Tag: Romania
One for the ages as Tomescu wins marathon
Romania's Constantina Tomescu became the oldest winner ever in an Olympic marathon when she won the Beijing race today.[MORE]
Romanians win women's pairs gold
Romanians Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu have won the women's pairs gold at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition in 7:20.60.[MORE]
Romanian duo retire amid doping suspicions
Middle distance runners Elena Antoci and Cristina Vasiloiu, who were kicked off the Romanian Olympic squad after testing positive, announced their retirement on Saturday.[MORE]
Bear kills man in Romanian town
A brown bear has mauled a man to death in a wooded area in Brasov, a city in Romania's Carpathian mountains, a local official said.[MORE]
Legends of the Olympic Games
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From Dawn Fraser to Carl Lewis, the Olympic Games have always been graced by legendary figures.[MORE]
Floods kill 13 in Ukraine, 4 in Romania
Floods described by a senior government official as the worst in a century have killed 13 people in western Ukraine and four in neighbouring Romania, officials said.[MORE]
Popescu kicked out of Romanian Olympic team
Romania has axed middle distance runner Liliana Popescu from its team for the Beijing Olympics for failing a drugs test, the Romanian Olympic Committee (COR) confirmed overnight.[MORE]
Romanian 11-year-old can legally abort pregnancy
A Romanian government commission has ruled that a pregnant 11-year-old girl could legally have a late-term abortion, in a case that has split the Black Sea state's conservative society.[MORE]
Italy condemns France to early Euro exit
World champions Italy beat France 2-0 this morning (Australian time) to go through to the quarter-finals.[MORE]
'Education revolution' may lead to bad grades: expert
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Evidence from Romania suggests the Federal Government's election promise that every will child in Years 9 to 12 will have access to a computer may not guarantee an improvement in academic performance.[MORE]
Italians grasp Euro lifeline with Buffon save
Gianluigi Buffon saved an 81st-minute penalty by Adrian Mutu to earn world champions Italy a 1-1 draw with Romania in a Euro 2008 thriller overnight.[MORE]
France can live without injured Vieira: Makelele
Claude Makelele said France could survive without captain Patrick Vieira, who will miss their opening Euro 2008 match because of a thigh injury.[MORE]
Mutu the key for Romania
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Adrian Mutu has known literally the ups and downs in a remarkable career and at Euro 2008 he will hope that the ultimate high in terms of European international football will be experienced with Romania being crowned champions of their continent.[MORE]
Italy, France face off in 'group of death'
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World Cup holders Italy and beaten finalists France will renew hostilities in the toughest group of Euro 2008.[MORE]
Croatia's Kranjcar looking for double trophy summer
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The Kranjcar name resonates through the history of Balkans football and Nico Kranjcar plans to make it echo even louder should Croatia go on and win the Euro 2008 title.[MORE]
Romania coach heads back to drawing board
Romania's 4-0 win over Montenegro on the weekend has left coach Victor Piturca with more problems regarding his line-up for their Euro 2008 opener against France.[MORE]
Romanians coast, French struggle in Euro warm-ups
Four-goal Romania was the most impressive of a slew of Euro 2008 qualifiers overnight (Australian time) as many of the top sides qualified for next month's finals went through their paces in warm-up games. [MORE]
Last Austro-Hungarian WWI veteran dies aged 107
The last surviving World War I veteran from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire died just short of his 108th birthday in southern Germany, officials in the town where he lived said.[MORE]
NATO outcome a success: Govt
Joel Fitzgibbon say the Government is pleased with yesterday's NATO meeting outcome.[MORE]
Putin arrives at NATO summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at a NATO summit overshadowed by rows over the alliance's expansion and US anti-missile defence plans.[MORE]
NATO commits to 'substantial' increase in Afghanistan troops
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia is committed to keeping troops in Afghanistan for the long haul.[MORE]
NATO summit to flag troop increase in Afghanistan
World leaders at the NATO summit in Bucharest are set to announce an agreement that will mean more troops are sent to Afghanistan.[MORE]
Bush calls for 'additional troops' in Afghanistan
US President George W Bush has urged NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, saying the alliance can not afford to lose its battle against Taliban insurgents and Al Qaeda militants.[MORE]
Spotlight on as Rudd embarks on world tour
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Kevin Rudd is embarking on a diplomatic world tour, visiting the United States and Romania.[MORE]
Govt backs US timetable for Afghanistan
The Federal Government says it will support a new US timetable for the war in Afghanistan which could see Australian troops deployed there for another five years.[MORE]
