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A man shovels snow from the street in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. In Serbia, heavy snow continues to fall as some 50,000 people remain stranded in snowbound remote areas, some without electricity. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

European towns cutoff in Winter freeze

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Military planes flew in tons of emergency food Monday to towns and villages in eastern Romania, where thousands have been stranded. Some people were cutting tunnels through up to 15 feet (4 meters) of snow to get out of their homes.

Romanian President Traian Basescu, right, watches Prime Minister designate Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, left, currently the head of Romania's foreign intelligence service, deliver a speech, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The announcement follows the resignation of former Premier Emil Boc and his government.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romania's government collapses after protests

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania's government collapsed Monday following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts.

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