania, USA, EU, Poland, CIA, Afghan
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2005 Nov 21 |
China ordered already strict anti-bird flu measures tightened following two new outbreaks in poultry, while Romania said it would destroy 2,000 farm birds after finding the virus in hens and North Korea tightened border controls. Links: Romania, China, Bird Flu
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2005 Dec 2 |
In Kiev 9 presidents from Baltic and Black Sea nations pledged to strengthen democracy in a region traditionally considered Russia's neighborhood. They included Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Slovenia, Romania and the Ukraine. Links: Georgia, Ukraine, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Macedonia, Moldova
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2005 Dec 6 |
US Sec. of State Condoleeza Rice signed an agreement with Romania to open US military bases there. One site was identified by Human Rights Watch as the site for a clandestine prison. Links: Romania, USA
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2005 Dec 22 |
Romania's prime minister rejected US calls to allow adoptions by foreigners of about 1,000 Romanian children. Links: Romania
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There was a measles outbreak among school children in Indiana. In 2006 the CDC attributed it to home-schooled children whose parents avoided vaccinations out of safety concern. The outbreak was later traced to a 17-year-old girl who had traveled to Romania without getting vaccinated. Links: Romania, USA, Microbiology, Indiana
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Romania’s GDP per head was $4,490. Links: Romania
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2006 Jan 14 |
In southwestern Romania 7 miners were killed and five injured in a gas explosion at a mine. Union leaders blamed it on a lack of investment in safety measures. Links: Romania, Labor
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2006 Jan 29 |
In Bucharest, Romania, a stray dog killed a Japanese businessman. The mayor called for a crash program of canine sterilization and euthanasia to control the city’s 60,000 stray dogs. Links: Romania, Animal
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2006 Feb 16 |
In Romania authorities investigating the leak of secret military documents, including details on coalition troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, arrested Marian Garleanu, a Romanian journalist, for possession of leaked material. Garleanu denied any wrongdoing and said he was targeted because he has repeatedly exposed corruption in the Ministry of Defense. Links: Romania, Journalism
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2006 Apr 5 |
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said London would press for Romania to be granted membership of the European Union "as soon as possible" as he praised the country's work against people trafficking. Links: Romania, Britain
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2006 Apr 13 |
The Danube reached record-high levels in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, flooding fertile farmland as authorities in southeastern Europe considered ordering evacuations. Links: Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia
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2006 Apr 27 |
A sister of Iraq's new Sunni Arab vice president was killed in a drive-by shooting in Baghdad, a day after the politician called for the Sunni-dominated insurgency to be crushed by force. In southern Iraq a bomb blast rocked an Italian convoy at a base, killing three Italian soldiers and a Romanian. Links: Italy, Iraq, Romania
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2006 Jun 20 |
In southern Afghanistan an explosion tore apart a coalition tank, killing one Romanian soldier and wounding four others. Afghan and coalition forces clashed with Taliban fighters in southern Helmand province, leaving 20 militants dead. Coalition soldiers accidentally fired on an unmarked police car in eastern Kunar province, killing 3 Afghan policemen and wounding 3. Links: Romania, USA, Afghan
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2006 Jun 29 |
Romania's PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu proposed withdrawing 890 troops from Iraq because of high casualty levels and the cost of the operation. Links: Iraq, Romania
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2006 Aug 1 |
NATO took command of southern Afghanistan from the United States, and the new commander of the push to pacify the insurgency-wracked region vowed that he would not fail millions of Afghans seeking peace and stability. Some 8,000 coalition forces in Afghanistan came under NATO command. The southern deployment included troops from Britain, Canada, Netherlands and Romania. A bomb exploded outside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during a memorial service for a mujahedeen commander, killing at least eight people and wounding 16. Links: Romania, Canada, Britain, NATO, Netherlands, Afghan
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2006 Aug 18 |
In Greece a 700-year-old icon, said to have the power to work miracles, was discovered stolen from the cliff-side Elona Monastery. In September police arrested a Romanian national in Crete and recovered the Madonna and Child icon. Links: Romania, Greece
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2006 Aug 22 |
The Orizont, a leased Romanian oil rig off the coast of Iran, came under fire from Iranian military vessels and was later occupied by Iranian troops. A 2nd Romanian rig had recently been towed from Iranian waters due to unpaid bills. Links: Romania, Oil, Iran
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2006 Aug |
In Romania the heads of the leading spy agencies quit along with the top prosecutor after they failed to keep track of Omar Hayssam. The Syrian-born businessman, arrested on terrorism charges, fled Romania after being paroled for health reasons. Links: Romania, Syria, Espionage
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2006 Sep 2 |
