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Pieces of a British destroyer that was badly damaged by Albanian mines in 1946, straining relations between the two countries for decades, appear to have been discovered in a waterway near Greece, U.S. and Albanian researchers said Monday.
Albania wants the remains of Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa and the only post-independence monarch to be returned to the country, the prime minister said Friday.
Albanian authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 in the northeast of the country caused some damage but no injuries.
Albania's governing Democrats have proposed a law allowing same-sex civil weddings in the small, predominantly Muslim country.
Albanian officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Sali Berisha's party has won re-election following a lengthy recount process.
Concrete bunkers — an enduring symbol of Albania's harsh Cold War isolation — were dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank.
Police say a car parked in front of Albania's Parliament has exploded, but there were no injuries.
International observers said on Friday that political interference had delayed the vote count of last month's general election in Albania.
Albania's governing Democrats claimed Wednesday they won weekend parliamentary elections, but the opposition Socialists accused Prime Minister Sali Berisha's party of attempting to snatch victory.
An explosive device killed a conservative politician as he drove through northern Albania on Thursday, 10 days ahead of the country's parliamentary election, police said.
A former Chinese Muslim detainee at Guantanamo Bay has asked President Barack Obama to release his 17 compatriots — known as Uighurs — still being held there, and allow them to live in the United States.
Albania awarded a 35-year concession to the British-Swiss Zumax AG group Wednesday for a euro1.18 billion ($1.55 billion) container terminal for ships in southwestern Albania.
An Albanian civil rights group said Thursday it had sued the government to force it to divulge information on an alleged CIA abduction five years ago.
Albania on Monday passed a law removing from public posts people linked with the feared former Communist secret police, despite criticism from opposition parties and concerns within the international community.
Austrian power utility EVN and Norwegian Statkraft plan to build three hydroelectric power stations in Albania at a cost of euro950 million ($1.37 billion), the Albanian Economy Ministry said Friday.
Albania's Defense Ministry says the country is pulling its 218 troops out of Iraq.
American Reserve Life Insurance Company has agreed to buy Albania's state-owned insurance company Insig for euro41 million ($52.8 million), the country's Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited Albania on Tuesday to attend the signing of two major energy contracts worth euro2 billion ($2.5 billion).
Serbian officials denounced Albania on Wednesday for refusing to investigate claims that Kosovo Albanians killed Serb prisoners for their organs during the 1998-99 Kosovo war.
Drene Markgjoni spent 12 years in a hard-labor camp, punished for her fiance's attempt to flee Albania's regime, then one of the world's most repressive and isolationist. She swore she would never suffer like that for somebody else again.
The State Department's top investigator will examine allegations that the senior U.S. diplomat in Albania aided in a cover-up of the illegal source of ammunition a U.S. military contractor shipped to Afghanistan's security forces.
Albania's defense minister resigned Monday, two days after a series of explosions at a weapons depot near the capital killed at least 16 people and injured nearly 300 others.
A boat carrying partygoers celebrating the birthday of 5-year-old twins sank overnight in a lake near the capital, killing 16 people, including the two children, police said Thursday.
Walk down any street in this Macedonian town and you would be forgiven for thinking that an international border has accidentally been crossed.
Four former officials of Albania's state-controlled oil company, Albpetrol, were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of theft and abuse of office, police and prosecutors said.
Bill Clinton unveils statue of himself in Kosovo Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to watch Bill Clinton, the former US president, unveil a golden statue of himself on Sunday.
Albania adopts one-stop control at bordersTIRANA, Albania -- The Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday (October 14th) to establish a one-stop control system at all borders, including ports.
Albanians "one nation" across borders, Albanian PM Berisha saysAlbanians in Albania and Kosovo are a single nation, Prime Minister Sali Berisha asserted Tuesday at the start of a two-day visit aimed at forging closer ties with the former Serbian province.
India rejects Albanian claim on Mother TeresaNew Delhi: Welcoming the Indian government's statement that Mother Teresa was an Indian citizen, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Tuesday said the church would want her remains to be in the country.Rejecting the Albanian government's demand for the remains of Mothe …
Serb agents arrested by Kosova Police, on "organ harvest" propagandaThree Serb agents were arrested in June by Kosova Police, accused of trying to bribe K.Serbs to falsely testify that they were victims of "organ harvesting" during the 1998-99 Serb-Albanian war. The surveillance footage reached RTK public television on August 11
Bombshell: Osama Bin Laden worked for US until 9/11Former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds dropped a bombshell on the Mike Malloy radio show, guest-hosted by Brad Friedman.
