Four accused of treating troubled German teens 'like slaves' in Romania
German teens treated "like slaves," tied with ropes and forced to pull carts alongside animals — these are the allegations facing a Germany-funded social program in remote northern Romania. On Tuesday, riot police backed by a helicopter stormed a farm in Viseu de Sus village ...
Several thousand protesters rallied in Bucharest on Saturday after Romania's police chief was fired over the murder of a 15-year-old girl who had made three emergency calls to report her own kidnapping and given clues to her whereabouts. Critics allege that officials failed to take ...
Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon's champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners. Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday's final, there already was inscribed: "Miss S. Halep." Halep was not ...
Pope Francis celebrates diversity during Mass in multiethnic Romania
On the second day of a visit to Romania, Pope Francis on Saturday celebrated diversity at a Mass attended by tens of thousands of people in a predominantly ethnic Hungarian part of the Transylvania region seen as the highlight of his trip. The open-air Mass ...
Thousands of Romanians protest judicial changes after decree pares independence of prosecutors
Thousands of Romanians protested across the country on Sunday after the government passed an emergency decree that critics said chipped away at prosecutors' independence in one of the European Union's most corrupt states. The decree, approved without public debate, is the latest in a slew ...
Cold spell, stormy weather in Greece leave three people dead
Three people have died in Greece as stormy weather and freezing temperatures gripped most of the country, officials said Sunday. The bodies of two elderly men were found Sunday, two days after their car was swept away by flood waters near Athens, the fire department ...
Romania consecrates giant Orthodox cathedral in center of Bucharest
Tens of thousands of worshippers attended the inauguration Sunday of a massive new Orthodox cathedral in Bucharest, amid criticism that public funding for the project could be better used to pay for hospitals and schools in one of the EU's poorest members. Construction of the ...
Romania, Spain lose appeals, won't compete in 2019 Rugby World Cup
Romania and Spain will not participate in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan after an independent committee on Wednesday upheld their disqualification from the tournament for fielding ineligible players. The two countries appealed the penalties after an independent investigation on May 15 found that ...
Japan to open Rugby World Cup against Russia after Romania thrown out
Japan will play Russia in the opening game of Rugby World Cup 2019 after Romania was essentially thrown out of the tournament for fielding an ineligible player during the qualifying process, World Rugby announced Wednesday. Romania, Spain and Belgium were all deducted points from the ...
Spain's surprise 18-10 defeat at the hands of Belgium in the Rugby Europe Championship on Sunday allowed Romania to qualify for the 2019 World Cup, setting up a tournament-opening match against host Japan. In its ninth consecutive World Cup, Romania will join Japan in Pool ...
Ilie Nastase is taking on a new role as a diplomat for the Czech Republic. The Romanian tennis great has been banned by the International Tennis Federation for two years because of his foul-mouthed comments and bad behavior as Romania's Fed Cup captain. But after a ...
Japan's pace got the better of Romania's brawn on Saturday as the Brave Blossoms downed the Oaks 33-21 at a packed Egao Kenko Stadium. With Michael Leitch and Fumiaki Tanaka showing all their experience and Ryuji Noguchi and Jumpei Ogura highlighting the growing competitiveness of ...