In Romania liberal leaders expelled Mona Musca, one of the country's most popular politicians, from the party after she admitted to having collaborated with the Securitate secret police under the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu. Links: Romania
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2006 Sep 26 |
The European Commission recommended that Bulgaria and Romania join the EU next year, but under some of the harshest terms ever faced by new members. Links: Romania, Bulgaria, EU
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2006 Sep 30 |
In Tibet Sergiu Matei, a Romanian cameraman with an expedition climbing Cho Oyu, shot a video that shows Chinese forces fatally shooting Tibetan refugee Kelsang Namtso (17), who was with a group of people trying to flee to Nepal at the 19,000-foot Nanpa La Pass. Chinese border guards opened fire on some 75 Tibetans making their way over a 19,000-foot-high Himalayan pass, killing a 25-year-old Buddhist nun and another person. 32 were caught and detained. In January Jamyang Samten (15), one of those detained, escaped to India and provided the first reported account of the fate of the group. Some 3,000 Tibetans continued to sneak across the border to Nepal and India every year. In 2010 Jonathan Green authored “Murder in the High Himalaya: Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet.” Links: Romania, China, India, Nepal, Tibet
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2006 Oct 24 |
Britain said Bulgarians and Romanians will have only limited rights to work in Britain for at least a year after their countries join the European Union on January 1. Links: Romania, Bulgaria, Britain
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2006 Nov 11 |
In Italy police arrested 3 more thieves plaguing the railways for weeks by stealing copper electrical conductors from the tracks. Among the 22 suspects arrested since Oct 15 were 18 Romanians, three Italians and the one man from Mali. Links: Italy, Mali, Romania, Robbery
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2006 Nov 22 |
The European Commission said Russia had told the 25-nation bloc it intends to ban all animal product exports from the EU starting next year because Moscow claimed new members Bulgaria and Romania had poor animal health standards. Links: Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, EU
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2006 Dec 10 |
In Romania more than 6,000 inmates at 24 prisons took part in hunger strikes and other protests to demand amnesty and better living conditions. Links: Romania
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Romania handed over key Securitate files and a master index to an independent institute. In 2008 the government issued an emergency decree to keep the institute open after a court ruled its work unlawful. Links: Romania, Espionage
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At least 2 million of Romania’s 22 million people worked abroad, mostly in farm jobs. Links: Romania, Agriculture
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2007 Jan 1 |
Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU. Some 30,000 Israelis gained EU citizenship due to their dual registration in Romania. Links: Romania, Bulgaria, EU
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2007 Feb 1 |
Romanian President Traian Basescu told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that pirated Microsoft software helped Romania to build a vibrant technology industry. Links: Romania, Computer
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2007 Feb 19 |
Daniel Petru Corogeanu, a Romanian priest, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. In 2005 he had led a dayslong exorcism ritual with 4 nuns for Maricica Irina Cornici (23), a young nun, that ended with the woman's death. One of the nuns, Nicoleta Arcalianu, was sentenced to eight years in prison, and the other three, Adina Cepraga, Elena Otel and Simona Bardanas, received five-year sentences. Links: Romania, Religion
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2007 Feb 23 |
In Norway 46 of 49 nations adopted a declaration calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs, saying the weapons kill and maim long after conflicts end and inflict "unacceptable harm" on civilians, particularly children. Some key arms makers including the US, Russia, Israel and China, snubbed the conference of 49 nations. Of those attending, Poland, Romania and Japan did not approve the final text. Links: Russia, Romania, USA, China, Japan, Poland, Israel, Norway
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2007 Apr 19 |
Romania's parliament voted to suspend the popular president who ushered in economic and social reforms to help the country join the European Union, accusing him of abusing his constitutional powers. President Traian Basescu had earlier vowed to resign "within five minutes" if lawmakers voted to suspend him. His resignation would prompt a new election within three months, and he has said he would run again for office. Former president Nicolae Vacaroiu (1992-1996) became acting president. Links: Romania
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2007 Apr |
In India Mahindra Renault, a joint venture formed in 2005, launched a new version of the Logan priced at $7,100 before taxes. The original Logan was designed in Romania. It went on sale in Iran in March under the name Tondar (thunder), with record orders and deliveries due in May. Iran’s model was built by Iran Khodro (IKCO) and Saipa. Links: Romania, India, Iran, Cars
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2007 May 2 |
Romania’s Parliament approved an agreement allowing the US to use four military bases and station up to 3,000 troops in the former communist country. Links: Romania, USA
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2007 May 19 |
Romanians voted on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu, who has been accused of violating the constitution but remains popular among the public. Basescu, suspended on grounds he abused power, easily survived a referendum on his impeachment, with partial results indicating about three-fourths of the votes supporting the leader. Links: Romania
