Albania
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Competition celebrates contemporary photography from eastern Europe, the Balkans, Russia, and central AsiaGallery
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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos including a sheep’s wagtail and a stranded whaleGallery
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Member states clear way for Balkan countries to join after concerns over corruption
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Wife of the Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha who was dubbed the Lady Macbeth of Albania
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Opponents of the communist regime under her husband’s rule say an ‘executioner has departed’
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Croatia questions decision not to begin formal dialogue with Albania and North Macedonia
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Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes at shallow depth, bringing down buildings in Tirana and nearby
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The most powerful earthquake in decades to hit Albania has caused several buildings to collapse and buried residents in the rubble
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A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Albania early on Tuesday, killing four people and sparking panic in the capital, Tirana, and other cities. The epicentre of the quake, the strongest in the region in decades, was about 20 miles north-west of Tirana, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological CentreGallery
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Money sent home by relatives working abroad has transformed Kamza over the past decade
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Paramilitary network allegedly targeted members of MEK in Albania
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Juncker says failure of EU to keep its promises was ‘major historic mistake’
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The essence of dance is a ritual, says the choreographer whose seductively mysterious works embrace everything from the annunciation to the apocalypse
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Tourism minister meets Spanish family after restaurant owner’s frenzied attack
By tearing down our statues, Albanians stopped learning from the past