News: Albania

We have started to collect the most important news related to Albania in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Albania – overview

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• December 11th 2009 – April 1st 2009
• March 24th 2009 – March 16th 2008
• March 15th 2008 – February 18th 2007
• February 13th 2007 – November 30th 2005
• November 28th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Albania: news

Kosovo minister quits over deaths

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 9:23

Kosovo's interior minister resigns after two ethnic Albanians died of injuries sustained in clashes.
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Two dead after Kosovo clashes

Sunday, February 11th 2007, 12:40

Two people die overnight following clashes in Kosovo between ethnic Albanian protesters and police.
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Kosovo protesters attack UN site

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 19:26

UN forces fire teargas to disperse thousands of ethnic Albanian protesters in Kosovo.
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Albanian MPs want ex-spies named

Tuesday, October 31st 2006, 18:34

Albanian MPs denounce communist-era crimes and call for secret police files to be opened.
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Turkish jet hijacker surrenders

Tuesday, October 3rd 2006, 21:22
related countries: Italy, Turkey
related places: Brindisi, Istanbul, Tirana

A Turkish army deserter who hijacked a passenger jet gives himself up after it lands in southern Italy.
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Cheney backs Balkan Nato-EU bids

Sunday, May 7th 2006, 15:18
related countries: Macedonia, United States

US Vice-President Cheney backs the bids of Albania, Croatia and Macedonia to join Nato and the EU.
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Albania takes released Uighurs

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 1:36
related countries: China, United States

The US says five Chinese Muslim men have been freed from Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Albania.
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Albania targets speedboat outlaws

Tuesday, April 4th 2006, 17:19

Albanian MPs ban speedboats and other small private vessels from coastal waters to curb smuggling.
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Albania gets first bird flu case

Wednesday, March 8th 2006, 12:38

Laboratory tests confirm that a chicken found dead in Albania had the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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UN court acquits top Kosovo rebel

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 22:31

The UN war crimes tribunal acquits a Kosovo Albanian rebel leader of charges related to the 1998-9 conflict.
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