Albania must resolve a political impasse on a contested parliamentary election as it could torpedo its aim of joining the European Union, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said Friday. "If the current political stalemate were to persist, it could well prevent Albania from reaching the political standards expected from a country that has applied for EU membership," Fuele said after ...

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. The South East Europe Media Organization, based in Austria, said in a statement that Kouchner's behavior was ...

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Albanian ski instructor Erjon Tola will never teach a masterclass in Olympic slalom but his performance on Saturday was a lesson in persistence. 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 Giuliano Razzoli of Italy ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four detainees held at the controversial U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been transferred to Albania and Spain, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Three detainees originally from North Africa were sent to Albania, the department said. They were identified as Saleh Bin Hadi Asasi, originally from Tunisia; Sharif Fati Ali al Mishad, a native ...