A fire kills four patients at a COVID-19 hospital in the Romanian capital, Bucharest,.

Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban resigns following the defeat of his Liberal Party in legislative polls, though his centrist camp is in a position to form a ruling coalition against triumphant leftists.

Romanian PM Ludovic Orban claims win for liberals in parliamentary elections, even though one exit poll shows rival PSD in the lead.

Broad disillusion with Romania's political class along with a harsh second wave of the coronavirus pandemic keep voters away from parliamentary polls, but the ruling pro-European liberals are still expected to win despite criticism over their handling of the crisis.

A shiny metal monolith vanishes from Romania, four days after its sudden appearance sparks speculation it may be related to a mystery structure seen in the US.

Romanians go to the polls on Sunday to choose mayors and local councillors, but a coronavirus surge threatens to hit the first electoral test after years of political turbulence with a high abstention rate.

A Romanian autopsy says the fugitive former Iranian judge, who was found dead at a hotel in Bucharest last week, died of the impact from a fall.

Iran’s Foreign invites the Romanian ambassador to Tehran, urging immediate action to clarify the cause of death of a fugitive ex-judge in Bucharest.

Iran’s international police have asked to send a fact-finding mission to Romania to investigate the death of a fugitive Iranian judge in Bucharest.

It remains to be seen yet whether it was a suicide or a killing.