Bhupathi-Bopanna finish runners-up in Cincinnati
August 20th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 20 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna came up short against Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau in the men's doubles final at the Western and Southern ... Read more...
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Ex-Romanian PM tries to commit suicide
June 21st, 2012 - 8:13 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, June 21 (IANS) Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase tried to commit suicide, hours after he was sentenced by the country's top court to serve two years in prison ... Read more...
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Romanian gang attempts to steal a moving lorry
June 12th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bucharest, June 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Romanian law enforcement authorities have filmed incredible footage of a gang’s efforts to rob a truck while it was speeding along a motorway.
To undertake the attempted ... Read more...
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Atletico Madrid wins Europa league title
May 10th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, May 10 (IANS) Colombian Radamel Falcao's brace gave Atletico Madrid its second Europa football League title in three seasons with a 3-0 victory over fellow Spanish team Athletic Bilbao.Falcao ... Read more...
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Catalin Predoiu appointed Romania’s acting PM (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Feb 6 (IANS) Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday named Catalin Predoiu as the country's acting prime minister after Emil Boc stepped down from the post while announcing his cabinet's ... Read more...
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Romanian prime minister resigns
February 6th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned Monday along with his cabinet, media reported."It is the time for important political decisions. That is why I made ... Read more...
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Romania says its vegetables safe for consumption
June 7th, 2011 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, June 7 (IANS) Romania has said vegetables grown in the country were not infected with the E. coli bacteria and were safe for consumption, Xinhua reported."There is no danger ... Read more...
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Two US nationals charged with helping Taliban
April 30th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 30 (IANS) Two American nationals have been extradited from Romania to the US on charges of providing the Taliban with high-tech weapons to protect their ... Read more...
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Rifca Stanescu becomes the world’s youngest grandmother at 23
March 7th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bucharest, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 23-year-old Romanian woman might be the youngest grandmother in the world. Rifca Stanescu was only 12 years when she gave birth to her daughter, Maria.According to ... Read more...
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Not The Last Batman Movie For Christian Bale?
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The shooting of the much awaited sequel to 'The Dark Knight' is about to begin and the excitement of the Batman fans have reached a crescendo. ... Read more...
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Cage’s rant caught on camera
December 14th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Actor Nicolas Cage's foul-mouthed rant outside a nightclub in Romania has been caught on camera.The 46-year-old was partying with friends and crew members of his new film "Ghost ... Read more...
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World’s oldest mother considering having another child at 72
November 13th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): A Romanian woman, who became the world's oldest mother after giving birth to her daughter at the age of 66, has revealed that she is considering the possibility ... Read more...
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Holocaust Era Mass Grave Unearthed, Shocks The World
November 7th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Just when we thought that the atrocities committed by the Nazis and Hitler were all accounted for, the world was shocked to discover ... Read more...
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Holocaust-Era Mass Grave Found In Romania
November 7th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Bucharest, Nov 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A mass grave consisting of several bodies of Jews victims, killed by the Romanian army during World War 2, was dug at Vulturi forest in ... Read more...
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Four babies die in Bucharest clinic fire
August 17th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Aug 17 (DPA) A fire in a Bucharest clinic killed four newborns and seven others were still fighting for their lives, the Mediafax news agency said Tuesday.
The fire broke out Monday ... Read more...
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Four dead in Israeli military helicopter crash
July 27th, 2010 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, July 27 (DPA) At least four soldiers were killed when an Israeli military helicopter crashed in Romania during a training exercise, the ministry of defence in Bucharest confirmed late Monday.
Seven soldiers ... Read more...
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Bodies of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu & his wife exhumed
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bucharest, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The remains of Romania's one time dictator - Nicolae Ceausescu and that of his wife - Elena Ceausescu have been exhumed to confirm if indeed the bodies ... Read more...
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Coffin too small for Romania’s fattest man
July 15th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Doctors could perform liposuction on the body of Romania's fattest man, who has died of multiple organ failure, so he can fit into his coffin.Family and friends ... Read more...
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Dracula wasn’t bloodthirsty, just a victim of bad propaganda
July 12th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): A new exhibition has claimed that Vlad the Impaler, the medieval Romanian prince, was not a bloodthirsty dictator but was just a misunderstood prey of bad Western European ... Read more...
