The eastern part of Romania has been seriously affected by flooding over recent days following heavy rain. A number of people have drowned and hundreds of homes and bridges have been destroyed, as well as roads.
The news that the regime in Damascus used chemical weapons against civilians has mobilised the international community, which is weighing the pros and cons of a military intervention in Syria.
A four-year-old child has recently been brutally killed by stray dogs near a park in Bucharest. The tragedy has sparked the anger of public opinion in Bucharest, with the capital mayor Sorin Oprescu calling for a referendum to euthanize all unclaimed dogs
The 21st George Enescu Festival kicks off on September 1st.
The London-based country analysis and consulting business Economic Intelligence Unit says Romania will report a 2.4% economic growth rate this year.
Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean met in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
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Romanias second stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund has come to a successful end.
The Montenegro holiday of 47 Romanian tourists turned into a tragedy after the coach that was carrying them had fallen into a ravine north of Podgorica. Bucharest decided Romania would hold a day of national mourning on Wednesday for the victims.
