Albania, Croatia plan nuclear power plant (Moldova.org)
Albania and Croatia plan to jointly build a nuclear power plant at Lake Shkoder, close to the border with Montenegro, Croatian officials said.The plan provoked disagreements in Podgorica, where Cedomir Cejovic, a construction expert said it would be dangerous to build a nuclear plant in the quake-prone region, Montenegro’s TV News said Thursday.Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said …
Ukraine extradites suspected Moldova riots masterminds (Itar-Tass)
CHISINAU, April 16 (Itar-Tass) – Moldovan citizens Gabriel Stati and Aurel Marinescu, suspected of organizing the recent disturbances in Chisinau were handed over to Moldovan law-enforcement bodies on Thursday, spokeswoman for the Moldovan Prosecutor General’s Office Maria Vieru told Itar-Tass.
R. of Moldova set to recall ambassador from Romania (Nine O’Clock)
News reports said Lidia Gutu would be recalled from Bucharest and named Ambassador to Bulgaria. The reports were not officially confirmed. The Romanian Foreign Ministry said it was not informed of any such move.
Serb ex-commander to testify in Americans’ killing (AP via Yahoo! News)
A former Serbian police commander on trial at the U.N. war crimes court has agreed to testify in a separate case over the 1999 execution-style murder of three Albanian-American brothers, a judge said Thursday.
Lavrov meets heads of delegation of Turkey, Moldova, Greece (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, April 16 (Itar-Tass) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday discussed prospects for development of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) during talks with heads of delegation of Turkey, Moldova and Greece, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday.
Albania, Croatia plan nuclear power plant (UPI)
PODGORICA, Montenegro, April 16 (UPI) — Albania and Croatia plan to jointly build a nuclear power plant at Lake Shkoder, close to the border with Montenegro, Croatian officials said.
Iran beats Czech in Turkish boxing match (Iran Sports Press)
The Iranian boxing squad has started the Ahmet Comert International Boxing tournament which is underway in Istanbul with a victory.
Haan quits as Albania coach (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TIRANA, Albania – Ari Haan has quit as Albania coach after two losses left the team next-to-last in its World Cup qualifying group.
Two Moldovan suspects of organizing Chisinau riots extradited from Ukraine (KYIV Post)
AP This April 8, 2009 file photo shows protestors shouting slogans at the government building in Chisinau, Moldova. The unrest continues Sunday, April 12, 2009, as some 3,000 anti-government protesters gathered in downtown Chisinau.
Wild bear closes central park in Slovenian capital (AP via Yahoo! News)
Slovenia is home to about 430 brown bears, but residents of Ljubljana, the capital, rarely see any but the two who live in the local zoo. So, when a wild bear wandered into Tivoli park early Thursday, the joggers, kids and nature lovers who usually pack the city’s central park arrived to find that police had closed it.
