LAZARAT, Albania (AP) — A five-day raid on a lawless southern Albanian village which netted huge amounts of marijuana and heavy weapons shows the government's determination to tackle drug gangs, the ...

Borje lies in northern Albania, but has closer connections to Kosovo – as well as an interesting, if somewhat vague, connection to Bulgaria. At the centre of Borje, a village deep in the mountains ...

STORY: At least two people have died in Albania since flooding caused by heavy rains began to strike over the weekend. Albania's police service said on Monday (November 21) a father and son died after ...

As I cycled along Lake Ohrid’s southern shores, an empty concrete bunker, daubed in faded graffiti, kept watch over a sandy beach busy with early morning sunbathers. “It’s going to be hot,” Arjan ...

Albanian police burn seized cannabis in Lazarat village, 230 kilometers (140 miles) south of capital Tirana, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Near-continuous gunfire rang out from the lawless village as ...