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| Apr.2 |
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France to send battalion to Afghanistan The move will help NATO meet Canada's requirement that it send more troops to the volatile southern province of Kandahar
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Bush urging NATO expansion east Speaking ahead of Nato's summit in Bucharest, Bush said the former Soviet states of Ukraine and Georgia should be offered paths to membershi...
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NATO chief: Afghan troop increase likely Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffe: NATO leaders are likely to approve an increase in troop deployments to Afghanistan
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| Apr.1 |
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Bush in Romania for Nato summit US President is expected to push for Nato's eastern expansion during a key summit in Romania
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| May.27 |
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Romanian drama wins Cannes gold 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days has won the Palme d'Or. A Russian actor and a South Korean actress took top acting honours
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| May.19 |
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President: Vote is mandate for reform| Traian Basescu, suspended by parliament for alleged abuse of power, survived a referendum on his impeachment | |
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| May.18 |
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Vote on president's fate A referendum will decide the fate of the country's suspended President Traian Basescu
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| Jan.1 |
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU  Huge celebrations have been held to mark the accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism
| Tens of thousands attended concerts in Bucharest and Sofia. EU now has 27 members and 0.5 billion people. The two new countries face export bans on certain foods. Bulgaria has been warned that 55 aircraft could be grounded
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| Apr.26 |
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Romania struggles to shelter flood victims More than 15,000 who fled areas flooded by Danube are crowded into tents and faced with food supplies
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| Apr.15 |
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Danube at highest in more than a century The breaching of a dam eased pressure on towns and villages struggling to hold back the floods
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| Jan.14 |
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5 killed in mine blast 2 more are missing after the explosion may have been caused by an accumulation of gas
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| Oct.16 |
Romania |
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Romania works to contain bird flu strain Health officials were spraying disinfectant on the tires of vehicles to contain a deadly strain
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| Oct.15 |
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Romania has deadly bird flu virus| The deadly H5N1 strain that has infected humans in Asia has spread to Europe | |
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| Oct.7 |
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Bird flu village isolated Officials quarantined a Danube delta village of about 30 people after 3 dead ducks there tested positive
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| Aug.27 |
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Europeans begin flood clear-up Downpours from Berne to Bucharest have caused more than $1 billion in damage in Switzerland alone
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| Aug.24 |
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Floods cause havoc across Europe| Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland | |
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| May.22 |
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Romanian journalists freed 3 Romanian journalists and their Iraqi-American translator were freed after 2 months in captivity
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| Mar.29 |
Iraq |
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Romanian journalists missing 3 journalists kidnapped in Baghdad managed to send desperate messages before disappearing
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| Nov.28 |
Romania |
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Runoff likely in poll Exit polls showed no clear winner in the presidential election
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| Nov.27 |
Romania |
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Romania votes in close elections The governing ex-communists are facing a challenge from a new centrist opposition alliance
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| Oct.1 |
Romania |
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Inquiry into gypsy child wedding The Government has opened an inquiry into the marriage of the 15-year-old schoolgirl daughter of a gypsy king
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| Dec.11 |
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Ex-president wins landslide| Ion Iliescu had won 67% and will return to power for a 3rd term. Tudor got 33% | |
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| Nov.26 |
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Iliescu regains presidency Exit polls make former communist a clear leader among 12 candidates
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