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Presidential elections become top item of debate

TIRANA, March 14 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha said that the Democratic party would follow with a deep restructuring without giving much detail on that. But he went further at Monday’s press
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Turkish court annuls Aldo Bares’s extradition

ANKARA, Turkey, March 12 – A Turkish appeals court annulled a lower court’s decision to extradite Aldo Bare to Albania, considered a suspected leader of one of Albania’s most notorious crime gangs.
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Hamdi Haklaj arrested in Sweden

TIRANA, March 12 – Police reported Monday that Hamdi Haklaj, wanted for many murders in the country, was arrested near Gothenburg, Sweden. The arrest was made in close cooperation between Tirana and
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Police launch anti-marijuana campaign

TIRANA, March 12 – Police held Monday the first meeting of a central command created for the fight against drugs. Albanian weather favors planting marijuana, cannabis sativa. Police discussed on the steps
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Two policemen injured from a suspect

TIRANA, March 13 – Two policemen were injured Tuesday after their car was hit by another vehicle who was driving against the one-way road in downtown Tirana. Fatjon Aliaj, 26, had illegally
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Love kills teenager and her mother

TIRANA, March 13 – Many murders occurred in the last week in many areas in the country. On Sunday following a quarrel at Aliu family at an apartment at Rruga e Kavajes
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10 dead in car accident

TIRANA, March 12 – Ten persons drowned Monday after their minivan fell off a cliff into a river in a northern area. There were also three survivors who said that the van
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Defense ministry delegation visits Denmark

TIRANA, March 10 – An Albanian delegation of the Defense Ministry headed by Deputy Minister Petrit Karabina held a visit to Denmark last week to sign the cooperation plan for 2007. The
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Berisha reshuffles cabinet

TIRANA, March 12 – Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Monday reshuffled his cabinet to give a boost to reforms needed for the country’s integration efforts into the international institutions. The reshuffle
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