Albania

Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a rushed reaction

1:18am December 23, 2024

Prime Minister Edi Rama said over the weekend that the government will shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the popular video service of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

Charles McGonigal, a former special agent in charge of the FBI's counterintelligence division in New York, arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

Ex-FBI official gets over 2 years in prison for receiving $225,000 tied to Albania

11:23am February 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Charles McGonigal, a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official, was sentenced for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government.

A Roma family rides a horse-drawn cart carrying scrap metal out of Romania's Pata-Rât city dump.

'Where Is This Going To Lead?': Roma People In Europe Face Coronavirus Disaster

11:57am April 08, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Many in Europe's largest ethnic minority group live in poor, marginalized communities where conditions could lead to a swift outbreak, say researchers and activists.

Rescuers search a collapsed building for survivors in Durres, Albania, on Wednesday. More than two dozen people have been reported dead in the country after a powerful earthquake rocked the country earlier this week.

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'Everything We Have Is Destroyed': Albania Mourns After Deadly Earthquake

3:01pm November 27, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The 6.4 magnitude temblor killed more than two dozen people and injured hundreds. Rescuers are racing to find survivors — and those who lived must now pick up the pieces of their former lives.

Rescuers look for survivors after a building partially collapsed in Thumane, Albania, after a powerful earthquake struck in the country's western region on Tuesday.

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Albania Rocked By 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake, Killing At Least 18

12:21pm November 26, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread," the United States Geological Survey says.

The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece on Sunday.

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1 Dead, Hundreds Evacuated From Burning Ferry In Adriatic Sea

10:38pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Norman Atlantic, with about 500 passengers and crew aboard, was en route from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy.

Police help a potential victim of trafficking as they raid a brothel in west London in 2011. Note: the victim's face is obscured to protect her identity.

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13,000 Modern Slaves Working In U.K., London Says

10:13am November 29, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Home Office says a re-analysis of its statistics shows more trafficked individuals — including women and children forced into prostitution — than previously thought.