The latest in Albania

French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized

2010-03-10T06:00:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Media watchdog condemns remark made by French foreign minister in Kosovo</div><div><p>A media watchdog on Wednesday condemned French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about alleged organ trafficking in Kosovo.</p><p>The South East Reuters) - Albanian ski instructor Erjon Tola will never teach a masterclass in Olympic slalom but his performance on Saturday was a lesson in persistence.</p><p>The 23-year-old Italian resident picked himself up after a big mistake to complete his first run in an epic one minute 33.94 seconds -- almost double the 47.79 of leader ...

U.S. sends 4 Guantanamo prisoners to Albania, Spain

2010-02-24T14:45:10Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four detainees held at the controversial U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been transferred to Albania and Spain, the Guantanamo detainees as part of US plan to close the prison</div><div><p>The United States got help from Europe on Wednesday in its troubled drive to shut down Guantanamo Bay, as Spain accepted a former inmate from the prison f...

Guantanamo inmates transferred to Albania, Spain: US

2010-02-24T10:16:03Z

<div><p>Four detainees released from the US "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba arrived in Europe Wednesday, with three going to Albania and the fourth to Spain, US officials said.</p><p>"Earlier today, Obama administration transfers 4 Guantanamo detainees to Albania, Spain</div><div><p>Three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Albania and another to Spain as the Obama administration reduces the number of prisoners at the TIRANA (Reuters) - A United Nations expert accused Albania on Tuesday of stalling an international investigation into allegations of torture, killing and organ trading during the 1999 Kosovo conflict.</p><p>"...

Pakistan Drone Secrecy

2010-01-29T08:45:33Z

In this photo taken on July 21, 1995, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone makes a landing after completing a flight over former Yugoslavia at the remote air base of Gjader in north central Albania. Criticism is mounting over Washington's refusal to say anything about missile strikes ag...

The Myth Of The Mysterious Mule And Molly

2010-02-22T18:51:32Z

Mules are hybrid animals of the equine family that result from the mating of a donkey stallion (called a jack) with a horse mare. In genetic terms, this is classified as an F1 hybrid between.Equus caballus X Equus asinus. Male mules are called mules or Johns, and are unable to reproduce. However, although they are genetically sterile, they are still affected by the same male hormones as any other stallion and they can become dangerous if not castrated. An uncastrated male mule cannot particip...

Two Britons sentenced for paedophilia in Albania

2010-02-22T21:34:05Z

<div><p>A court in Albania on Tuesday sentenced two Englishmen to lenghty prison terms for sexually molesting and abusing children at an orphanage in Albania.</p><p>Dino Christodoulou, 45, and Robin Arnold, 56, received prison sentences of 20 and 15 years and six months respectively for sexually abusing children aged six to nine in the orph...

Girl beats boys to pluck cross from water

2010-02-23T00:02:16Z

<div><p>TIRANA (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Albanian girl broke with tradition by retrieving a cross from the bottom of a wintry Ionian Sea ahead of a dozen boys and men diving for it as part of a male-only Orthodox ceremony.</p><p>Katerina Munguli plunged several meters to pick up th...

Junior oil and gas investors should look overseas: Chornoboy

2010-02-23T11:48:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Size of the prize may be worth the wait</div><div><p>This interview was conducted by Publisher Karen Roche </p><p>Jennings Capital VP and Senior Oil &amp; Gas Research Analyst Greg Chornoboy shares his take on the prospects for prices in oil and natural gas—a...

Albania ready to receive more Guantanamo detainees

2010-02-23T21:55:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Albania says it's ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</div><div><p>Albania says it has agreed to accept more former Guantanamo detainees, but not members of China's ethnic Uighur Muslim minority.</p><p>Champions League qualification match and six games from this season's Europa League have been linked to the European betting scandal, UEFA announced on Wednesday.</p><p>When ne...

Albania opposition protests to demand vote recount

2010-02-24T02:35:24Z

<div><p>TIRANA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters launched their latest protest Friday to demand the government either recount the vote in a controversial June 28 election or hold another.</p><p>Socialist Party leader Edi Rama accused

European ministers agree Albania should be EU candidate

2010-02-24T04:44:06Z

<div><p>European foreign ministers on Monday agreed that Albania should be considered for official EU candidate status, a key step forward for the small southern nation's membership ambitions.</p><p>The decision now moves to the European Commission, the EU's executive...

Pieces of WWII-era UK warship apparently found

2010-02-24T11:04:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Pieces of British destroyer mined in 1946 apparently found near Greece</div><div><p>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 remains of Mother Teresa, king

2010-02-24T20:48:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Albania wants remains of Mother Teresa, exiled King Zog to be returned</div><div><p>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.</p>&...

Albania-King's Remains

2009-10-09T12:01:17Z

In this image taken on June 25, 2002 Leka Zog I, son of Albania's exiled late King Ahmet Zog waves to wellwishers at Tirana International Airport . Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Friday Oct. 9, 2009 the country wants to repatriate the remains of its late King Ahmet Zog from United Nations, leaders of several poor countries thanked the U.S. government and American taxpayers Tuesday for helping with economic development.</p><p>The presidents of