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Many Romanians miss the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu and believe they were better off then, a survey found.
The remains of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are being exhumed from a Bucharest graveyard for DNA testing, a family member said.
Author Herta Muller's grim portrayal of the underclass and repression earned her the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel Foundation in Sweden said.
Former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung proposed setting up secret contacts with the United States through Romania in 1974, declassified documents show.
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Iranians celebrate the qualification of  their soccer team  for 2014 World Cup
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Iranian women flash the victory sign during a street celebration in Tehran, Iran on June 18, 2013. The Iranian national soccer team defeated South Korea in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in Ulsan, South Korea. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian .