Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga has resigned following the Romanian President's request to replace the heads of the local Police and Gendarmery, according to local media. Blaga will hold a press conference at 11,00 hours today.

Romania’s national women’s handball team won the GF World Cup on Sunday, after defeating Norway 24-23 (12-12). This is the second year in a row when the Romanian team wins the world cup after defeating Norway in the final. Third place, decided in a match Sunday, went to the French team, which beat host nation Denmark 28-26 (17-15). Romania's women's handball team won the GF World Cup in 2009 as well, having also faced Norway in the final.

Romanian President Traian Basescu has requested that Interior Ministry personnel be relieved of providing his security, as of last Friday, after ministry employees took part in an unauthorized march near the presidential palace, said the President’s spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Romania’s national women’s handball team beat France 23-21 (15-7) in the first semifinal of the GF World Cup, taking place in Aarhus, Denmark. Last year, the Romania team won the final, after beating Norway.

The recently – released top 500 Universities in the World didn't include any Romanian university, but local universities could improve their ranking in the future, says James Moulder, a retired business school academic from Melbourne, Australia. He believes that an establishment of mentoring and coaching relationships with foreign universities of higher rank can be a solution.

Movies opening in Bucharest on September 24 - Wall Street - Money never sleeps, Wedding in Basarabia, Genova, Ces Amours-La.

Romanians flocked over the summer to offer their cars as support for advertising and get money in return. Carmedia, a company which offers car advertising services, has reached a database of 1,000 active cars from Bucharest, five times more than it had at the beginning of the summer, when it started to operate, Maxime Porte, managing director of Carmedia told romania-insider.com. Drivers can get more than RON 400 a month, as well as a free weekly car wash for allowing companies to place campaign stickers on their cars.

The number of people tuning in to radio in Romania has dropped during the last period. The most listened station was Radio Zu, while Info Pro Radio has doubled its audience this summer, IMAS and Mercury Research shows in the latest Radio Audience Rating Research.

While street protests are being staged in Bucharest and more public servants plan to go on strike in the following days, all protesting against the recent Government measures and asking for the replacement of the Prime Minister, the Romanian PM Emil Boc is in New York, where he attends the works of the United Nations General Assembly.

Car traffic will be stopped on several streets downtown Bucharest today for the planned street rally. Traffic on Calea Victoriei, between Victoriei Square and Dem. I Dobrescu St. will be shut down, but cars will still be able to cross the intersections with Gheorghe Manu St., Dacia boulevard and Ion Campineanu St.

Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga has resigned following the Romanian President's request to replace the heads of the local Police and Gendarmery, according to local media. Blaga will hold a press conference at 11,00 hours today.

Romania’s national women’s handball team won the GF World Cup on Sunday, after defeating Norway 24-23 (12-12). This is the second year in a row when the Romanian team wins the world cup after defeating Norway in the final. Third place, decided in a match Sunday, went to the French team, which beat host nation Denmark 28-26 (17-15). Romania's women's handball team won the GF World Cup in 2009 as well, having also faced Norway in the final.

Romanian President Traian Basescu has requested that Interior Ministry personnel be relieved of providing his security, as of last Friday, after ministry employees took part in an unauthorized march near the presidential palace, said the President’s spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Romania’s national women’s handball team beat France 23-21 (15-7) in the first semifinal of the GF World Cup, taking place in Aarhus, Denmark. Last year, the Romania team won the final, after beating Norway.

The recently – released top 500 Universities in the World didn't include any Romanian university, but local universities could improve their ranking in the future, says James Moulder, a retired business school academic from Melbourne, Australia. He believes that an establishment of mentoring and coaching relationships with foreign universities of higher rank can be a solution.

Movies opening in Bucharest on September 24 - Wall Street - Money never sleeps, Wedding in Basarabia, Genova, Ces Amours-La.

Romanians flocked over the summer to offer their cars as support for advertising and get money in return. Carmedia, a company which offers car advertising services, has reached a database of 1,000 active cars from Bucharest, five times more than it had at the beginning of the summer, when it started to operate, Maxime Porte, managing director of Carmedia told romania-insider.com. Drivers can get more than RON 400 a month, as well as a free weekly car wash for allowing companies to place campaign stickers on their cars.

The number of people tuning in to radio in Romania has dropped during the last period. The most listened station was Radio Zu, while Info Pro Radio has doubled its audience this summer, IMAS and Mercury Research shows in the latest Radio Audience Rating Research.

While street protests are being staged in Bucharest and more public servants plan to go on strike in the following days, all protesting against the recent Government measures and asking for the replacement of the Prime Minister, the Romanian PM Emil Boc is in New York, where he attends the works of the United Nations General Assembly.

Car traffic will be stopped on several streets downtown Bucharest today for the planned street rally. Traffic on Calea Victoriei, between Victoriei Square and Dem. I Dobrescu St. will be shut down, but cars will still be able to cross the intersections with Gheorghe Manu St., Dacia boulevard and Ion Campineanu St.