A bid by finance adviser Lucian Croitoru to lead the Romanian government failed Wednesday after three political parties voted against his team. Mr. Croitoru, the national bank adviser, was nominated in October by President Traian Basescu to be the country’s new prime minister. Lawmakers in Parliament voted 250-189 against Mr. …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is to pay a two-day visit to Cyprus on Wednesday at the invitation of his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou. Lavrov is to meet with Cypriot President Dimiris Christofias, Markos Kyprianou and President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian. It is expected that agreements will …

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to pay an official visit to Greece on November 4 and 5, the media report. He is to unveil the third global migration and development forum. He is scheduled to meet with Greek Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Georgios Papandreou and President Karolos Papoulias. …