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2007 May 23 |
Romania's suspended President Traian Basescu was reinstated after he won a referendum on his removal from office. Links: Romania
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2007 May 27 |
Christian Mungiu, a Romanian director, won the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or for his “3 Weeks and 2 Days,” which looked at abortion during the communist era. Michael Moore’s “Sicko,” a film on the inequities of America’s health system, also featured at Cannes. Links: Romania, USA, France, Medical, Film
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2007 Jun 7 |
In Spain Monzer al-Kassar (61), a Syrian arms dealer previously accused of arming militants from Iraq to Somalia, was arrested on suspicion of plotting to send millions of dollars worth of weapons to Colombian rebels. A federal indictment unsealed in NYC said al-Kassar has provided weapons and military equipment to violent factions in Nicaragua, Brazil, Cyprus, Bosnia, Croatia, Somalia, Iran and Iraq. Tareq Mousa al Ghazi and Luis Filipe Moreno Godoy, also included in the indictment, were arrested in Romania. Links: Romania, Spain, Colombia, USA, Syria
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2007 Jun 8 |
A European investigator issued a report saying the CIA ran secret prisons in Poland and Romania from 2003 to 2005 to interrogate detainees in the war on terror. Links: Romania, USA, Poland, CIA
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2007 Jun 9 |
In Romania police used tear gas against protesters who hurled stones at the annual gay rights parade in Bucharest. Links: Romania, Gays
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2007 Jun 14 |
Romania's government defended its decision to return "Dracula's Castle" to members of the former royal family, denying allegations that the decision was illegal. Links: Romania
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2007 Jun 19 |
In Romania hundreds of retirees took to the streets in Bucharest and about 20 other towns to demand that pensions be raised to at least 45% of the average national salary and other benefits. Romania numbered 6 million retirees out of a population of 22 million. Links: Romania
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2007 Jun 23 |
In Romania a bear attacked a group of US tourists on a remote trail in the Carpathian Mountains, killing a woman and injuring two other people. Links: Romania, USA, Animal
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2007 Jun 26 |
Sizzling temperatures in Greece, Italy and Romania brought power cuts and brush fires in a heat wave that has led to at least 38 deaths in southeast Europe in recent days. Links: Italy, Romania, Greece, WeatherEU
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2007 Jul 22 |
The death toll from Romania's heat wave rose to 15 after 6 more people died as temperatures hovered around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Links: Romania, WeatherEU
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2007 Jul 27 |
Victor Frunza (72), a Romanian anti-communist dissident and writer, died in Denmark of a heart attack. He was forced to leave Romania in 1980 after writing a letter critical of the communist regime led by dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. While in Romania, Frunza secretly wrote a history of communism in the country that was published in Denmark in 1984. He also wrote essays championing human rights and published a political magazine. Links: Romania, Writer, Denmark
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2007 Jul 30 |
Patriarch Teoctist (b.1915), head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, died in Bucharest, He made history when he invited the late John Paul II to his Orthodox country in 1999 but was criticized for being too close to former Communists. Links: Romania
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2007 Aug 1 |
It was reported that more than 100 Serbian Gypsies have crossed the border illegally into neighboring Romania in recent days and filed applications for asylum claiming they were subject to abuse and attacks in Serbia. Links: Romania, Serbia, Gypsies
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2007 Aug 5 |
Florian Pittis (63), Romanian actor and folk musician, died of cancer. He helped popularize Western rock bands in communist Romania. Links: Romania, Pop&Rock
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2007 Aug 17 |
Romania and the US started military training exercises to test installations that will become the first US facilities in the former Soviet bloc, a plan opposed by Russia. Links: Romania, USA
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2007 Sep 15 |
It was reported that nearly 90% of Romania’s 22 million people adhere to the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its $4 billion fortune makes it the country’s 6th biggest enterprise. Links: Romania, Religion
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2007 Sep 21 |
Iraqi officials said 25 people have been arrested linked to the assassination of Abu Risha, the leader of the US-backed revolt by Sunni Arab tribesmen in the western Anbar province against al-Qaida in Iraq. Cholera was confirmed in a baby in Basra, the farthest south the outbreak has been detected. American convoys under the protection of Blackwater USA resumed, four days after the US Embassy suspended all land travel by its diplomats and other civilian officials in response to the alleged killing of civilians by the security firm. Followers of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani refused to attend Friday sermons in their mosques in the southern city of Basra, in protest of the overnight assassination of two aides to the country's top Shiite cleric, one in Diwaniyah province and the other in the southern Basra area. A roadside bomb killed a Romanian soldier near Tallil in southern Iraq. Links: Iraq, Romania, USA, Microbiology
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