Albania News

Kosovo honours a hero. To the hero the spoils? Brushing a lock of hair from her face and gazing into her eyes, the former president asks the comeliest government official to hand, "So what did you think of my speech?" No Monica she, her answer stays on the vertical and is rather better sculpted than the two and half-metre effigy just unveiled ...

The traffic circles in Tirana, the capital of Albania, are a free-for-all. There are no lanes.

Corruption remains a serious problem in Albania, European Commission head in Tirana, Helmut Lohan, said on Wednesday .

The small Albanian town of Fushe-Kruje plans to erect a statue of former U.S. President George W. Bush to commemorate his June 2007 visit, when he was feted as a hero in an outpouring of love for America.

Tirana Tirana Although more than half Albanian nationals admit of having paid a bribe during last year, their believe that their standard of living has improved and identify more readily with current politicians, a new study reveals.

Ok, so you've heard it all before voting is your democratic right, it's the only way to ensure your voice is heard, it's your duty as a good citizen, it gives you the mandate to complain when things go wrong.

Tirana Mero Baze Tirana's district court on Tuesday denied an appeal from lawyers representing controversial oil magnate Rezart Taci, who was arrested over the assault of publisher and political commentator Mero Baze.

Tirana Korydallos prison An Albanian convict who had escaped from an Athens high security prison in February using a helicopter was arrested again on Monday, Greek media reported.

The Albanian authorities have repatriated Shen Lei, a Chinese national wanted in connection with a 100-million-yuan fraud, China's Ministry of Public Security said Monday.

The world's eyes were turned to Berlin these days. This is the line, which many journalists used to open their articles on the 20 years anniversary of the wall coming down in Berlin.

A mosaic of the late Michael Jackson composed of 230,000 paintbrushes by Albanian artist Saimir Strati entered the Guinness World Records as the world's largest paintbrush mosaic on Friday.

Tirana Gazmir Gjoka Albanian police arrested on Wednesday evening in Tirana Gazmir Gjoka, a suspected drug dealer wanted in New Jersey on charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics.

At the Fall Plenary Assembly of the Albanian Bishops' Conference , which met in Tirana on November 9-10, the Bishops reflected on the Encyclical "Caritas in Veritate.' After a brief exposition of the papal document, as CEA spokesman Father Gjergj Meta tells Afenzia Fides, they considered the situation in Albania, particularly in regards to poverty, ...

Tensions between the Albanian government and the opposition Socialist Party reached Brussels on Tuesday , where a delegation from Tirana was reporting on issues related to Albania's visa liberalisation process and EU integration.

New Zealand Recognises Kosovo Lawrence Marzouk New Zealand has become the 63rd country to recognisne Kosovo's independence.

TIRANA, Albania -- Bloated rivers in Gramsh, about 60km from Tirana, have killed two people, while heavy rains have caused floods in the northwest regions of Lezha, Kurbin and Shkodra.

In a letter dated January 26, 1948, and delivered by Yugoslav General Milan Kupresanin, Tito tells Albanian leader Enver Hoxha that Greece, aided by the British and Americans, is about to invade Albania, so Yugoslavia wants to quietly station a division and supporting soldiers in the Korca region.

Tirana Besar Likmeta Mero Baze A businessman with close ties with Prime Minister Sali Berisha viciously assaulted publisher and journalist Mero Baze on Monday evening in Tirana, following a series of reports accusing the businessman of tax evasion.

The million-dollar question that's been puzzling me for a while is whether our Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, is really considering a compromise with Greece over Macedonia's name or just bluffing.

An Albanian court has ordererd the arrest of the owner of the country's only oil refinery on assault charges in connection with an attack on a journalist in a bar, police said on Thursday.