Bucharest News

There has been a huge explosion in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Due to this one person died and about 57 people are reported to be injured.

Earlier late on Monday night, another flight from Bucharest with 182 Indian nationals departed for Mumbai. 

More than 10,000 people on Monday braved biting cold to stage protests across Romania to denounce the left-wing government for backtracking on efforts to fight corruption.

Romania on Monday said it would kill or relocate 140 bears and 97 wolves following a rise in the number of attacks on humans, sparking outrage from animal rights groups.

Transparency International ranks Romania among the EU’s most corrupt states and Brussels keeps its justice system under special monitoring.  

The cabinet of Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu enraged voters when it quietly approved an emergency decree that would have decriminalized several graft offenses.

Romanians braced for a sixth day of protests on Sunday, seeking to maintain pressure on the government despite its climbdown over contentious corruption legislation that sparked the biggest protests since 1989.

The European Union voiced concern on Wednesday at events in Romania, warning it must not backtrack on the fight against corruption after thousands protested in Bucharest against a government emergency decree slashing penalties for abuses.

An earthquake hit eastern Romania early today, shaking the capital Bucharest, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The protesters briefly blocked traffic late Thursday in front of the upper house of parliament, waving placards bearing slogans such as "Corruption kills" and "Shame on You".

Thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets since the deadly blaze at the Colectiv nightclub.

Romanian media criticised the authorities for failing to transfer some of the wounded to hospitals abroad in time.

Death toll of the nightclub fire late Friday in downtown Bucharest rose from 27 to 30 people on Sunday

Hospital sources said the death toll could rise as at least 25 people were in critical condition.

An explosion on a bandstage at a Bucharest nightclub has left 26 people dead and 145 hospitalised with injuries, Romania's Interior Minister said.

Romania's Social Democrat Party unanimously validated the election of Liviu Dragnea as the main ruling party's chairman in a congress.

In a well-lit office with red window frames in downtown Bucharest, Romania`s first bitcoin ATM attracts many who until it opened in May had to buy or sell the digital currency face-to-face or through wire transfers.