Ruins of an ancient bath were discovered during rehabilitation works at Central Square in Ozurgeti town of Georgia's western Guria region. The site will be arranges as an open museum before specialists will determine the epoch and value of the discovered ruins. Ramaz Nikolaishvili, Minister...
Georgia's Ministry of Education and Science invites foreigners to study Georgian language at Summer School. The project aims at popularization of Georgian culture, history and language abroad. The interested persons will also become acquainted with Georgian historical monuments, folklore and literature....
Former US President George H W Bush has formally endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The two appeared together on Thursday in Houston, Texas, with Mr Bush saying he "fully and enthusiastically" endorsed "our old friend Mitt Romney". There have been calls...
Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah was buried in the Muslim section of the Cornebarrieu cemetery in Toulouse on March 29. Algerian born, Merah's tomb is to remain unmarked. The funeral was attended by the local Imam and Paris Grand Mosque representative, Abdallah Zekri. Having requested Merah's...
A plenary sitting will be held at the Georgian parliament this afternoon. The lawmakers will discuss several important issues including Law on Probation that restores rights to work, participation in elections and driving for inmates charged for drug related crimes, The MPs will also approve...
Zurab Adeishvili, Georgia's Justice Minister continues his official visit to Kiev, Ukraine. Adeishvili met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov as well as his Ukrainian counterpart, Minister of Internal Affairs and General Prosecutor. Georgian-Ukrainian relations and future cooperation...
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting an education reform bill that opponents say will boost the influence of Islamic schools. Police broke up the demonstration Thursday, ending a two-day standoff with protesters who wanted to march toward Parliament...
Police in France have arrested some 20 suspected Islamists in dawn raids, French media say. Several of the raids were in Toulouse, where gunman Mohamed Merah operated, but also took place in other cities. Merah, who killed seven people in three separate attacks, was buried in Toulouse on Thursday...
One citizen of Georgia presumably died during the boat catastrophe occurred near the Canada coast on March 28, but the Georgian Embassy is trying to obtain the details about whether or not there are Georgian citizens among the missing crew members. The Georgian official mission tries to verify the...
The number of illegal migrants detained in Greece has reached 500 - according to recent reports, the local police have arrested 47 illegal residents throughout the country on Thursday. The special operations are conducted within the official campaign against illegal migration. Under the order of the...
The 19th round of Geneva international negotiations on Georgia-Russia conflict ended without any agreement. Russia is still refusing to fulfill the terms of the August 12, 2008 ceasefire agreement, which obliges Russia to pull out its forces from Georgia`s occupied territory to the positions they were...
Thousands of Turkish opposition supporters demonstrated in the capital Ankara against a government attempt to railroad a new education bill through parliament which secular parties say is designed to promote Islamic schooling, - Reuters reported. The government wants to overturn a 1997 law imposed...
Spanish unions are holding a general strike to protest against labour reforms which the new government hopes will help cut unemployment, - BBC reported. Road, rail and air transport are all due to be affected, with domestic and European flights cut to a fraction of their usual volume. Mariano...
Honey found in the Borjomi district may be turned out to be the most ancient in the world. The German archaeologists discovered a ceramic pottery with honey at the foot of Kodiani Mountain in 2003. The item dates back to 3700 BC. The specialists found a tomb, dated back to middle of the 3rd millennium...
Search teams and a commercial tanker have rescued six asylum seekers from a ship that capsized in the Atlantic in strong winds and 10-meter (30-feet) high waves, Canadian officials said Wednesday , - AFP reported. The Canadian Coast Guard, a helicopter and two planes were dispatched for the rescue,...
