http://www.mail.com/int/locations/21624-tirana.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/21624-tirana.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2129078-2nd-group-iranian-exiles-to-albania.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has opened its doors to more exiles from an Iranian opposition group in Iraq as part of a relocation process worked out with the U.S. and the U.N. The plan is aimed at defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the U.S.-led ousting of the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Albania's Interi... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:03:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2129078-2nd-group-iranian-exiles-to-albania.html 2013-06-04T18:03:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2119732-albanias-parliament-passes-eu-required-reforms.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's parliament has adopted the last in a series of legislative reforms required by the EU as part of the country's quest for eventual bloc membership. Lawmakers unanimously approved laws on reforming the Supreme Court, civil administration and how parliament functions. The vote was held during an extraordinary session Thursday... Thu, 30 May 2013 20:39:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2119732-albanias-parliament-passes-eu-required-reforms.html 2013-05-30T20:39:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2087344-osce-observers-start-mission-albanian-election.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Electoral observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have launched their monitoring mission for Albania's June 23 national polls. Previous elections in Albania have been marred by violence, vote-rigging and intimidation. The first 15-member OSCE team is in the capital Tirana, and up to 400 more short-term... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:55:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2087344-osce-observers-start-mission-albanian-election.html 2013-05-15T14:55:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2022300-eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns-albania-election.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief warned Albanian leaders Tuesday that the conduct of forthcoming parliamentary elections would be a major test for the country, which hopes one day to join the 27-nation bloc. Catherine Ashton's comments came in the wake of a dispute between the government and the opposition over the make-up ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:25:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2022300-eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns-albania-election.html 2013-04-16T15:25:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2021280-us-eu-concerned-albania-election-body.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The United States has expressed concern over plans by Albania's conservative government to replace a member of the country's election watchdog ahead of national polls on June 23. The government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced the plan after a junior partner in his government recently left the coalition. The member Berisha w... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2021280-us-eu-concerned-albania-election-body.html 2013-04-15T19:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1994840-1-dead-rubble-collapsed-building-albania.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian rescuers have found the body of a scrap metal collector in the collapsed ruins of an abandoned power company building in Tirana. Police say the 33-year-old man was found dead early Wednesday after a seven-hour search in the rubble of the three-story building. It is unclear what caused Tuesday's collapse, which occurred as t... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:49:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1994840-1-dead-rubble-collapsed-building-albania.html 2013-04-03T08:49:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1993398-building-collapses-albania-1-missing.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Police in Albania say an abandoned power company building has collapsed in the capital, trapping a 32-year-old man who was collecting scrap metal. The incident occurred Tuesday, and it was not immediately clear whether the man had survived the collapse of the three-story building in Tirana. Rescuers were looking through the rubble f... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:48:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1993398-building-collapses-albania-1-missing.html 2013-04-02T17:48:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1979766-piece-berlin-wall-used-albanian-memorial.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A memorial containing a 2.6-ton piece of the Berlin Wall was unveiled in Albania on Tuesday to honor former political prisoners who suffered under the late dictator Enver Hoxha's Communist regime. The ceremony occurred at a residential area in Tirana, the capital, that is known as the 'Bllok,' where senior members of the Hoxha regim... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1979766-piece-berlin-wall-used-albanian-memorial.html 2013-03-26T15:39:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1959594-albania-offer-asylum-to-iranian-group-rejected.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Iranian opposition group on Saturday turned down Albania's offer of asylum to 210 of its members who are living at a former U.S. military base near Baghdad. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha made the offer after meeting with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf, U.N. envoy in Iraq Martin Kobler, and other offi... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:16:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1959594-albania-offer-asylum-to-iranian-group-rejected.html 2013-03-17T00:16:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1889496-albanian-court-cuts-sentences-deadly-blast.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian appeals court on Wednesday reduced sentences for several top defendants convicted in a deadly ammunition factory blast and acquitted one defendant. The decision was met with dismay by relatives of the deceased. The explosion at Gerdec near Tirana in March 2008 killed 26 people, wounded 300 others, destroyed or damaged 5,... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:07:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1889496-albanian-court-cuts-sentences-deadly-blast.html 2013-02-13T20:07:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1878080-albania-judges-accuse-us-interfering-trial.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A panel of judges in Albania has accused the United States of "interference" in the trial of two senior police officers acquitted this week on murder charges over the 2011 death of four anti-government protesters. The three judges cleared the suspects after considering evidence gathered with the assistance of U.S. forensic experts. ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1878080-albania-judges-accuse-us-interfering-trial.html 2013-02-08T16:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1877782-albania-consider-lower-bidder-oil-and-gas-sale.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Authorities in Albania say they are considering a €298 million ($402 million) bid from China-based Win Business Petroleum Group Ltd. for the sale of the state-owned Albpetrol oil company. Energy Minister Edmond Haxhinasto said Friday a previously favored bid worth €850 million ($1.14 billion) from U.S.-Singapore consortium Vetro Ene... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1877782-albania-consider-lower-bidder-oil-and-gas-sale.html 2013-02-08T15:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1874604-albanian-court-clears-police-protesters-deaths.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court acquitted two senior police officers on Thursday of shooting dead four opposition supporters during an anti-government protest in 2011. The ruling was bluntly criticized by the United States, which provided assistance in the forensic investigation, and was met with outrage by Albania's political opposition, fueling... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1874604-albanian-court-clears-police-protesters-deaths.html 2013-02-07T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1856162-2-albanian-police-to-jailed-protest-deaths.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a court to hand out heavy sentences to two senior police officers accused of fatally shooting four people during a violent anti-government protest in Albania two years ago. The prosecutors urged the court in the Albanian capital Tirana Wednesday to sentence Ndrea Prendi and Agim Llupo to 23 and 25 years in pri... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1856162-2-albanian-police-to-jailed-protest-deaths.html 2013-01-30T12:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1834828-albanian-opposition-honors-shot-demonstrators.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Some 3,000 supporters of Albania's main opposition Socialist Party have held a peaceful march to honor four people killed two years ago in an anti-government demonstration. As funeral marches played, Socialist leader Edi Rama and lawmakers led the silent protest Monday to the area outside Prime Minister Sali Berisha's office in cent... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1834828-albanian-opposition-honors-shot-demonstrators.html 2013-01-21T12:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1810774-albania-to-cancel-grid-license-amid-power-cuts.html TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian authorities say the license held by a Czech company to operate the country's electricity grid will be canceled by the end of the month after a dispute between the company and the government led to extensive mid-winter rolling blackouts. State energy regulator spokeswoman Entela Cipa said Thursday that procedures have begun ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1810774-albania-to-cancel-grid-license-amid-power-cuts.html 2013-01-10T09:52:00Z