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Richard Blystone was CNN's senior correspondent in Europe throughout 1989, witnessing and reporting on the momentous events of that year from the first protests in the communist Eastern Bloc to the fall of the Berlin Wall and revolution in Romania.
Moldova's president Wednesday accused Romania of involvement in a huge anti-communist protest, much of it coordinated on Facebook and Twitter, which saw government buildings ransacked and police arrest scores of demonstrators.
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago and in that time the world game has opened its arms to a tidal wave of talent from behind the former Iron Curtain.
They may no longer be used for repelling enemy hordes or otherwise defending the kingdom, but these castles still have their rugged good looks.
France threw coach Raymond Domenech a lifeline by battling back to secure a 2-2 draw against Romania in their World Cup qualifying match in Constanta on Saturday night.
They may be well known in their domestic leagues, but in terms of international football, Anorthosis Famagusta and CFR Cluj-Napoca are something of a mystery.
Her boss always found a reason Kristen Baldwin Ballinger should come into the office on Fridays despite her work-at-home arrangement. But she always found a way to refuse -- without actually saying the word "no."
A Romanian government committee has decided to allow a pregnant 11-year-old who was raped by her teenage uncle to have an abortion, a government spokesman said Friday.
Romanian authorities plan to decide Friday whether to allow an 11-year-old girl to have an abortion after she was raped by her teenage uncle, the Romanian Ministry of Health said Thursday.
Dutch coach Marco van Basten rested nine regular starters from the team's previous two games as the Group C winners beat Romania 2-0 and kept Italy alive at the European Championship.
Richard Blystone was CNN's senior correspondent in Europe throughout 1989, witnessing and reporting on the momentous events of that year from the first protests in the communist Eastern Bloc to the fall of the Berlin Wall and revolution in Romania.
Moldova's president Wednesday accused Romania of involvement in a huge anti-communist protest, much of it coordinated on Facebook and Twitter, which saw government buildings ransacked and police arrest scores of demonstrators.
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago and in that time the world game has opened its arms to a tidal wave of talent from behind the former Iron Curtain.
They may no longer be used for repelling enemy hordes or otherwise defending the kingdom, but these castles still have their rugged good looks.
France threw coach Raymond Domenech a lifeline by battling back to secure a 2-2 draw against Romania in their World Cup qualifying match in Constanta on Saturday night.
They may be well known in their domestic leagues, but in terms of international football, Anorthosis Famagusta and CFR Cluj-Napoca are something of a mystery.
Her boss always found a reason Kristen Baldwin Ballinger should come into the office on Fridays despite her work-at-home arrangement. But she always found a way to refuse -- without actually saying the word "no."
A Romanian government committee has decided to allow a pregnant 11-year-old who was raped by her teenage uncle to have an abortion, a government spokesman said Friday.
Romanian authorities plan to decide Friday whether to allow an 11-year-old girl to have an abortion after she was raped by her teenage uncle, the Romanian Ministry of Health said Thursday.
Dutch coach Marco van Basten rested nine regular starters from the team's previous two games as the Group C winners beat Romania 2-0 and kept Italy alive at the European Championship.
World champions Italy meet France Tuesday at Euro 2008 in a rematch of the 2006 World Cup final and the 2002 European Championship final -- but with very different consequences.
BASEL, Switzerland -- Eight days in and there's plenty of interesting stuff to admire at this European Championship. What struck me most was the tactical diversity on display. In fact, while the quality of the play has been roughly on par with expectations, the coaching has, in my opinion, surpassed them. There really are managers doing new and interesting things.
Romanian striker Adrian Mutu saw his late penalty saved by Gianluigi Buffon as world champions Italy scraped a 1-1 draw in Zurich to keep their Euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread.
While the Dutch continue to reinvent 'The Beautiful Game', France's woes continue. And it's mixed fortunes for the tournament's hosts
World champions Italy go into Friday's game against Romania in Zurich with a new captain in Alessandro Del Piero and the knowledge that anything less than a victory will leave them struggling to qualify for the "Group of Death" in Euro 2008.
France lacked the guile to break down a stubborn Romania side as a turgid Euro 2008 Group C opener finished goalless in Zurich.
First-half goals from Joao Moutinho and Simao Sabrosa gave Portugal a 2-0 victory over Georgia in a friendly in Viseu on Saturday.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears to be making good on his promise to deal with crime and immigration, launching a nationwide police sweep just weeks after taking office.
