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http://www.petitiononline.com/21ian205/petition.html To: International romanian community and friends Dear Madam/Dear Sir, We appeal to you in order to draw your attention regarding the situation of a church built in Malainitsa (northeastern Serbia) by the local Romanian community. On January 21, the mayor of the locality submitted an official letter to the curate of the church, ordering him to destroy the belfry until January 28 and to proceed with the demolition of the church within 15 days. This order of the mayoralty is based on the pretense that the church's construction was not approved by the local authorities. The fact is that...

Three ancient Romanian maps bolster accuracy of “Persian Gulf” name VIENNA (IRNA) -- Three ancient maps kept in a Romanian academy confirm the accuracy of the name Persian Gulf to denote waters off the southern coast of Iran, said an Iranian embassy official in Bucharest Friday. Speaking to IRNA, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that researches made by the Romanian academy uncovered a map called "Asiac Nova Descripto" dating back to 1584 in which the Persian Gulf is historically referred to as "Mar Mesendin Ol Sinus Persicus." The Romanian academy is one of the most important...

I'm thinking about purchasing the WASR-10 version of the semi-automatic AKM. Does anyone have experience with this firearm, and any possible legal processes one has to go through to get one? How much does the ammo go for? Any other advice you could give me would be a great help!

A Romanian village was left deserted...

BUCHAREST, June 19 (Xinhuanet) -- The two chambers of the Romanian parliament, in a joint session on Thursday, unanimously approved President Ion Iliescu's request for the Romanian troops' participation in the postwar stabilization and reconstruction in Iraq. According to Iliescu' request, participating in the mission will be an infantry battalion of 405 troops, a military police company of 100 troops, an engineering detachment of 149 as well as 20 General Staff officers and four liaison officers. The Romanian military will operate with their own weapons, ammunition, military hardware and materials required to fulfil themission, and will be subordinated to the...

Romanian Law Bans English in Public Saturday October 19, 2002 1:30 AM BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Pity the humble hot dog. Under an unusual new law, Romania's fast-food vendors won't be able to hawk the English-only version any more. Instead, they'll also have to offer what would translate into Romanian as ``a kind of sausage in a kind of roll.'' Computer companies advertising a ``laptop'' would also peddle ``an apparatus for putting at the top of the lap.'' Politicians could keep gathering for a ``summit'' as long as they also called it ``a high-level meeting.'' It's windy and awkward, but...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Romanian Defense Minister Ioan Mircea Pascu offered Friday to cooperate with the United States in any military campaign against Iraq.</p> <p>Pascu, who met with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this week, said Romania would permit overflights of U.S. aircraft and use of Romanian territory.</p>