Topic: Romania

International adoption: A big fix brings dramatic decline

International adoption has fallen sharply under tougher scrutiny caused by issues like Haiti's post-quake orphan scandal as well as stricter global regulations.

New book: Defector tells of shopping in Europe for North Korea dictators

A new book tells of Col. Kim Jong-ryul, who went on shopping sprees for North Korea dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il before hiding in Europe for 16 years. His tell-all could threaten his life, he says.

Australian town confronts hidden costs of mining boom

The Australian mining boom has put food on the table for many communities like Mount Isa. But residents there are now suing the local mine’s owner and the government after tests showed their children had high levels of lead in their blood.

Italy arrests Iran weapons smugglers as nuclear pressure builds

Italy said Wednesday it arrested seven alleged Iran weapons smugglers and charged that some are Iranian intelligence agents. The move comes as momentum builds for fresh sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.

Ukraine heads back into the arms of Mother Russia

Despite a dispute over fraud allegations in the wake of Sunday's presidential vote in Ukraine, pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovich is set to become the next president in what will be a dramatic shift back to pro-Kremlin policies.

Stocks rally on news of possible Greece bailout. What comes next?

Stocks rallied in the US and in Europe on Tuesday on expectations of an emergency European Union bailout for Greece. But Greece, with a ballooning national debt, is not out of the woods yet.

Romania agrees to host US missile interceptors

Romania's decision to host US missile interceptors is not widely seen as a threat to Russian defense capabilities, unlike the scrapped plan for a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Police, Adjective: movie review

Set in Romania, ‘Police, Adjective’ is a cerebral thriller that takes a witty, dry look at the nature of postcommunist justice.

If everything's 'revolutionary,' nothing is

From corn chips to deodorants, marketers tout new products as 'revolutionary.' But real revolutions are rare. And revolutions that endure depend on a secret ingredient: democracy

Kyoto to Copenhagen: Why UN's glacial global warming talks need overhaul

Some specialists are calling for an overhaul of the UN global warming process, which yielded only modest progress in Copenhagen.

Ten best movies of the decade

The best of the decade include foreign fare and some American classics such as ‘Sideways’ and ‘No Country for Old Men.’

Opinion: In Afghanistan, NATO is fighting for its life

What has happened to the great alliance of democracies that won the cold war? NATO has yet to fully mobilize and exhibits no sense of urgency concerning the extremist threat in Afghanistan.

Somali pirates seize oil tanker. Where are the anti-piracy forces?

The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was seized Sunday more than 800 miles east of Mogadishu fully loaded with an estimated 2 million barrels of oil heading for New Orleans from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Opinion: Biden's task in eastern Europe: Reassurance

After the decision to cancel missile defense plans in Poland and the Czech Republic, the US needs to do more than damage control to soothe ties there.

Films that presaged the wall's fall

On the 20th anniversary, film festival honors Eastern bloc movies made in the decade before the Berlin Wall's demise.

After the fall of the wall: Germans long to downsize their role

Germany's postwar internationalism seems to be giving way to parochialism.

Herta Mueller: No nostalgia for Communism

Nobel Literature laureate Herta Mueller counters a current longing for the old days with harsh portrayals of their reality.

Herta Müller takes the Nobel prize for literature