About 15 aftershocks were recorded in Georgia during last night after the earthquake, which hit Georgia early morning on May 7. The Georgian Seismology Center fixed the last aftershock at 8 AM this morning with magnitude 3 by Richter scale. The first 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Georgia at 08:40...
Davit Bakradze, Georgia's Parliamentary Chairman is being in Germany with an official visit. On May 7, Bakradze met with Ruprecht Polenz, Chairman of the German Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which he has been a member since 1994. The forthcoming parliamentary elections...
Co-chairmen of the internationally mediated Geneva talks arrived in Georgia earlier today. Philippe Lefort, EU Special Representative for South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Special Representative of UN Secretary General Antti Turunen and Representative of the OSCE Chairman Pádraig Murphy...
Avtandil Liparteliani, father of the Georgian youth Tamta Liparteliani killed in Norwegian Utoya Island as a result of the terrorist attack will depart for Norway today to attend the trial over Anders Breivik and give testimony to the court. Liparteliani will demand that Breivik in is sentenced to...
Irakli Osanadze, 18, was killed in a road accident in Khelvachauri district of Georgia's Adjara region. Osanadze was driving a Mitsubishi mark of the car, which flipped of the road near Makho village and fell into the Chorokhi River. The driver died at site. Teams of Rescue Service and Patrol...
Kakhi Bibiluri, a 46-year-old man was wounded in Vake district of Tbilisi last night. He is inflicted the wound with a knife in his stomach area. Davit Sakevarishvili, 31, was with Bibiluri during the incident. He was beaten up. The two men were taken to Tbilisi Republican Hospital. Bibiluri...
Vladimir Putin is to be inaugurated as president of Russia in a ceremony in the capital, Moscow. He will be inaugurated for a third term in a ceremony at the Kremlin. After having previously served two consecutive four-year terms of office, this time Vladimir Putin will serve a six-year term,...
A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president turned into a battle with police Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin, - AP reported. Club-wielding officers wearing helmets seized demonstrators...
French socialist Francois Hollande has been celebrating victory in the country's presidential election, - BBC reported. Mr Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off election - said he was "proud to have been capable of giving people hope again". Centre-right...
The 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Georgia today morning at 08:40. The epicenter was in Karagaji village, Dedoflistskaro district, Kakheti regions of Georgia. According to the Georgian Seismic Monitoring Center, the quakes were felt across the whole territory of Georgia, in Tbilisi as well. ...
May 6, 2012 marks the 8th anniversary after liberation of Georgia's then rebelled region of Adjara from totalitarian rule of Aslan Abashidze, ex-Leader of Adjara Autonomous Republic. On November 23, 2003, immediately after Georgia's ex-president Eduard Shevardnadze's fall, Aslan Abashidze...
Police Parade to be held in the town of Gori, Shida Kartli region in connection with May 6, which was declared as Police Day in Georgia. Several thousand officers of the Ministry will participate in the parade. Heavy vehicles as well as employees of different departments of the ministry will take...
U.S. Senator John McCain, on a visit to Lithuania, criticized Russia's plans in Kaliningrad. McCain said using missile defense as an "excuse to have a military buildup in this part of the world, which is at peace, is really an egregious example of what might be even viewed as paranoia on...
The Russian journalists and tour-operators will visit Georgia, and care for the popularization of Georgia's resorts. The material will contribute to bring tourists to Georgia. 29 journalists and representatives of tourist agencies will visit the regions of Georgia.
Law enforcers found explosive device near Zugdidi Public Prosecutor's office. The explosive device was found in a black plastic bag. Officers of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Main Department and Officers of Constitutional Security Department of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs...
