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TIRANA -- The governing centre-right party of Albania's prime minister has claimed victory in elections held last weekend. With most results in, the Democrat party headed by Sali Berisha was narrowly ahead of its Socialist rivals, but possibly short of a majority. However, the Socialists accused their rivals of manipulating the vote in order to win the election. Election observers said the vote showed a marked improvement on previous polls, though there were still some concerns. Berisha said the results were a "vote of confidence" for his party and pledged that he would focus on moving Albania towards European Union membership. "Integration is the main issue in the four years to come," the Associated Press news agency reported him as saying. Albania joined Nato earlier this year and has filed for EU membership. Ditmir... [read full story]
Sydney, Australia, Nov 23, 2009 - (ABN Newswire) - US equities fell for a third straight day on Friday as Dell's disappointing earnings result dragged the US stocks lower. Energy and materials companies were weighed down after...
&$Wang Zhiguo (L), commander of the Chinese naval 3rd escort fleet, talks with officials of the European Union (EU) navy 465 formation during his visit to the Dutch frigate "Eversten" at the invitation of the European Union...
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LOS ANGELES (WKTV) - A country band with local roots is celebrating the win of a prestigious award at Sunday's American Music Awards. The band Gloriana won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award, beating out favorite Lady Gaga.
