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Latest News : Albania holds Romania to 1-1 draw in qualifier
Albania midfielder Gjerji Muzaka scored a late equalizer Friday in a 1-1 draw at Romania in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship. Muzaka headed the ball past two defenders and goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont from a free kick in the 88th minute. Bogdan Stancu had given Romania the lead 10 minutes earlier, turning the ball into goal from Gabriel Muresan's header following a corner.

Latest News : Albania Lobbies for Kosovo's Independence
TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- Albania's president is urging all U.N. General Assembly members to back Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia.

Latest News : Albania end losing streak against Romania
Romania 1-1 Albania Gjergj Muzaka struck three minutes from time as the visitors denied Romania victory for the first time in their last ten attempts.

Latest News : Albania holds Romania to 1-1 draw in qualifier
PIATRA NEAMT, Romania (AP) — Albania midfielder Gjerji Muzaka scored a late equalizer Friday in a 1-1 draw at Romania in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship.

Latest News : Albania getting 3 coast guard patrol boats from the US
Albania says the United States has given it three coast guard patrol boats to help in its fight against terrorism, organized crime and illegal trafficking.

Romania 1 Albania 1 - Euro 2012 latest
Romania 1 Albania 1 - 2012 European Championship Group D qualifier latest:

Romania 0 Albania 0 - Euro 2012 halftime
Romania 0 Albania 0 - 2012 European Championship Group D qualifier halftime:

Late goal earns Albania surprise draw in Romania
* Muzaka equaliser cheers Albania

Soccer-Romania 1 Albania 1 - Euro 2012 result
Romania 1 Albania 1 - 2012 European Championship Group D qualifier result:

Romania 1 Albania 1
Gjergj Muzaka struck three minutes from time to secure Albania an unlikely draw in Romania. In their opening Euro 2012 Group D qualifier, Romania laboured for 80 minutes as they tried to force an opening goal against their lowly opponents.

Romania held 1-1 by Albania with late Muzaka goal
Romania were held 1-1 in their Euro 2012 Group D opening qualifier with Albania on Friday thanks to an 87th minute equaliser by Gjergj Muzaka.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Late goal earns Albania surprise draw in Romania
A late equaliser by Gjergj Muzaka earned Albania a surprise 1-1 draw in Romania in their opening Euro 2012 Group D qualifier on Friday.

Romania 1 Albania 1 - Euro 2012 result
(adds teams)

Lobby for Kosovo's independence
TIRANA (Albania) - ALBANIA'S president is urging all UN General Assembly members to back Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. Bamir Topi said in a letter Friday that approval of a Serbian resolution challenging Kosovo's independence would 'negatively affect' Balkan peace and stability.

Teddy bears ward off 'evil eye' in Albania
KUC, Albania (AFP) - A weather-beaten teddy bear hangs from the front of Izet Sina's home.

EURO 2012 qualifiers: Moderate optimism before Albania game
Despite the many players injured, the absence of such staple players as Chivu and Mutu and the poor results as of late, national football team players are still optimistic before Friday’s encounter against Albania, in Piatra Neamt, Friday, the first fixture in the qualifying campaign for Euro 2012.

Greece: Weapons cache linked to 1997 Albania uprising discovered buried
THESSALONIKI, Greece - Police in northern Greece say they have discovered a cache of weapons believed to have been looted from army depots in neighbouring Albania during a 1997 uprising in that country.

Football: Romania faces Albania in EURO qualifier
Ahead of its game against Romania, a game scheduled on Friday in Piatra Neamt and counting for the EURO qualifiers, Albania’s sports press published several statements made by Albanian players that want to take advantage of the bad period Romania is going through in order to deliver the big surprise.

Undiscovered Albania
BERATI, Albania - Valter Mio, 22, was just a toddler when his family opened a four-table restaurant inside his grandfather's house in the mountain town of Berati in southern Albania.

Friday's International Soccer Scores
(Home nations listed first) 2012 European Championship Qualifying Group A Belgium 0, Germany 1 Kazakhstan 0, Turkey 3 Group B Andorra 0, Russia 2 Armenia 0, Ireland 1 Slovakia 1, Macedonia 0 Group C Estonia 1, Italy 2 Faeroe Islands 0, Serbia 3 Slovenia 0, Northern Ireland 1 Group D France 0, Belarus 1 Luxembourg 0, Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Romania 1, Albania 1 Group E Moldova 2, Finland 0 San ...

Teddy bears ward off 'evil eye'
KUC (Albania) - A WEATHER-BEATEN teddy bear hangs from the front of Izet Sina's home. But this tattered old toy is no abandoned plaything. It is designed to protect the family from misfortune and ward off the 'evil eye'. The 51-year old farmer believes all the woes that have befallen him - his wife's death, property disputes, and the flooding of his land by torrential rains - were caused by the ...

Romania three-men down for Albania game
Romania have lost three players since announcing their squad for their Group D opener against Albania, who have found a place for out-of-contract captain Ervin Skela.

Cabo Drilling Corp. Awarded Drill Contract by Ber Alb Sh A
NORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 3, 2010) - Cabo Drilling Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CBE) ("Cabo" or the "Company") announces that Ber Alb SH A, which is part of the Ekin Maden Group located in Istanbul, Turkey, has awarded Cabo Drilling Corp. - Albania Branch, located in Tirana, Albania, a drilling contract for a minimum of 4,000 meters. The underground project is split between ...