Have you ever been watching television and thought, "Wow, this soap opera is so good it could cause the downfall of a corrupt communist regime," or even, "I bet one day this show is going to send the first woman into space"? Well, maybe you're not giving the boob tube enough credit.
Have you ever been watching television and thought, "Wow, this soap opera is so good it could cause the downfall of a corrupt communist regime," or even, "I bet one day this show is going to send the first woman into space"? Well, maybe you're not giving the boob tube enough credit.
The Czech Republic sealed top spot in Euro 2008 Group D qualifying with a comfortable 2-0 victory in Cyprus.
The Czech Republic sealed their place in Euro 2008 with a superb 3-0 Group D victory over Germany, who had already secured their qualification.
New Zealand completed their preparations for next weekend's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with an 85-8 romp over Romania in their final Pool C match in Toulouse.
Japan scored a controversial injury-time try to snatch a 12-12 draw in their battle with Canada to avoid Pool B's wooden spoon at the Rugby World Cup.
Ally Hogg claimed a hat-trick of tries as Scotland warmed up for their clash with rugby World Cup favorites New Zealand by strolling to a 42-0 victory over Romania in Pool C at Murrayfield.
Italy got their Rugby World Cup campaign back on track with a dour 24-18 victory over Pool C rivals Romania in Marseille.
Poland struck twice in the second half to hold Russia to a 2-2 draw in a friendly on Wednesday.
The Netherlands beat Slovenia 1-0 with a goal five minutes from time by Giovanni van Bronckhorst in a Euro 2008 Group G qualifier on Wednesday.
Romania coach Victor Piturca has named captain Cristian Chivu in his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Netherlands and Luxembourg later this month, even though the defender has had surgery after breaking his nose.
Romania's arrival in the European Union has had one unexpected effect -- it has handed a significant bonus to the forces of the far right in the European Parliament.
Spain left the pitch in Cadiz to a barrage of jeers and whistles after suffering their third defeat in four games, a 1-0 friendly loss to Romania.
An experienced and impressive Ireland side beat an experimental South Africa 32-15 in Dublin on Saturday -- the fifth successive away defeat for the Springboks.
This year, 2006, marks two significant anniversaries in the history of the former Soviet Union, anniversaries that in a sense bookend the disintegration of the once-formidable communist superpower.
Romania scored twice in the opening 10 minutes on their way to a 3-1 defeat of Belarus in Bucharest and top place in Euro 2008 Group G.
The EU has given the green light to the former Soviet bloc countries, Romania and Bulgaria, to join the 25-nation union from January 1. However, EU's latest arrivals are facing the toughest entry conditions in the blocs' history.
Roma defender Cristian Chivu heads a 13-strong overseas contingent that will form the core of Romania's squad for next month's Euro 2008 Group G qualifier against Belarus.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss Bulgaria's Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovenia on Wednesday due to a groin injury that could keep him out for two weeks.
Central defender Joris Mathijsen's 17th minute goal gave Netherlands a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in their Euro 2008 Group G qualifier.
France coach Bernard Laporte has given Thomas Castaignede his first start at fly-half for six years in the team to face Romania in Bucharest on Saturday.
Seven thousand Romanians were evacuated overnight after a dam on the Danube was breached, raising fears that the swollen river would submerge their low-lying villages.
Thousands of people have fled their homes or were facing evacuation in Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania as emergency workers struggled to hold back record floodwaters along the Danube river.
Thousands of emergency workers in Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia are trying to bolster dikes along the swollen Danube River, which has surged to its highest level in more than a century.
The Danube rose to its highest level in more than a century on Saturday, but the breaching of a dam in Romania eased pressure on towns and villages struggling to hold back the floods, officials said.
European champions Greece and Romania finished top of their respective groups at the 10th International Football Tournament run by the Cyprus Football Association.
Mirel Radoi's international exile looks to be over after Romanian coach Victor Piturca said on Monday the Steaua Bucharest player could be selected.
Argentina rebounded from their weekend defeat to arch-rivals England with a comfortable 3-0 win over Qatar in a friendly in Doha on Wednesday.
Romania coach Victor Piturca has picked three uncapped players for this Saturday's friendly against World Cup qualifiers Ivory Coast.
The detection of bird flu in Europe and further deaths from the disease in Asia have heightened health concerns for people visiting affected countries.
Greek authorities have begun the systematic disinfection Wednesday of a farm on a remote Aegean Sea island where a lone turkey was found to be infected with a strain of bird flu.
A new wave of suspected bird flu cases was reported across Europe and Asia Wednesday as EU officials geared up to prepare for any human pandemic.
