Albania
Tumbling Prices Hit Albania's Oil Industry Hard
Bankers Petroleum, the main crude oil producer in Albania, on Tuesday said it was partially halting its drilling programme while working on cost saving projects due to the fall in oil prices.
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Albania Launches New Pensions for Poorest
Almost 5,000 Albanians are expected to benefit from the new law on social insurance contributions that entered into force on January 1.
"All those who do not fulfil the necessary conditions for a pension can claim a social pension if they are older than 70 and have lived in Albania for the last five years," says the law.
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Families of victims: UNMIK has ignored organ trafficking
BELGRADE - The Association of the Families of the Kidnapped and Murdered in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) has said in a release that it fully supports the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee's assessment that the UNMIK mission has failed to conduct efficient investigations in cases related to organ trafficking in KiM in 1999 and 2000.
EU, Balkans tackle organised crime, weapons trafficking
EU, Balkans tackle organised crime, weapons trafficking
Balkan countries have adopted an action plan against illicit trafficking of weapons.
Balkan countries agreed to take additional measures to interdict weapons trafficking. [Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia]
"15,000 Serbian citizens sought asylum in Bavaria"
"15,000 Serbian citizens sought asylum in Bavaria"
BERLIN -- Some 15,000 citizens of Serbia have sought asylum in Bavaria alone in the first 11 months of 2014, the German daily Welt writes.
The same article said that the state last year accepted 32,000 asylum seekers, twice as many as in 2013.
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Tirana, Belgrade to encourage reconciliation in Kosovo
Italian prosecutors order ferry back to Italy
TIRANA, Albania - Prosecutors in Italy say they fear more bodies will be found aboard the crippled Greek ferry Norman Atlantic, adrift for the third day after a fire broke out on a car deck, with 10 people killed in the ensuing chaos.
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Greek ferry tragedy turns to murder mystery
Ten passengers dead, dozen unaccounted for and no-one able to say with any certainty how many people were on board the Norman Atlantic when it burst into flames.
A Greek ferry tragedy in the Adriatic appeared to be turning into a murder mystery on Tuesday as a fiasco over the accuracy of the passenger list added to questions over safety systems aboard.
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Two Albanian sailors die in attempt to tow stricken Norman Atlantic
Two Albanian seamen were killed when a cable connecting their tugboat to the fire-stricken ferry Norman Atlantic broke on Tuesday morning after towing the gutted ferry throughout the night.
Seven Dead on Blazing Ferry Norman Atlantic, All Survivors Rescued
Seven people have lost their lives as a result of the fire that has raged on the Norman Atlantic ferry since Sunday morning, the Italian Coast Guard said on Monday.
The evacuation of all people aboard the burning ship is now complete. More than 400 passengers and crew have been rescued despite difficult weather conditions including strong winds and rough seas.