Moldova News

Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu...Sergiu Vasislita says about 0.9 ounces of onions and 0.5 ounces of garlic will be added to each soldier's daily diet. That roughly corresponds to...

The incident happened in Chisinau's central square on Wednesday evening, as thousands gathered to celebrate the city's founding. It came after Prime Minister Vlad Filat's office received two threatening phone calls from an anonymous caller. Mr Filat has now called...

This decision was supported by 240 out of 440 MPs registered in the session hall. In particular, 151 MPs of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko faction, 63 of the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc, 20 members of the Bloc of Volodymyr...

Liberal Democrat Party head Vlad Filat was approved as the prime minister of Moldova by the Parliament Friday, the U.S...State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a release the United States congratulates Filat's election as prime minister and welcomed Moldova's...

Moldova's new Western-leaning leadership, in an early challenge to Moscow, said on Thursday it would press Russia to withdraw its soldiers from the country's breakaway Transdniestria region. Russia has a peacekeeping force of around 1,200 soldiers stationed since 1992 in...

Oleg Budza was elected as president of the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova, Alexandru Shkendra, the head of the Confederation�s press office, has told Info-Prim Neo. Oleg Budza had been the Confederation�s vice president, but acted also as...

A grenade exploded at a crowded concert in the main square of the Moldovan capital of Chisinau late on Wednesday, hurting at least 40 people, security officials said on Thursday. State security officials said the grenade had apparently been left...

Moldova and Romania have signed an agreement that will allow Moldovans to travel to parts of Romania without a visa. Moldovans who live near the Romanian border will be able travel 30 kilometers (18 miles) inside Romania with a special...

The 29 July early parliamentary elections in Moldova swept Europe's last ruling Communist party from power by pro-EU opposition parties. With 98.3 percent of votes counted, the Communist Party won 48 seats in the 101-seat Moldovan parliament and the four...