An additional 12 birds have tested positive in Romania for the deadly strain of bird flu that has already killed at least 60 people in Asia, Minister of Agriculture Ghearghe Flutur said Tuesday.
European Union officials say bird flu had been found on one of the Greek isles and tests were being conducted to determine if it is the deadly H5N1 virus.
European Union foreign ministers were holding hold emergency talks in Luxembourg Tuesday on the widening bird flu scare, a day after tests in Greece indicated the virus has reached the EU for the first time.
Romanian health officials are taking steps to contain a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed at least 60 people in Asia and was confirmed late last week to have spread to Europe.
Romanian health officials took steps Sunday to contain a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed at least 60 people in Asia and was confirmed late last week to have spread to Europe.
The deadly strain of bird flu that has infected humans in Asia has spread to Europe after Romanian and European Union officials confirmed the H5N1 strain in Romania.
Turkish medical staff on Friday tested nine people for possible bird flu, a day after European health officials confirmed the arrival of the deadly H5N1 strain in the country.
The lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Turkish poultry and is likely present in Romania, the European Commission has said.
The European Commission has called an emergency meeting of its food and animal health committee for Friday after it confirmed that the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Turkish poultry and suspected of being present in Romania.
The European Union has banned the import of live birds, poultry meat and feathers from Romania after officials there confirmed positive tests for the presence of bird flu.
Romanian officials quarantined a Danube delta village of about 30 people Friday after three dead ducks there tested positive for bird flu -- the first such cases reported in the region.
Wolverhampton striker Ionel Ganea and Besiktas midfielder Daniel Pancu have been dropped from the Romania squad for the World Cup tie with the Czech Republic.
Holders CSKA Moscow will start the defense of the UEFA Cup against FC Midtylland of Denmark following the draw for the first round of the competition in Monaco on Friday.
Helicopters are delivering food and other supplies and lifting hundreds of people to safety in the aftermath of deadly floods in central and southern Europe.
Russia remained third in the Group Three after being held to a 1-1 draw by Latvia in their World Cup qualifer in Riga.
Romania coach Victor Piturca has named uncapped striker Razvan Cocis of Sheriff Tiraspol in his squad for the World Cup qualifier at home to Andorra on August 17.
Romania's prime minister on Thursday announced the resignation of his government and called for early elections, a move that came after a court failed to OK laws needed for entry into the European Union.
Striker Dirk Kuijt laid on one goal and scored the other to inspire the Netherlands to a 2-0 win over Romania in a World Cup Group One qualifier.
Juventus striker Adrian Mutu has been named in Romania's squad to face the Netherlands and Armenia in World Cup qualifiers next month.
A translator with U.S., Romanian and Iraqi citizenship was with three Romanian journalists who were kidnapped this week in Baghdad, a senior Romanian official said Thursday.
Romania coach Victor Piturca puts his faith in youth for Wednesday's World Cup Group One qualifier against Macedonia after the disappointing 2-0 home defeat by the Dutch.
A goal after 38 seconds from Phillip Cocu and one for debutant Ryan Babel six minutes from time gave the Netherlands a huge 2-0 World Cup Group One qualifying win over Romania in Bucharest.
Victor Piturca has been re-appointed to the job of Romania national coach four years after being fired, a Federation official said Wednesday in Bucharest.
Romania's centrist opposition demanded on Tuesday that general elections that showed the ruling ex-communists ahead by a small margin be repeated, citing electronic fraud in the vote counting process.
Anghel Iordanescu has resigned as Romania coach after coming under intense criticism for his side's World Cup draw in Armenia on Wednesday.
Group One leaders Romania, beset by injuries and suspensions, have been held to a surprise 1-1 draw by Armenia in their World Cup qualifier.
Suspended former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is training with Romania's national team in Armenia ahead of a World Cup qualifier.
Striker Jan Koller's first-half penalty secured the Czech Republic their first points with a 1-0 victory over Romania in their World Cup Group One qualifying match.
Group One leaders Romania have been forced to rule injured captain Cristian Chivu out of their World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on Saturday with a toe injury.
Romania have called up the injured Cristian Chivu for next month's World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.
Besiktas playmaker Daniel Pancu and Ajax striker Nicolae Mitea are back in Romania's squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
Germany suffered their worst away defeat for 65 years when they were thrashed 5-1 by Romania in Bucharest.
Under-fire British Immigration Minister Beverley Hughes has resigned after suffering biting criticism for flaws in the UK government's immigration system.
Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu scored twice as Romania defeated Georgia 3-0 in a friendly tournament in Cyprus on Wednesday.
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