The Romanian foreign ministry says there
\nis no justification for actions such as the suicide attack committed on Saturday in Istanbul. The ministry has also reiterated Romania’s firm commitment to
\ncombat all forms of terrorism and emphasised the need to intensify
\ninternational efforts to fight this phenomenon. At least five people, including
\nthe attacker, were killed in the suicide bombing that took place on a busy
\nshopping street in Istanbul. Three Israeli nationals and one Iranian were among
\nthe victims, according to hospital sources quoted by the Turkish media. A third
\nof the 36 people wounded are foreign citizens, say Turkish officials.
\nThis is the fourth attack committed in Turkey this year and came only six days
\nafter 37 people were killed in an attack in Ankara claimed by a Kurdish
\nmilitant group. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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FlyDubai on Saturday ruled out a criminal act was behind
\nthe crash of its passenger jet in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.
\nAirline officials will fly to Russia to work with local investigators to
\nestablish the cause of the crash that killed 62 people. Investigators say they
\nare looking into the possibility of a technical failure or pilot error in
\ndifficult weather conditions. The plane crashed while attempting a second landing amid high winds, rain and poor
\nvisibility. <\/p>\n
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The former president of Romania Traian Basescu
\nconfirmed on Friday that both he and his wife had applied for citizenship of
\nthe Republic of Moldova, an ex-Soviet state with a majority Romanian-speaking
\npopulation. During his term in office, he said repeatedly that he would apply
\nfor the Moldovan passport when his term was over out of love and respect for
\nthe country and its people. His application is still being processed before
\nbeing approved by the Moldovan president Nicolae Timofti. Although the legal
\ndeadline for a response to the application is one year, Traian Basescu’s
\nrequest may be processed sooner, given his special status, the Moldovan
\npresident’s senior PR advisor Ana Samson told Radio Chisinau. <\/p>\n
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Andrei Marius Gag of Romania on Saturday
\nwon the silver medal in the Shot Put at the World Indoor Championship in
\nPortland, the United States, the first medal for Romania in an indoor event in
\nthe last 12 years. Another Romanian athlete, Tiberiu Useriu today won the 6633
\nArctic Ultra race. He covered 566 km of ice road in one week, battling
\ntemperatures of even minus 62 degrees Celsius. 12 competitors from around the
\nworld took part in the race this year, including three Romanians. Since 2007,
\nthe race has taken place in Canada in the Polar Circle area and is billed as
\nthe toughest foot race in the world. <\/p>\n
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Romania lost to Georgia
\n38:9 on Sunday in Tbilisi in the European Nations Cup in rugby. Romania thus
\nfinished the competition in the second place. Before meeting Georgia, Romania
\nhad won all their previous matches against Portugal, Spain, Russia and Germany.
\nLast autumn, Romania, who are coached by Lynn Howells, took part in the Rugby
\nWorld Cup hosted by England, where they defeated Canada and lost to France, Ireland
\nand Italy. <\/p>\n
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CSM
\nBucharest men’s handball side on Saturday defeated the Spanish side Helvetia
\nAnaitasuna 27:24, in a home match as part of the EHF Cup Group D. CSM are now
\nlast but one in the group ahead of the Spanish side, with only theoretical chances
\nof advancing into the competition. The French side Chambery top the group
\nfollowed by the Swedish side Ystads. <\/p>\n
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