Estimates suggest that between a third and a half of Albania’s gross national product comes from drug trafficking. In any ...

Women from impoverished parts of Albania are being lured into work as day labourers on illegal cannabis plantations; if ...

A new program aims to address the child poverty rate of over 30% in parts of Frederick’s Golden Mile area. The Maryland Governor’s Office for Children launched the Engaging Neighborhoods ...

ROCK SPRINGS – A 20-year-old woman slowly wanders down the feminine hygiene products aisle in a grocery store. She stops to stare at the prices. Finally, she quietly leaves empty-handed. She ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for ...

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The attempt to process migrants in Albania comes after two previous failures in October and November when Italian judges refused to approve the detention of two small groups at Albanian processing ...

Here’s the latest on a final report on foreign interference, Chrystia Freeland’s tough-on-trade stance and new research on poverty rates among seniors.

But the number could be more than double that, new research warns.

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image. After a period of turmoil, places often talk about looking ...

Investopedia / Daniel Fishel The federal poverty level (FPL) is an economic measure used to decide whether the income level of an individual or family qualifies them for certain federal benefits ...