PRISTINA (Reuters) - European Union police said on Thursday they had arrested five people, including a wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister, and were investigating the ambassador to Albania on suspicion of war crimes during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict. Full story
TIRANA (Reuters) - The United States has brought its influence to bear in Albania to try to end a stalemate over reconstituting the country's electoral commission to assure free and fair voting in June. Full story
TIRANA (Reuters) - The walls of Kreshnik Spahiu's office in the Albanian capital bear the names of towns far beyond the borders of this Adriatic state, in modern-day Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Full story
TIRANA (Reuters) - The European Union urged Albania on Tuesday to restore the trust of its people in an election in June, after the government shrugged off warnings from the West and reshuffled the state electoral body. Full story
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's parliament sacked an election official on Monday despite warnings from the country's international partners that the move could damage domestic and overseas confidence in June parliamentary elections. Full story
TIRANA (Reuters) - The junior partner in Albania's ruling coalition pulled out of government on Wednesday and allied itself with the opposition Socialist Party ahead of parliamentary elections on June 23. Full story
Kosovo police in riot gear fired tear gas to disperse dozens of ethnic Albanians protesting against a meeting between Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Serbian leader Ivica Dacic. NBCNews.com's Katy Tur reports.
Rinesa Koshi, 8, looks through the window of her house in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica May 17, 2013. Koshi, who is an ethnic Albanian, lives in the the northern predominantly Serb part of the town but goes to school in the south, which is predominantly Albanian. The prime ministers of Ko
Rinesa Koshi , 8, recites a poem in a class at her school in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica May 17, 2013. Koshi, who is an ethnic Albanian, lives in the northern predominantly Serb part of the town but goes to school in the south, which is predominantly Albanian. The prime ministers of Kos
Rinesa Koshi , 8, arrives at school with her mother in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica May 20, 2013. Koshi, who is an ethnic Albanian, lives in the northern predominantly Serb part of the town but goes to school in the south, which is predominantly Albanian. The prime ministers of Kosovo a
Rinesa Koshi , 8, crosses a bridge with her mother in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica May 20, 2013. Koshi, who is an ethnic Albanian, lives in the northern predominantly Serb part of the town but goes to school in the south, which is predominantly Albanian. The prime ministers of Kosovo and
