Albania News

When it comes to overseas property investment there are several choices to be made.

AlbaniaA's opposition Socialist Party said yesterday it was premature for any party to claim victory ahead of the final results of the countryA's election the ruling Democratic Party has already claimed it has won.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha's centre-right coalition claimed victory on Wednesday after closely fought weekend legislative elections contested by the left-wing opposition.

Supporters of the Democratic Party celebrate its presumptive victory. The ruling party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha appeared to have a narrow lead in the votes cast on Sunday in the Balkan nation of Albania.

Albania's ruling center-right coalition had just one more seat than the opposition Socialist coalition after more than half of the parliamentary election ballots were counted on Monday.

Prime Minister Sali Berisha, the candidate of the Democratic Party, appeared to be edging ahead in parliamentary elections viewed as a crucial test of Albania's democratic credentials and readiness to join the European Union, according to preliminary exit polls.

Polling stations around the country opened today at 7 a.m, with roughly 3.1 million Albanians eligible to cast ballots for the countrya s new parliament.

Sunday's vote in the former communist state will be closely monitored by some 400 foreign observers, especially since it is considered a key test for Albania's European Union membership bid.

Tirana Socialist leader Edi Rama One opposition supporter was injured when he was hit by a police van as he and dozens of others tried to break a cordon of small trucks set by police to block the boulevard where the manifestation is due to happen.

TIRANA, Albania - Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight Sunday in national elections seen as a key test of the country's political maturity as it eyes European Union membership.

Albanian writer Ismail Kadare was awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias literature prize on Wednesday in recognition of the social commitment in his work.

Humiliation at Bosniaa s OK Corral 17 June 2009 Srecko Latal Over the last week, the town of Tombstone and all countries east and west of the muddy Drina River, have been eagerly watching the duel developing at the OK Corral.

Tirana Albania police a oeWe should clarify that Aleksander Keka has been identified by local police authorities as a suspect involved in trafficking drugs, cars, and explosives,a state police spokesperson Klodian Branko said in a statement.

The US Embassy in Tirana has urged Albanian politicians to maintain a "peaceful environment" in the run-up to elections after a local party boss was killed by an explosive device placed in his car.

Albania must hold free and fair elections next month if it hopes to form closer ties with the West, the European Union and United States said Friday, hours after a regional party leader was killed in a bomb explosion.

A conservative politician was killed in a car explosion Thursday, 10 days ahead of Albania's parliamentary election, police said.

Police in Albania say a politician has been killed in a car explosion, 10 days before a general election.

A BLACKBURN aid worker inflicted years of systematic sexual violence on four children at an Albanian orphan-age, a court was told.

The baby was sick for many years. The parents spent a fortune on a doctor but the doctor was unsure what the problem was, let alone how to cure it.

The baby was sick for many years. The parents spent a fortune on a doctor but the doctor was unsure what the problem was, let alone how to cure it.