Albanian Regiment (France) Albanian Regiment (France) The Albanian Regiment () was a military unit of the First French Empire formed in 1807 in Corfu. It was commanded by Colonel and served mainly as defence unit in the Septinsular Republic, then a "de facto" protectorate of the French Empire. It was disbanded in 1814. In 1807 per the treaties of Tilsit the Russian Empire abandoned the Ionian islands, which had been captured by admiral Fyodor Ushakov at the Siege of Corfu (1798–99). During their rule the Russians maintained two units, one composed of about 3,000 Souliot refugees ("Orthodox Greek-Albanian bilingual speakers, classified as Greek)"
Closest Thing to Heaven Closest Thing to Heaven "Closest Thing to Heaven" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. In the UK, it was released as the first single from their 2004 album "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending", and is the first single that features both original members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith since 1990. The song was Tears for Fears' first UK top 40 hit since the 1995 single "Raoul and the Kings of Spain". It also reached #8 on the UK Independent Singles Chart, #12 on the Finland singles chart and #40 in Poland. The promo video for "Closest