galleries  26 albums, 819 photos on 9 pages   [login]     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   Newborn Kosova declared the long awaited independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Since the end of the war, Kosova has been administered by United Nations in their difficult process towards an independent and democratic state. United States, Turkey, Germany, Italy and many European Union countries welcomed the move hours after the self-declared independence, even as it was sharply condemned by Serbia, Russia, China and Spain. Supporters have welcomed the decree as an act of liberation, waited from Albanians since 1912. Independence has been a struggle for much of the long history of occupation and brutalization of the Albanian people that lived in Kosova...more Vets of Asti Done in the Piemonte region this feature illustrates the daily life of three vets from Asti, Italy. Roberta Terzuolo, Gianstefano Filippone and Renzo Mangone, who share a common passion and commitment towards healing and saving animals. A Crystal Sarcophagus The Museum of Natural Sciences in Tirana, was built in the 1970s. It contains species ranging from animals and insects, to reptiles and water creatures. Most of the rare species in this musuem were brought from China since they do not exist in the Balkan environment. The youth, which is living in a computer era, does not seem very interested in this museum. They choose to entertain themselves otherwise. Aside from this lack of appreciation, the museum itself is going through its owns crisis of needing reconstruction. Also, the fate of the species that exist in it is unknow.   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9