<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><description>Post</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17394-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17394-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    U.S. Military Plane  Crashes in Albania <br>    TIRANA, Albania  --   A U.S. military airplane crashed in central Albania while on a training mission Thursday, and nine American personnel aboard were believed to have been killed, the Defense Ministry said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albania's Chemical Cache Raises Fears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61698-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61698-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The stockpile, a secret that only now is coming fully to light, is worrisome to U.S. officials because it represents one of scores of poorly secured weapons caches worldwide that could be exploited by terrorists.]]></description><author> Jo Warrick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. to Aid Albania in  Destroying  Chemicals]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52695-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52695-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) described the move  as a breakthrough in the elimination of such stockpiles around the world.]]></description><author> Jo Warrick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5260-2003Nov21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5260-2003Nov21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Daughter of U.S. Official Is Killed in Carjacking <br>   LA PAZ, Bolivia --  Assailants shot and killed the daughter of a U.S. consular officer in Bolivia during a carjacking attempt in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, officials said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Albania, Rumsfeld Praises War Support]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42248-2003Jun10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42248-2003Jun10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania, June 10 -- Paying a brief visit to this impoverished country, which supported the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today thanked its leaders for their assistance and promised to help Albania gain full membership in the NATO alliance.]]></description><author> Vernon Loeb</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop-In to Albania Stirs Balkan Rivalries]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42895-2003May11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42895-2003May11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's cameo appearence in Albania on May 2 seemed like a fine idea, but not everyone was grateful for the stop.]]></description><author> Al Kamen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Serbian President Arrives in Hague for Trial]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19055-2003Jan20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19055-2003Jan20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic arrived Monday at the U.N. war crimes detention center in The Hague pending arraignment on charges of helping in the expulsion of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo in 1999.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serb Leader Faces Extradition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52054-2002Dec29.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52054-2002Dec29.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yugoslav authorities could start proceedings to hand over Serbia's outgoing president, Milan Milutinovic, to the U.N. war crimes tribunal as early as Monday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Road Leads to Rome]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31216-2002Dec23.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31216-2002Dec23.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The son of Italy's last monarch played King for a Day Monday, ending a 56-year exile with a quick visit to Rome. The visit tied up a loose end of Italy's World War II history.]]></description><author> Daniel Williams</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother Teresa Closer to Sainthood]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19494-2002Dec20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19494-2002Dec20.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pope John Paul II Friday formally recognized a miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, speeding the world's most famous nun toward sainthood.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[World In Brief]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39194-2002Nov25.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39194-2002Nov25.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Al Qaeda Militant Killed in Algeria <br>    ALGIERS --  An Islamic militant killed by Algerian security forces two months ago has been identified as a man Washington considers to be a top al Qaeda operative in Africa, Algeria's...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62007-2002Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62007-2002Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Montenegrin Leader Promises Stability<br>    PODGORICA, Yugoslavia --  After his party won a majority in parliamentary elections, Montenegro's president promised yesterday to form a new government quickly and restore political stability...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macedonian Opposition Revels in Win Over Ruling Party]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26773-2002Sep16.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26773-2002Sep16.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SKOPJE, Macedonia, Sept. 16 -- Election victory celebrations continued here into a second night tonight, following the defeat of Macedonia's nationalist ruling party in the first parliamentary voting since interethnic conflict brought this Balkan country close to full-scale civil war last year.]]></description><author> Nicholas Wood</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections Seen as Test of Macedonia's Fragile Peace]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18998-2002Sep14.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18998-2002Sep14.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A year after ethnic divisions brought Macedonia to the brink of civil war, voters in this Balkan country will take part Sunday in elections widely seen as essential to cementing a fragile peace process.]]></description><author> Nicholas Wood</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kosovo Part Of Milosevic War Crimes Trial Ends]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5440-2002Sep11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5440-2002Sep11.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.N. war crimes prosecutors Wednesday rested the first phase of their case against former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic following 95 days of testimony focused on the atrocities in Kosovo.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanian Gunmen Set Free Hostages]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21684-2002Aug31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21684-2002Aug31.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After hours of negotiations with Western diplomats, ethnic Albanian gunmen released five hostages early Saturday, ending a tense standoff with Macedonian police.]]></description><author> Nicholas Wood</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kidnapping of 5 in Macedonia Sparks Fears of More Violence]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18580-2002Aug30.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18580-2002Aug30.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SKOPJE, Macedonia, Aug. 30 -- Macedonia was poised on the brink of renewed internal conflict today as hundreds of heavily armed police sealed off a valley where five Macedonian Slavs kidnapped by ethnic Albanian gunmen were apparently being held.]]></description><author> Ana Petruseva</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reporter Testifies Against Milosevic, Stoking Debate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8927-2002Aug28.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8927-2002Aug28.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic clashed with a BBC war reporter who questioned Serb assertions that NATO bombs killed prison inmates in Kosovo.]]></description><author> Abigail Levene</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[France May Limit Prostitution]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3846-2002Aug10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3846-2002Aug10.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Jacques Chirac's new tough-talking interior minister has announced plans to introduce legislation that would allow the immediate deportation of prostitutes who are from outside the 15-country European Union.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Milosevic's Trial, No 'Smoking Gun']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7818-2002Jul26.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7818-2002Jul26.html?nav=rss_world/europe/easterneurope/albania/post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 8:44:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After months of testimony from scores of witnesses, the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic recessed in The Hague Friday for a four-week break, after U.N. prosecutors made their case that Serbian forces engaged in the systematic murder and deportation of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item></channel></rss>