Albania

Britain out, EU centering on Balkans for enlargement

BRUSSELS — Down one country with the departure of Britain, the European Union's executive proposed a new system for adding members in a move made all ...
13:44 5 February 2022

Albania calls for international help to recover from quake

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister is calling on the international community for financial aid and expert assistance to help the country recov...
9:44 1 December 2021

Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51

TIRANA, Albania — The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll...
13:51 30 November 2021

Hopes fade for any more survivors in Albania quake; 46 dead

DURRES, Albania — Hopes were fading Thursday of finding anyone else alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Albania, two days after a deadl...
18:17 28 November 2021

‘How can I live?’ Quake survivor mourns relatives’ deaths

DURRES, Albania — Stopping at intervals to listen for sounds of survivors, local and international rescue crews searched through the rubble of collaps...
17:40 27 November 2021

The Latest: Quake death toll in Albania now at 26

DURRES, Albania — The Latest on a deadly earthquake in Albania (all times local):
12:15 27 November 2021

The Latest: UN sends disaster assessment experts to Albania

TIRANA, Albania — The Latest on a deadly earthquake in Albania (all times local):
19:01 26 November 2021

Albanian boy freed from IS camp on way home to Italy

BEIRUT — An Albanian boy who was taken to Syria by his mother when she joined the Islamic State group has been freed from a crowded detention camp in ...
17:36 7 November 2021

US envoy calls EU decision on Balkans ‘historic mistake’

BELGRADE, Serbia — A U.S. envoy for the Western Balkans on Monday described European Union's decision not to open membership talks with North Macedoni...
12:18 4 November 2021