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Powerful storm kills eight in Romania

ApowerfulstorminwesternRomaniahaskilledeightpeopleandinjuredatleast67,officialssay.MostofthevictimswereinandaroundthecityofTimisoara,wherewindsofupto100km/h(60m

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Left-leaning Social Democrats easily win Romania's parliamentary elections

Romania’s left-leaning Social Democrats have easily won parliamentary elections a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power.

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Romanian PM pays first visit to Vietnam in 21 years

​Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said here Tuesday that his ongoing visit to Vietnam is the first of this kind in the past 21 years.

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Mechanical failure, bad weather possible causes of helicopter crash in Moldova: official

​Technical malfunction or bad weather could be the causes of the crash of a Romanian medevac helicopter in Moldova, said Moldova's first deputy Prosecutor General Eduard Harunjen late Thursday.

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Ex-president denies confirming existence of CIA prison in Romania

​Romania's former President Ion Iliescu on Monday firmly denied that he had confirmed the existence of a CIA secret prison in his country in his recent interview given to a German magazine.

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"Bucharest Comedy Week" brings fun in town

Tens of theater plays, dozens of international artists, over 30 stand-up comedy performances, concerts, pantomime and dancing shows marked "Bucharest Comedy Week" that ended on Sunday.

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Pentagon head calls on European allies to raise army budgets

Visiting Pentagon head Chuck Hagel Thursday called on the European allies to raise army budgets, to modernize military capabilities.

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Li calls for multi-pronged efforts to advance China-Romania friendship, cooperat

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang proposed here Monday that his country and Romania make concerted efforts on multiple tracks to further deepen their friendly ties and practical cooperation.