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- British man gets 20 years in jail in Albania for child abuse
David Brown, 57, a charity worker from Edinburgh, was charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse of children aged 4 to 13. Judge Gerd Hoxha described him as 'a threat to society.' Brown opened the orphanage His Children in Tirana in 1999 and took in
- Macedonia to send military medical staff to Afghanistan
:50:14 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English TIRANA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia decided on Tuesday to send a military medical team to Afghanistan to help with the international peace-keeping mission there, news reaching here from Skopje said. Macedonian
- Only a third of Croatians enthusiastic for EU membership
Only a third of Croats enthusiastic for EU membership Today @ 09:27 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS ? Citizens from the western Balkans have mixed feelings regarding their countries' EU future, with Kosovars and Albanians being particularly optimistic, but
- Macedonia sues Greece at international court over NATO
TIRANA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia has lodged a lawsuit against Greece at the International Court of Justice in the Hague for blocking its NATO entry, news reaching here from Skopje reported on Monday. 'Macedonia has filed an application with the
- Serbia urges EU to resist Kosovo threats
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has urged the European Union to resist Kosovo Albanian threats over the proposedsix-point plan that the EU and Serbia have agreed upon to pass at the UN. 'It is time for the European Union to finally oppose the
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In 1990 Albania ended 44 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as corrupt governments have tried to deal with severe unemployment, the collapse of a fraudulent nationwide investment scheme, widespread gangsterism, and massive refugee influxes from neighboring Kosovo.
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More than 3,000 people protested in front of Albania's parliament Monday, in support of 10 lawmakers on hunger strike in opposition to a draft election law.
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