You wait for ages for an era-defining alien structure to appear, then two turn up at once.

Thermal drone allegedly captures moment of big eastern Europe drug deal.

Prosecutors have quickly opened a criminal investigation.

Views of Romania from Kiwi photographer Amos Chapple, Radio Free Europe

Photographer shares an aerial adventure and advice to plan your own Romanian road trip.

Army officer claims he killed five women and two of their young daughters.

Whanganui tight four offer plan to halt nationwide rugby player number decline

The dreams that drove the anti-Communist revolutions of 1989 are still alive but fading.

A myth-filled medieval marvel, but the Dracula-based tourism trade is a pain in the neck.

Escape the tourist traps and malaise of Europe and head East. You'll thank us.

'I thank God I am alive. I have energy to play with my boys,' says Sione Vaiomoʻunga.

Court refuses to overturn a man's death certificate, even though he appeared in person.

Ailing Tongan player Sione Vaiomounga is set to be given the gift of life.

These chilling photographs reveal what was once a glamorous establishment fit for a king.

Globe-trotting gang locked up after living the high life on $100,000 withdrawn with stolen ATM cards.

A Romanian weather girl caused quite a stir by almost slipping out of her dress on live TV, as this cheeky video shows.

Instead of getting down on one knee a man in Romania delivered a shock proposal to his bewildered girlfriend using masked hijackers.

It's got hints of Hobbiton, but this whimsical hotel's a long way from Matamata.

If you're looking for a holiday home with a spooky twist, this could be the property of your dreams - or maybe nightmares.

A 44-year-old kiwi tourist has drowned in the Black Sea, in a coastal town in south-east Romania.

Justin Capra claimed to have beaten the Americans to make the world's first jetpack and went on to design dozens of vehicles.

Even bloodthirsty Count Dracula likes a sundowner now and then, learns Kevin Pilley.

"I placed the suitcase containing the paintings in the stove." The mum of an art heist suspect says she "destroyed any evidence" - quite permanently.

Bucharest was founded by a shepherd, according to local legend, and was later nicknamed the Paris of the East.

The Romanian capital is home to two million people, with a cityscape that ranges from rundown grandeur to communist monstrosities and sleek modernism. It hums with a cosy, vibrant and seductive Byzantine charm