Albania lobbying for Kosovo recognitions
TIRANA -- Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta is on his way to Central America to lobby for more recognitions of Kosovo’s unilaterally proclaimed independence.

Euro 2012 qualifying Group D results and standings
Euro 2012 qualifying Group D results and standings on Friday.

Cabo Drilling Corp. Awarded Drill Contract by Ber Alb Sh A
NORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Cabo Drilling Corp. announces that Ber Alb SH A, which is part of the Ekin Maden Group located in Istanbul, Turkey, has awarded Cabo Drilling Corp. - Albania Branch, located in Tirana, Albania, a drilling contract for a minimum of 4,000 meters.

Euro 2012 Qualifying Previews: Croatia Travel To Latvia, Romania Host Albania And Slovakia Welcome Macedonia
Moldova begin their qualifying campaign in Group E with a home match against Finland. Neither team has reached the finals before but Moldova coach Gavril Balint is confident and told Uefa.com , "I want to win the Finland game.

Bosnia beats Luxembourg in championship qualifier
Bosnia scored three first-half goals against Luxembourg to take an early lead in qualifying Group D for the 2012 European Championship with a routine 3-0 win. Senijad Ibricic scored in the sixth, Miralem Pjanic added the second in the 12th and Edin Dzeko had the third just four minutes later to decide the game early.

Teddy bears ward off 'evil eye' in Albania
A weather-beaten teddy bear hangs from the front of Izet Sina's home. But this tattered old toy is no abandoned play thing. It is designed to protect the family from misfortune and ward off the "evil eye".

France humbled, Spain wins in Euro 2012 qualifying
While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home loss to Belarus. Sergei Kislyak scored in the 86th minute to hand France one of its most embarrassing defeats, following a disastrous World Cup campaign.

Klose goal gives Germany narrow victory
Miroslav Klose scored the only goal of the game as Germany's exciting young side began their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 1-0 Group A win over Belgium in Brussels.

France humbled, Spain wins in Euro 2012 qualifying
While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home defeat against lowly Belarus. Sergei Kislyak scored in the 86th minute to hand France one of its most embarrassing defeats, following a disastrous World Cup campaign.

Euro 2012 qualifying collated standings
Euro 2012 qualifying collated standings after Friday's matches:

Euro 2012 qualifying collated results
Euro 2012 qualifying collated results after Friday's matches:

Stark plots Scots win in Belarus
Scotland Under-21 coach Billy Stark targets a win over Belarus as his side aim to secure a place at the Euro 2011 Championship finals.

Live - Euro 2012 qualifiers
England and Northern Ireland kick off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns with victories, Scotland draw and Wales lose on a busy night of international football.

Euro 2012: Belarus beat France, England cruise
England opened their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 4-0 win over Bulgaria, but Laurent Blanc's first competitive game as France manager ended in a shock 1-0 defeat to Belarus and Portugal were held by Cyprus in an eight-goal thriller. Meanwhile, Spain cruised to a 4-0 win in Liechtenstein and Italy came from behind to beat Estonia.

Belarus U21 1-1 Scotland U21
Chris Maguire's equaliser in Belarus keeps Scotland's under-21 side on course for a Uefa Championship play-off place.

France stumbles, Spain sizzles
Villa sets scoring record as La Roja stop Liechtenstein 4-0; Belarus shocks Les Bleus

France humbled, Spain wins in Euro 2012 qualifying
While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home defeat against lowly Belarus.

Bosnia beats Luxembourg in championship qualifier
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Bosnia scored three first-half goals against Luxembourg to take an early lead in qualifying Group D for the 2012 European Championship with a routine 3-0 win.

Euro 2012 Qualifying Round-Up
Two goals in three minutes from Arda Turan and Hamit Altintop had them in control midway through the first half, and Nihat Kahveci made sure of the three points 14 minutes from time.

Euro 2012 qual. - Round-up: Spain start in style
Fernando Torres scored twice to help world and European champions Spain to a 4-0 away win over Liechtenstein in their Euro 2012 qualifier.

France embarassed again as EURO 2012 qualifying gets underway
Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details

Pjanić pulls Bosnian strings in Luxembourg
Luxembourg 0-3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić set up one and scored another as Safet Sušić's side secured a comfortable away success in Group D.

Football: England impress, defeat for France in Euro 2012 qualifiers
PARIS: Spain made an impressive start to their quest for an historic treble in the opening salvoes in Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday, which saw wins for England, Holland and Germany but defeat for France.

Metro Center lights up for Mother Teresa
On what would have been her 100th birthday, the management of the Hutchinson Metro Center lit its buildings in blue and white for Mother Teresa. The humanitarian nun founded the Missionaries of Charity order, whose habits are blue and white. The lighting marked the end of a day of service...

Albanian community celebrates Mother Teresa
Get on the bus!The Albanian community in the borough was overflowing with pride as Albanian-born Mother Teresa was honored at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the anniversary of her 100th birthday on Thursday, August 26. A group of pilgrims took a chartered bus in the late afternoon from the...

Reuters Sports Schedule at 1405 GMT on Friday, Sept 3
Reuters sports schedule at 1405 GMT on Friday (times GMT):

Spain
in Vaduz. Fernando Torres struck twice while David Villa and substitute David Silva were also on the scoresheet as the world's top-ranked side, who this summer added the World Cup to the European crown they won two years ago, kicked off their latest qualifying campaign in impressive style.

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