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10 killed in Romania plane crash
July 5th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, July 5 (DPA) Ten people were killed in Romania Monday when a military plane crashed shortly after take-off.
Another three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, emergency doctor Marian Beciu ... Read more...
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Romania to lay off 60,000 in public sector
July 1st, 2010 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, July 1 (IANS) In a bid to cut administrative costs, the Romanian government has decided to lay off 60,000 public sector employees.
As many as 54,000 people will be laid off in ... Read more...
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Prehistoric island ‘Jurassic Parkette’ ruled by dwarf dinosaurs found
February 21st, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): Paleontologists have discovered a prehistoric "lost world" which was ruled by miniature dinosaurs.Sort of a pigmy Jurassic Park, the island was the hometown of dinos who were up ... Read more...
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NATO urges Georgia to improve relations with neighbours
December 4th, 2009 - 4:45 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 4 (DPA) Georgia should improve its ties with its neighbours to boost its own security, while Russia should withdraw its support for the breakaway Georgian territories of Abkhazia and ... Read more...
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Romanian government fails; opposition premier suggested
October 14th, 2009 - 6:23 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Oct 14 (DPA) Romania's opposition parties put forward Klaus Johannis late Tuesday as their common candidate for interim premier after Romania's government failed a no-confidence vote.
The no-confidence vote, a first since ... Read more...
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Longest line of pizzas enters record books!
October 7th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 6 (ANI): Foodies were delighted as the world's longest line of pizzas measuring over 1, 500 feet made it to the record books at the Bucharest Food festival in Romania.The ... Read more...
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Madonna booed for backing European Roma cause
August 28th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus and Jews have come out in support of entertainer Madonna who was reportedly booed and jeered by thousands of fans in Romania Wednesday night when she sympathized with Roma people, who ... Read more...
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Woes and wins for NATO as it turns 60
March 31st, 2009 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
By Nicholas Rigillo
Brussels, March 31 (DPA) Heads of state and government from the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) gather in Strasbourg April 3-4 to mark their alliance's ... Read more...
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Ukraine foreign minister sacked
March 3rd, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, March 3 (RIA Novosti) Ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to dismiss Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko over his handling of a territorial dispute with Romania and policies damaging ties with Russia.
The ... Read more...
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Cell phones may cause heart disease, kidney failure
December 31st, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 31 (ANI): People should stay miles away from mobile phones if theyre mindful of their health, for a new study has found that the handsets may lead to ... Read more...
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Romanian bakers bake worlds heaviest cake weighing 619 pounds
December 29th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 29 (ANI): Bakers in Bucharest decorated a new page in Guiness Book of World Records for baking the world''s heaviest cake, weighing 619 pounds.The fruit-and-cream cake, adorned with the ... Read more...
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Brit Defence Minister agrees Afghan war invincible
October 7th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney , Oct 7 (ANI): British Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has reportedly supported comments by the commander of British forces in Afghanistan , Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, that the war against the ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev loses second singles
September 19th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Sep 19 (IANS) India's chances of making it to the Davis Cup World Group received a rude jolt Friday when their biggest singles hope, Somdev Devvarman, went down 3-6, 1-6, 0-6 ... Read more...
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Somdev, Prakash will be ideal for Romania tie : Bhupathi
September 11th, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi is upbeat about India's chances in Davis Cup World Group play-off against Romania, and says Prakash Amritraj and Somdev Devarman will be ideal for ... Read more...
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‘Conflict doesn’t affect Georgia’s NATO membership prospect’
August 13th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Brussels, Aug 13 (Xinhua) The conflict in South Ossetia does not change Georgia's NATO membership prospects, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said. "I think that the Bucharest communique and ... Read more...
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Hanescu hammers Andreev to win Gstaad title
July 13th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Gstaad, (Switzerland) July 13 (IANS) Romanian Victor Hanescu handed Igor Andreev a 6-3, 6-4 defeat in a final at the Allianz Suisse Open Sunday to earn a first career trophy. Andreev, the ... Read more...
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