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Albania rejects Russian accusations regarding weapons for Georgia

27/08/2008

TIRANA, Albania -- Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Tuesday (August 26th) denied Moscow's claims that Albania has supplied Georgia with weapons used in...
Former Albanian defence minister misses questioning on ammunition blasts

27/08/2008

TIRANA, Albania -- Former Defence Minister Fatmir Mediu on Tuesday (August 26th) failed to appear at the prosecutor's office where he was to answer q...
Culture and Sports: Statue of Marcus Aurelius unearthed in Turkey

27/08/2008

Archaeologists discovered a marble statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in Turkey. Also in the news: a new statue honours reggae legend Bob Marley in Serbia, and a Croatian movie receives the Sarajevo Film Festival's top award.
Greece, Albania hold joint border control operation

26/08/2008

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek and Albanian border control services conducted a joint operation last week aimed at combating organised crime and illegal imm...
Albanian embassy driver in Rome caught with 1kg of cocaine

26/08/2008

TIRANA, Albania -- Authorities in Rome arrested the driver detailed to Albania's embassy Sunday (August 24th) after allegedly finding 1kg of cocaine...
Russia accuses Balkan countries of selling weapons to Georgia

26/08/2008

MOSCOW, Russia -- Moscow says Albania and several other Balkan nations supplied Georgia with weapons used in the conflict with Russia. During a press...
Albania's ruling Democrats to hold party elections

25/08/2008

TIRANA, Albania -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) will hold elections within its organisation starting next month, deputy leader Astrit Patozi anno...
Media: railway ties in Albania are carcinogenic

22/08/2008

TIRANA, Albania -- An estimated 30,000 wooden railway ties laid in Albania over the past several years are carcinogenic, according to reports by the...
Business: Croatian shops are expected to extend summer work hours

22/08/2008

Retailers are expected to stay open till midnight in Croatia. Also in business news this week: Turkey's administrative court suspends the privatisation of several highways and bridges, and vehicle sales in Romania rose by 2.3%.
Albanian demolition experts eliminate 1,300 tonnes of ammunition

21/08/2008

DURRES, Albania -- The process of destroying around 1,300 tonnes of unwanted ammunition at a military base in Durres wrapped up on Wednesday (August...