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  • Euro 2012 Championship opening

    Euro 2012 Championship opening

    From 8th of June till 1st of July football fans will witness a big event - Euro 2012 Championship. The 14th championship will be opened solemnly today in Warsaw, Poland. Football matches will be exclusively aired live by the Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB). Two countries Poland and Ukraine is hosting...

    08 June 2012, 18:24
  • Irakli Alasania holding meetings in US

    Irakli Alasania holding meetings in US

    Irakli Alasania, Leader of "Free Democrats" Party met with Senator John McCain, Congressman David Dreier and Congressman Bill Shuster in Washington, US, on June 7. Alasania introduced them with the current pre-election situation in Georgia. He also invited McCain to Georgia before the forthcoming...

    08 June 2012, 17:26
  • Foreign Committee of US Congress adopts resolution about Georgia

    Foreign Committee of US Congress adopts resolution about Georgia

    The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress adopted a resolution on Georgian issue. The document says that the US supports enhancement of relations between Georgia and US in an aim to increase security and restore Georgia's territorial integrity through peaceful means. The US Congressmen...

    08 June 2012, 10:51
  • 11-year-old boy missing in Kaspi district

    11-year-old boy missing in Kaspi district

    An 11-year-old boy has been missing in Kavtiskhevi village, Kaspi district of Georgia's Shida Kartli region for already the fifth day. Rescue works have resumed this morning. The boy was swimming together with his classmate in the Mtkvari River when the flow drifted them away from the shore. The...

    08 June 2012, 10:50
  • Body of Mamuka Kakhishvili to be brought to Georgia

    Body of Mamuka Kakhishvili to be brought to Georgia

    The body of Mamuka Kakhishvili, 19, who was killed by the Russian police in Samara, Russia, on November 10, 2011, will be brought to Georgia today. The youth will be buried in Khashuri town. The expertise bureau of Russia's Saratov city confirmed on May 22 that Kakhishvili had died from suffocation....

    08 June 2012, 10:50
  • Strange lighting in sky

    Strange lighting in sky

    Locals of eastern Georgian cities, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey, Syria and Iran witnessed a strange spiral kind of lighting on the sky on June 7. Locals depicted the event on photo and video cameras. According to the unverified information, the lighting may be connected to launch of a ballistic...

    08 June 2012, 10:49
  • Crime network behind hundreds of burglaries dismantled by French police

    Crime network behind hundreds of burglaries dismantled by French police

    An operation led by French law enforcement, and supported by INTERPOL and Europol, targeting a crime network of Georgian and Armenian nationals believed to be linked to more than 300 burglaries has resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals and the recovery of a substantial amount of gold and jewelry. According...

    08 June 2012, 10:47
  • Venus Transit 2012: Venus, Earth and Sun align in rare event on June 5

    Venus Transit 2012: Venus, Earth and Sun align in rare event on June 5

    Venus transited the face of the Sun on June 5, as viewed from Earth, in a very rare astronomical event. A transit of Venus occurs when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, according to TransitOfVenus.org. The BBC said earlier on June 5 that Venus would appear as a tiny black...

    06 June 2012, 13:00
  • Russian authorities and opposition cannot agree on a venue for protest actions

    Russian authorities and opposition cannot agree on a venue for protest actions

    The Russian authorities are getting ready to the March of Millions, which the opposition set on June 12. The law on a harsher punishment for rallies is to enter into force by this day. Meanwhile, the Moscow Mayor's Office and the opposition fail to agree so far on a venue for protest actions on June...

    06 June 2012, 11:25
  • 20th round of Geneva talks to be held

    20th round of Geneva talks to be held

    The Georgian side will once again stress on the importance of Russia's taking a commitment of non-use of force across Georgia's occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia during the 20th round of internationally mediated Geneva talks. The Georgian delegation members will raise the...

    06 June 2012, 11:23
  • Georgia’s role in enhancement of stability in Caucasus region to be discussed

    Georgia’s role in enhancement of stability in Caucasus region to be discussed

    Lachezar Toshev, President of the Bulgarian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will discuss the role of enhancement of stability in Caucasus region. Toshev will hold meetings in the Georgian parliament today. He will meet with Davit Bakradze, Parliamentary Chairman and...

    06 June 2012, 11:22
  • Hillary Clinton’s visit evaluated

    Hillary Clinton’s visit evaluated

    MPs of the Georgian parliamentary majority and minority evaluate the visit of Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State to Georgia. The lawmakers claim that the visit once again confirmed US' support to Georgia with respect to democratic and economic reforms. They said the visit was important for...

    06 June 2012, 11:21
  • Neutral travel document for locals of occupied regions recognized

    Neutral travel document for locals of occupied regions recognized

    Georgian experts evaluated the fact of recognition of the neutral travel document for locals of Georgia's two occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as legitimate by the US. Experts claim that there are people across invaded regions who do not agree with Russia's occupation policy...

    06 June 2012, 11:21
  • Hillary Clinton to complete visit to Georgia

    Hillary Clinton to complete visit to Georgia

    Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State is completing her 2-day visit to Georgia. She is expecting at Batumi International Airport. Clinton will depart to Baku, Azerbaijan, as part of her Caucasus tour and then leave for Turkey where she is scheduled to take part in a ministerial dedicated to issues...

    06 June 2012, 11:18
  • Clinton announces aid for Georgian defenses, meets Saakashvili but not top opposition rival

    Clinton announces aid for Georgian defenses, meets Saakashvili but not top opposition rival

    The United States announced Tuesday new military assistance to Georgia, and expressed solidarity with the former Soviet republic's hopes of regaining the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the aid, already covered under a $16.6 million...

    06 June 2012, 11:11