Macho-minded Albania to break gay marriage tabooAlbania's government has taken its macho-minded society by surprise by announcing plans to allow same-sex marriages, the first such move in the Balkans.
Albania Approves Controversial Wind FarmWhy is it always alternative energy vs. the environment? It is time we figured out how to work with the environment and still promote sustainable energy resources. As always, transparency in following in the money trail will likely unveil a lot.
The Brotherhood of Global JihadDespite various assessments over the past decade about the prospects of a decline of violent radical Islamist groups due to better cooperation in countering terrorism in general, and the Islamist brand in particular, it seems that this kind of terrorism is still developing.
We are now at the penultimate event of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The second Semi-Final of 19 countries went without a hitch to select last 10 performers who will be added to the other 15 to make up the Final 25 singers on Saturday.
An Alliance of EqualsDuring NATO's recent 60th anniversary ceremony in Strasbourg, the Alliance welcomed two new members, Albania and Croatia, bringing its total membership to 28. This expansion is a good thing, for history has tormented these two countries.
Bullet found in cheek 12 years onAn Albanian woman shot in her sleep in 1997 lived for 12 years with a bullet lodged in her cheek without knowing it until it showed up on an X-ray.
Bullet found in cheek after 12 yearsExcerpt: An Albanian woman shot in her sleep in 1997 lived for 12 years with a bullet lodged in her cheek without knowing it until it showed up on an X-ray. Mrike Rrucaj was injured while lying in bed at a time of civil strife in Albania in 1997.
Underdogs of War: 6 Tiny Nations That Kicked AssYou've got to love the underdog. It doesn't matter who they are or whether or not they're good at all, we just want the little guy to win--because in the real world, he usually doesn't.
Kosovo Liberation Army Ran Torture Camps in AlbaniaWe don't hear much about what had happened in the Balkans or is still happening there so it's important projects like the one sponsoring this journalist still get funded.
Students put themselves to sleep in April 1 prankTirana - An Albanian high-school class played a dangerous April fool's prank on their teacher when all of them took sedatives and fell asleep in class, local media reported on Thursday.
Forgotten history: Muslims who save JewsExhibition honors Albanians who risked lives during Holocaust A largely Muslim nation this month is hosting an exhibition highlighting a chapter of world history that has received little public exposure until now: how some Muslims risked their lives to save Jews during the Holo …
World Bank Spent More Than a Year Covering Up Destruction of Albanian VillageManagers at the World Bank provided false information to the agency's board of directors about a $39 million, politically-connected European "coastal cleanup" project that led to the destruction and destitution of a powerless village in Albania in 2007 — and then spent nearly t …
World Bank Destroys Albanian VillageThe World Bank is connected to the selective demolition of an Albanian hamlet. The Albanian PM is also complicit in the goings on.
Greece Cut in Half by FarmersFarmers in Greece have set up 70+ blockades to protest the falling commodity prices. Freight traffic at the borders of Albania, Macedonia, and Turkey has been halted, although emergency medical supplies are allowed to cross borders.
Kosovo bans imports from Serbia and Bosnia in retaliationKosovo Albanian institutions will impose a ban on the import of goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina starting Jan. 1.
NATO: Albania and Croatia to join by April[Excerpt:] - BRUSSELS - NATO foreign ministers said Wednesday they expected Albania and Croatia to become the alliance's newest members by April. They reiterated that Macedonia would be invited to join as soon as it settles a dispute over its name with Greece.
UK police withheld details of sex abuse at orphanage from Albanian authoritiesBritish police helped cover up a horrific sex abuse scandal at a Christian missionary orphanage in Albania, a Guardian investigation has found.
Albania's young blood feud 'hostages'Hundreds of children across Albania are living virtually imprisoned in their homes - for fear of being killed in blood feuds under the country's ancient vendetta code
Mother, baby drown on way to Greek borderA 22-year-old woman and her three-month-old daughter have drowned in a lagoon in southern Albania after a boat carrying 13 people capsized.
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