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  • June 2008

    • US Ambassador Implicated in China Arms Deal

      New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      US Ambassador Implicated in China Arms Deal

      (Newser) - The American ambassador to Albania personally endorsed a plan to disguise the origin of munitions bought by a Pentagon contractor, according to Congressional testimony. The New York Times traveled to Albania during an earlier investigation of a shady 22-year-old arms dealer operating out of Miami Beach. But the Albanian defense minister, with the ambassador's approval, had illegal Chinese ammunition removed from the site that the reporter was visiting. More »

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      Afghanistan  • corruption  • Albania  • Afghan Army  • arms trafficking  • ammunition  • procurement

  • May 2008

    • Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

      Reuters  |  May 16, 08 6:42 PM CDT

      Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

      (Newser) - It’s an unlikely reason for a power outage: A cat and mouse engaged in a chase accidentally ran into high-voltage cables at the main power station in Tirana, frying themselves and causing a 72-hour blackout in some districts of the Albanian capital, Reuters reports. Outages are relatively common in Albania, but they usually result from the Soviet-era infrastructure, not the law of the jungle. More »

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      cat  • weird  • power outage  • Albania  • blackout  • Tirana  • mouse

  • April 2008

    • UN Official: Guerrillas Killed Serb Prisoners for Organs

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 12, 08 11:45 AM CDT

      UN Official: Guerrillas Killed Serb Prisoners for Organs

      (Newser) - Kosovan guerrillas killed Serb prisoners and harvested their organs for profit during Balkan fighting nearly a decade ago, according to the former UN prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia. Carla del Ponte alleges that guerrillas trucked 300 captured Serbs over the border to a makeshift clinic in Albania, removed their kidneys, then killed them later for other organs. More »

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      Kosovo  • war crimes  • Albania  • Balkans  • organ harvesting  • Yugoslavia  • Serbs  • organ trafficking

    • NATO Bars Former Soviet States in Blow to US

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 3, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      NATO Bars Former Soviet States in Blow to US

      (Newser) - In a blow to the US, a divided NATO has refused to permit membership bids by former Soviet states Georgia and the Ukraine. The decision is an indication that Europe is wary of antagonizing an increasingly belligerant Russia, Bloomberg reports. Germany and France led the opposition to membership. In another defeat for American diplomacy, Greece blocked the admission of Macedonia. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Georgia  • Vladimir Putin  • NATO  • Ukraine  • Cold War  • Soviet Union  • Greece  • US foreign policy  • Albania  • Balkans  • Croatia  • Macedonia

  • March 2008

    • UN Forces Withdraw From Kosovo Town

      BBC  |  Mar 17, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      UN Forces Withdraw From Kosovo Town

      (Newser) - UN police trying to retake a courthouse were forced to withdraw from the Kosovo city of Mitrovica after clashes with ethnic Serbs, reports the BBC. NATO troops were left in charge of security after the worst violence since Kosovo declared independence; AFP reported at least 100 police and protesters were injured in struggles that included rocks, tear gas, and at least one grenade blast. More »

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      United Nations  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Albania  • NATO troops  • courthouse  • Serbs  • Mitrovica  • tear gas

    • Scores Feared Dead in Albanian Explosions

      Reuters  |  Mar 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Scores Feared Dead in Albanian Explosions

      (Newser) - A series of massive explosions rocked an Albanian army base today, where teams were working to dismantle obsolete Soviet-era munitions, Reuters reports. More than 170 were injured, with at least four confirmed dead. “We do not know the exact number” of casualties, said the prime minister, “but we fear the worst for the three teams working there at the time.” More »

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      NATO  • explosion  • Albania  • arms control  • Tirana

    • Eastern Europe: Charm for Less

      Forbes  |  Mar 2, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Eastern Europe: Charm for Less

      (Newser) - The ever-pricier euro is sending determined travelers east, past the Eiffel Tower, to overlooked treasures like Prague's Old Town Square. Check out cheaper, Eastern European must-sees as recommended by Forbes : Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, St. Petersburg, Russia: These palaces and 18th-century gardens rival those of Versailles. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Plitvice Lakes, Croatia: Nature lovers can camp among 16 lakes, a dozen waterfalls, and 140 species of birds. More »

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      list  • Russia  • travel  • Europe  • Ukraine  • Poland  • Eastern Europe  • Czech Republic  • Albania  • Bulgaria  • Croatia  • cheap travel  • Hungary  • Slovenia

  • December 2007

    • Alaska Town Is Home to Hail of Fame

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 1, 07 8:43 PM CST

      Alaska Town Is Home to Hail of Fame

      (Newser) - What American municipality has the most cab drivers per capita? No, not New York. It’s Bethel, Alaska, a town of 5,800 that has 93 cabbies, or one for every 62 residents, the Los Angeles Times reports. With only 10 miles of paved road at their disposal, the cabbies visit a circle of familiar destinations: general stores, post office, hospital, airport. More »

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      Alaska  • Albania  • Koreans  • taxi cab  • Eskimo

  • October 2007
  • June 2007

    • Bush Hailed as Hero in Albania

      BBC  |  Jun 11, 07 5:13 AM CDT

      Bush Hailed as Hero in Albania

      (Newser) - President Bush, dogged by protesters through his tour of Europe, received a hero's welcome in Albania, where he touched down for just seven hours yesterday. The Albanian premier, a staunch ally on the war in Iraq, called Bush the "greatest and most distinguished guest we have ever had in all times."  More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Albania

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