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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Albania</title>
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		<title>Albania says it&#8217;s ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Albania ready to receive more Guantanamo detainees

TIRANA, Albania — Albania says it has agreed to accept more former Guantanamo detainees, but not members of China&#8217;s ethnic Uighur Muslim minority.
Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced the decision following talks in Tirana on Wednesday with U.S. special envoy for Guantanamo Daniel Fried.
But Berisha said his small Balkan country ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albania-says-its-ready-to-take-in-more-former-guantanamo-detainees-238901/">Albania says it&#8217;s ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pieces of British destroyer mined in 1946 apparently found near Greece</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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Pieces of WWII-era UK warship apparently found

TIRANA, Albania — Pieces of a British destroyer that was badly damaged by Albanian mines in 1946, straining relations between the two countries for decades, appear to have been discovered in a waterway near Greece, U.S. and Albanian researchers said Monday.
The wreckage was found 50 yards (meters) under water ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pieces-of-british-destroyer-mined-in-1946-apparently-found-near-greece-215207/">Pieces of British destroyer mined in 1946 apparently found near Greece</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A timeline of key dates in the 1989-90 collapse of communism across Eastern Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For four decades, the communist regimes of Eastern Europe seemed unshakeable. Yet when the end came, it unfolded with stunning speed:

1989:
June 4 - Communists overwhelmingly defeated in Poland&#8217;s first partially free elections in four decades.
August - Tens of thousands of East Germans swamp West German diplomatic missions in East Berlin, Czechoslovakia and Hungary seeking asylum.
Aug. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-timeline-of-key-dates-in-the-1989-90-collapse-of-communism-across-eastern-europe-198858/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: A timeline of key dates in the 1989-90 collapse of communism across Eastern Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania wants remains of Mother Teresa, exiled King Zog to be returned</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albania wants the remains of Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa and the only post-independence monarch to be returned to the country, the prime minister said Friday.

Mother Teresa&#8217;s remains are in India and King Ahmet Zog&#8217;s in France. Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s government has asked India for the Roman Catholic nun&#8217;s to be .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albania-wants-remains-of-mother-teresa-exiled-king-zog-to-be-returned-191957/">Albania wants remains of Mother Teresa, exiled King Zog to be returned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US government and taxpayers win rare praise for helping countries escape poverty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — In words of praise rarely heard at the United Nations, leaders of several poor countries thanked the U.S. government and American taxpayers Tuesday for helping with economic development.

The presidents of Tanzania and Burkina Faso and the prime minister of Albania said a U.S. government aid agency — which lets recipients decide on  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-government-and-taxpayers-win-rare-praise-for-helping-countries-escape-poverty-175773/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moderately strong earthquake strikes in eastern Albania, causes damage, no injuries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/moderately-strong-earthquake-strikes-in-eastern-albania-causes-damage-no-injuries-161486/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albanian authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 in the northeast of the country caused some damage but no injuries.

The Albanian Institute of Seismology says the quake struck at 11:49 p.m. (2149 GMT) Sunday in a village in the Dibra area close to the Macedonian border, some 62 miles ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moderately-strong-earthquake-strikes-in-eastern-albania-causes-damage-no-injuries-161486/">Moderately strong earthquake strikes in eastern Albania, causes damage, no injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Skipper detained in boat sinking that killed 15 Bulgarian tourists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Konstantin Testorides</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SKOPJE, Macedonia — The skipper of an overloaded sightseeing boat that sank in a western Macedonian lake was detained on suspicion of causing the deaths of 15 Bulgarian tourists, police said Sunday.

The Ilinden sank rapidly in just six meters (20 feet) of water, about 200 meters (650 feet) from the shore on Saturday in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-skipper-detained-in-boat-sinking-that-killed-15-bulgarian-tourists-161131/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Police: Skipper detained in boat sinking that killed 15 Bulgarian tourists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albanian government presents draft law to legalize same-sex civil weddings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albania&#8217;s governing Democrats have proposed a law allowing same-sex civil weddings in the small, predominantly Muslim country.

An announcement on the government Web site Thursday said the bill &#8220;may spark debate&#8221; but was needed to stop discrimination against gay couples. Current law only recognizes heterosexual marriages.
Prime Minister Sali Berisha said the move followed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-government-presents-draft-law-to-legalize-same-sex-civil-weddings-125109/" title="Albanian government presents draft law to legalize same-sex civil weddings">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albanian election officials confirm prime minister&#8217;s re-election after recounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albanian officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s party has won re-election following a lengthy recount process.

Election officials said Berisha&#8217;s Democrats won 68 seats in the June 28 general election, while allies set to join the next government won two seats in the 140-seat parliament.
The recount confirmed that Berisha has secured ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-election-officials-confirm-prime-ministers-re-election-after-recounts-121948/">Albanian election officials confirm prime minister&#8217;s re-election after recounts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Communist-era bunkers cleared at Albanian resort; rest of the country will have a long wait</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/communist-era-bunkers-cleared-at-albanian-resort-rest-of-the-country-will-have-a-long-wait-117498/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Concrete bunkers — an enduring symbol of Albania&#8217;s harsh Cold War isolation — were dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank.

