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26 charged in purported international drug ring

NEWARK, N.J., March 21- US authorities announced charges against 26 people, some of them Albanians, accused of running an international narcotics ring that also trafficked in steroids, untaxed cigarettes and counterfeit merchandise.
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Tirana set to apply for EU candidate status

TIRANA, March 24 – It is now more than clear that Tirana will apply for the candidate status with the European Union until the end of June, during the Czech rotating presidency.
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Extraditions from Greece, Spain, US

TIRANA, March 22 – Arben Kumaraku, 31, was extradited from Athens, Greece to face with the court after he is charged of masked robbery. In September last year together with other persons
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Houses slide from bad weather

TIRANA, March 22 – Seven houses slid more than 50 meters before being destroyed at a village in Kavaja district, only 60 kilometers southwest of capital Tirana. The houses at the Boga
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Basha at NATO meetings

TIRANA, March 24 – Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha has taken part in two meetings destined for Albania as a future NATO member country. First he was at the 13th National Conference of
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Police arrest policemen’s killer

TIRANA, March 24 – Police arrested on Tuesday a person who had killed two policemen the night before. Afrim Hasani was found Tuesday midday not far from the Kukes city. The night
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Albanians to get new biometric passports

TIRANA, March 25 – All Albanian citizens may now apply for new passports which comply to high standards required by the European Union and other countries. The new biometric passports started to
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Britain decides on extradition of Albanian key witness

LONDON, March 25 – A London court decided that Ilir Kumbaro, 55, a former intelligence chief, who was wanted worldwide on torture and kidnapping charges for the disappeared Albanian-Macedonian businessman Remzi Hoxha,
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Gerdec blast sparks “love of charging”

TIRANA, March 24 – The blast in Gerdec ammunition disposal factory which killed 26 people has also sparked a wave of accusation and indictment in the country. Former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu
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Albania, a new NATO member next week

TIRANA, March 26 – Albania is getting ready. It will be a new NATO member next week. The government, institutions and obviously the entire population seem to enjoy the new partnership. Albania,
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