Former Albanian government aide charged in NY with murder to be extradited to US

Albanian to be extradited to US for crimes in NY

Radical Islam on rise in Balkans, raising fears of security threat to Europe

Radical Islam on rise in Balkans

SKOPJE, Macedonia — An online music video praising Osama bin Laden has driven home a troubling new reality: A radical brand of Islam embraced by al-Qaida and the Taliban is gaining a foothold in the Balkans.

Teenager kills student at Albanian high school, then commits suicide

2 dead in Albanian school shooting

TIRANA, Albania — An apparently jealous teenager stormed into an Albanian high school class room Tuesday, fatally shooting a young woman he had met on Facebook and then committing suicide, police and media said.