Municipal workers dug around the bunkers and used steel ropes to help an army-loaned T-59 tank drag them out ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/communist-era-bunkers-cleared-at-albanian-resort-rest-of-the-country-will-have-a-long-wait-117498/">Communist-era bunkers cleared at Albanian resort; rest of the country will have a long wait</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Communist-era bunkers cleared at Albanian coastal resort; Hundreds of thousands will remain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/communist-era-bunkers-cleared-at-albanian-coastal-resort-hundreds-of-thousands-will-remain-117419/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — A concrete bunker — an enduring symbol of Albania&#8217;s harsh Cold War isolation — was dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank.

Municipal workers dug around several bunkers and used steel ropes to help an army-loaned T-59 tank drag one ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/communist-era-bunkers-cleared-at-albanian-coastal-resort-hundreds-of-thousands-will-remain-117419/">Communist-era bunkers cleared at Albanian coastal resort; Hundreds of thousands will remain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car explodes in front of Albanian parliament, no injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Police say a car parked in front of Albania&#8217;s Parliament has exploded, but there were no injuries.

Police spokesman Klodian Branko says the Mercedes owned by a private company exploded at about 11 p.m. (2100 GMT) in Tirana, Albania&#8217;s capital, damaging windows in nearby buildings.
Police are investigating the cause of the blast and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-explodes-in-front-of-albanian-parliament-no-injuries-110656/">Car explodes in front of Albanian parliament, no injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Preliminary results give win to Albanian Democrats, opposition threatens street protests</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albania&#8217;s opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country&#8217;s lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from last week&#8217;s national election were tallied.

Albania joined NATO in April and has been under intense international pressure to ensure the June 28 vote was free of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/preliminary-results-give-win-to-albanian-democrats-opposition-threatens-street-protests-99354/">Preliminary results give win to Albanian Democrats, opposition threatens street protests</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania&#8217;s Democrats claim victory in weekend election; Socialists cry foul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albania&#8217;s governing Democrats claimed Wednesday they won weekend parliamentary elections, but the opposition Socialists accused Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s party of attempting to snatch victory.

Near complete results showed the Democrats were ahead by just over one percentage point, but it was unclear whether Berisha had secured enough seats in parliament needed to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanias-democrats-claim-victory-in-weekend-election-socialists-cry-foul-96728/">Source &nbsp;: Albania&#8217;s Democrats claim victory in weekend election; Socialists cry foul</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Observers report some flaws in Albania vote, despite improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — International observers said on Friday that political interference had delayed the vote count of last month&#8217;s general election in Albania.

Some 500 international election observers have been monitoring Albania&#8217;s election process, considered an important test for the tiny Balkan country&#8217;s progress of democracy.
&#8220;The vote count was protracted and marked by high levels of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/observers-report-some-flaws-in-albania-vote-despite-improvements-94847/">Observers report some flaws in Albania vote, despite improvements</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OSCE says still problems with voting in Albania, though some improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albania&#8217;s governing party was in a close race with the Socialist opposition on Monday as the votes were counted in the country&#8217;s parliamentary election. The ballot is seen as a crucial test of the Balkan country&#8217;s hopes of EU membership, and a preliminary report by international election observers found signs of both .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/osce-says-still-problems-with-voting-in-albania-though-some-improvements-94671/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say Albania parliamentary election free of incidents, ballots being counted</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Officials say Albania held parliamentary elections that were free of incidents that could threaten the tiny country&#8217;s bid to join the European Union.

Central Election Commission spokesman Leonard Olli says there is no clear winner after Sunday&#8217;s vote, though early exit polls conducted by three international companies indicate Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s Democratic ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-albania-parliamentary-election-free-of-incidents-ballots-being-counted-94439/">Officials say Albania parliamentary election free of incidents, ballots being counted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pollsters say Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s Democratic party leads elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Early exit polls are indicating that Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s Democratic Party has won another term in office in parliamentary elections Sunday.

Three exit polls — conducted by Kosovo-based Gani Bobi, American Zogby International and Italy&#8217;s IPR Marketing — give Berisha the edge in forming a government. Official results are expected Monday.
According .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pollsters-say-albanian-prime-minister-sali-berishas-democratic-party-leads-elections-94168/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pollsters say Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s Democratic party leads elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania votes in parliamentary election seen as crucial test for democracy, EU ambitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albanians were voting Sunday in parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test of democracy to prove the Balkan country is ready for EU membership.

