Nine people have been arrested in Albania for flouting building safety regulations that led to several deaths during the November 26 earthquake.
Two of those detained on murder charges were the owners of two hotels in Durres that collapsed, killing four people.
In total, the prosecutor’s office issued 17 arrest warrants for builders, engineers and officials suspected of violating safety standards.
Eight of the suspects are still wanted.
Strong earthquake strikes central Peru
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit central Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, although authorities reported no immediate casualties or damage.
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered
At least 40 bodies, mostly of children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, local officials and residents said on Thursday.
Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president
Bangladeshi lawmakers elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new president on Thursday, making the longtime opposition figure the head of state after his party came to power in a major political transition.
Russian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv
Russian strikes have killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defence missiles was costing lives.
Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain this month, six years after they stepped down from their royal duties and relocated to the US, a source close to the couple said.
