TIRANA, Albania (AP) — In a historical twist, the home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated by the long-ruling leader’s library, the country’s ...

TIRANA, AlbaniaTIRANA, Albania — Albania’s first post-communist prime minister, Fatos Nano, was in a hospital and fighting for his life, the current prime minister’s office said Thursday. Nano, 70, ...

Sinishta escaped from Yugoslavia to Austria in 1965, and after a stay in Italy came to the United States. He was first schooled by the Jesuits to become a priest, at a distinguished seminary in the ...

State body in charge of Communist-era secret police files said it has started a search for the graves and remains of some 44 Albanians who perished in the infamous labour camp of Spac. This post is ...

Three decades after the fall of communism, Albanians are still searching for the remains of loved ones killed by the state, with public institutions passing the buck. A new book looks at the ...

A facility that was designed to keep Albania running after a nuclear attack is the latest relic of the country's dark Communist past that is being reinvented as a modern tourist attraction. In its ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has agreed to work with international experts in identifying people who went missing during the country's communist past. Prime Minister Edi Rama met Friday with ...

They were murdered by Albania’s communist regime. Three decades on, families are still searching for their remains Eleanor Myers Updated May 9, 2023 at 10:33 AM Zef Ndoj, holding a photo of his ...

After Albania shook off the shackles of its totalitarian regime in 1992, Tirana's new mayor set about sprucing up drab concrete buildings urging citizens to paint the city in multicolored hues.

FILE - Then Albanian prime minister and leader Socialist party, Fatos Nano, waves to supporters during the closing rally of the Socialist Party in Albania's capital Tirana on Friday, July 1, 2005. The ...