Albania is under international pressure to make sure the vote is fair and free of the reports of fraud that have marred previous elections. Albania joined NATO on April  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albania-votes-in-parliamentary-election-seen-as-crucial-test-for-democracy-eu-ambitions-93960/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania votes in parliamentary election seen as crucial test for democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albanians on Sunday started voting in parliamentary elections seen as a key test of the country&#8217;s political maturity as it eyes European Union membership.

Voting started at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) and is to end 7 p.m. (1500 GMT).
Albania is under international pressure to make sure Sunday&#8217;s vote is fair and free of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albania-votes-in-parliamentary-election-seen-as-crucial-test-for-democracy-93869/">Albania votes in parliamentary election seen as crucial test for democracy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania&#8217;s parliamentary polls considered a test of its political maturity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight Sunday in national elections seen as a key test of the country&#8217;s political maturity as it eyes European Union membership.

One of Europe&#8217;s poorest countries, Albania joined NATO this year and is to hold its seventh parliamentary election since the fall of communism in 1990. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanias-parliamentary-polls-considered-a-test-of-its-political-maturity-92747/">Source article &nbsp;: Albania&#8217;s parliamentary polls considered a test of its political maturity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosive device kills Albanian politcian ahead of the country&#8217;s general election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — An explosive device killed a conservative politician as he drove through northern Albania on Thursday, 10 days ahead of the country&#8217;s parliamentary election, police said.

The leader of the victim&#8217;s political party called it a terrorist attack, but police suggested organized crime groups may have been responsible.
Albanian electoral campaigns often are tense and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosive-device-kills-albanian-politcian-ahead-of-the-countrys-general-election-85681/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Explosive device kills Albanian politcian ahead of the country&#8217;s general election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albanian politician killed in a car explosion ahead of general election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — A conservative politician was killed in a car explosion Thursday, 10 days ahead of Albania&#8217;s parliamentary election, police said.

Aleks Keka, a 34-year-old regional leader for the small conservative Christian Democratic Party, died in the blast while driving through Shkodra, a city 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of capital Tirana, police said.
Police spokesman .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-politician-killed-in-a-car-explosion-ahead-of-general-election-85537/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Albanian politician killed in a car explosion ahead of general election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Muslim detainees may find new home in Palau just as strange as Guantanamo Bay</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-muslim-detainees-may-find-new-home-in-palau-just-as-strange-as-guantanamo-bay-80227/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Foreman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOROR, Palau — They came from a land of scorching deserts, snowcapped mountains, camels and mosques. Now after several miserable years imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, 13 Muslims from China will try to resettle on the tiny Pacific nation of Palau — a land of lush beach resorts.

Some residents said Friday they are afraid of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-muslim-detainees-may-find-new-home-in-palau-just-as-strange-as-guantanamo-bay-80227/">Original article &nbsp;: Chinese Muslim detainees may find new home in Palau just as strange as Guantanamo Bay</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albanian main opposition Socialist lawmaker slain with automatic weapon, motive unknown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 05:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Llazar Semini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian lawmaker from the main opposition Socialist Party was shot and killed outside his home late Saturday, according to a police official.

Fatmir Xhindi,49, was killed in Roskovec, a city of 25,000 residents about 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of the capital, Tirana, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-main-opposition-socialist-lawmaker-slain-with-automatic-weapon-motive-unknown-49501/">Read : Albanian main opposition Socialist lawmaker slain with automatic weapon, motive unknown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman lives with bullet in face for 12 years</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-lives-with-bullet-in-face-for-12-years-27611/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA - An Albanian woman lived 12 years with a bullet lodged below her cheekbone without noticing it, a media report said.



Mrike Rrucaj was hit by a bullet when she was sleeping in her home in the western Balkan state.


&#8216;I was covered in blood. The doctor at the hospital said the bullet had come out, ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-lives-with-bullet-in-face-for-12-years-27611/">Woman lives with bullet in face for 12 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Students put themselves to sleep in April 1 prank</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/students-put-themselves-to-sleep-in-april-1-prank-24614/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA - An Albanian high-school class pulled off a dangerous April fool&#8217;s prank on their teacher when all pupils took sedatives and fell asleep in class, local media reported Thursday.



All 20 students of a class in a school in Saranda, on Albania&#8217;s southern Adriatic coast, swallowed one or two Diazepam pills. They obtained the drug, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/students-put-themselves-to-sleep-in-april-1-prank-24614/">Students put themselves to sleep in April 1 prank</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albanian culture minister fired in sex scandal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-culture-minister-fired-in-sex-scandal-15019/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA - Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha fired the nation&#8217;s culture minister late Wednesday after a local television channel showed him sexually harassing a woman seeking a job in his office.



The largest private TV in Albania, the Top Channel, previously showed Culture, Youth, Tourism and Sports Minister Ylli Pango, 56, asking sexual favours from the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-culture-minister-fired-in-sex-scandal-15019/" title="Albanian culture minister fired in sex scandal">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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