Joann told me about this and I found this story about it at NEWS.INO.COM on Friday.

"(RTTNews) - Consumer price inflation in Albania accelerated for a second straight month in August, the Institute of Statistics said Friday."

"Hamdi Salihi scored a first-half goal as Albania beat Luxembourg 1-0 Tuesday in a qualifier for the 2012 European Championship. Salihi netted from close range after meeting a cross from defender Armend Dallku in the 37th minute. The Albanians eased up in the second half but failed to add to the score after Luxembourg were reduced to 10 men in the 57th minute when Slovakian referee Richard Trutz..."

Alfred is looking for more info.

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.

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.

This is the latest news as of September 3rd.

"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."

I'll post more if I find anything else out.

I found this posted at WWW.BRANDONSUN.COM on Friday.

"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."

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.

"TIRANA, Albania - 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."

From WWW.BRANDONSUN.COM

"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."

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.