Aug 13th, 2008 · China won its first Olympic team gold medal in women's gymnastics. The U.S. team finished more than two points behind and settled for silver. Defending champion Romania was third. Renee Montagne talks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the gymnasts' performances.
Jun 17th, 2008 · Residents of a village in Romania re-elected their mayor even though he had died. The mayor had run the village for almost two decades, but just after Sunday's voting began, he died of liver disease. That news did not deter supporters, who gave him a 23-vote win over a living opponent.
Apr 5th, 2008 · NPR's Susan Stamberg takes a moment to note that Zamfir, master of the pan flute, played for the press traveling with President Bush this week in Romania.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · United Airlines is the latest major U.S. carrier to ground planes due to questions over aircraft safety checks and maintenance. United grounded its fleet of 52 Boeing 777s and canceled 38 flights Wednesday. Among the planes that need to be inspected is the White House press charter plane that flew journalists to Romania for the NATO summit.
Apr 2nd, 2008 · As NATO opens its summit Wednesday in Romania, President Bush asked members to step up their efforts in Afghanistan and help do more in Iraq. He also renewed calls to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process -- over Russia's objections. It's the outgoing president's last NATO summit.
Apr 1st, 2008 · Visiting Kiev ahead of this week's NATO summit in Romania, President Bush says he supports the idea of extending possible NATO membership to Ukraine and Georgia -- even in the face of strong Russian opposition.
Apr 1st, 2008 · NATO opens its annual summit Wednesday in Romania -- one of several new, formerly Communist members of the treaty organization. Two issues are causing disagreements in the alliance: U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, and the unequal burden shouldered by some NATO members in Afghanistan.
Nov 29th, 2007 · Commentator Andrei Codrescu makes a return trip to Romania, his native land, and finds that his jet lag makes what is weird there weirder. He sees a lot of German tourists, visits his brother's new home in the mountains, and brings us up to date on the state of the former communist country.