After what they said had been endless promises of help from Albanian officials, they asked late last year to be moved to another country.

In the past week, Albanian officials have announced that they will ease restrictions on foreign travel and allow some religious observances.

Albanian officials said the Serbs should not have blundered into the center of the traffic-choked market town.

Albanian officials are also working on an evacuation plan for the entire city, which is only 10 miles from the border.

Albanian officials said as the police retreated, regular army units advanced to resist the attack.

Albanian officials have reported numerous border attacks in recent weeks.

Both international and Albanian officials say they do not believe Serbia is trying to invade or gain territory.

He pressed Albanian officials to live up to their declarations about democracy.

Albanian officials have not explained why they will not allow him to leave.

Albanian officials processed only 200 people in the space of an hour.