An influential American non-governmental organization Freedom House has already assessed upcoming election of the president of Russia as unfair and illegal. `Putin may declare himself winner in the March 4 presidential election, but he is already a loser,` president of the organization has said. Kramer...
European Union calls on Russia to fullfil its obligations included in various international agreements - the corresponding resolution was adopted by the foreign ministers of the EU on Monday. `The EU reiterates its firm support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally...
Georgian president will deliver annual report before the lawmakers today. Mikheil Saakashvili will appear in parliament at 8 p.m. and sum up the most significant political events achievements and results of the government`s policy in 2011. President`s report will be followed by political debates and...
A Syrian military offensive is continuing in opposition-held areas of the north-western province of Idlib. A BBC correspondent says troops have been firing artillery, mortars and anti-aircraft guns at civilian areas in Binnish, west of the city of Idlib. The city of Homs also continued to be...
Christian Democratic Movement of Georgia asserts the prices on bread in Georgia are too high. Opposition party says this is caused by the artificially created uncompetitive business environment in this sphere, because this business is run by several monopolist companies. Christian Democrats call on...
Minister of Education will answer the questions of facebook social network users this evening - the online conference will be held on the Ministry and the Minister`s official pages of Facebook today. Several hundreds of questions have been already posted mostly by the entrants and students on both pages...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Nino Kalandadze commented on the recent rhetoric statements of Russian senior authorities about Georgia at the weekly press briefing today. Nino Kalandadze said the rough rhetoric of the Russian authorities could be only tied with the ongoing pre-election...
Russian newspaper the Kommersant says Georgian business tycoon and politician Bidzina Ivanishvili has doubled the price of his business he runs in Russia. According to the article, the billionaire decided to sell off his assets in Russia in order to sponsor his political activities and form an opposition...
A Taliban suicide car bomber has killed at least nine people and wounded 10 others in an attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan. The insurgents said the bombing was in revenge for a Koran-burning incident at a US air base a week ago. The burning, which the US says was unintentional,...
Heavy snowfall continues in Georgia's western Samegrelo region. Traffic movement remains paralyzed across Tsalenjikha-Zugdidi highway. Movement is free in other directions of the region. Heavy vehicles are mobilized in cleaning of the roads on a regular basis. Technical personnel of Energo-Pro...
Germany's busiest airport in Frankfurt faces another debilitating strike beginning Sunday evening and lasting until early Thursday morning, according to the airport workers union (GdF). Travelers will have to reckon with further cancellations and delays. GdF called for around 200 tarmac traffic...
Russia must be able to demonstrate the strength of its ‘iron fist' clad in a kid glove of diplomacy in the current complex military and political situation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Sunday. "Our policy must be the policy of an iron fist in a kid glove. It...
The $77.2 billion set aside to modernize the Russian defense industry doesn't mean a militarization of the budget, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. Putin writes in U.S. foreign affairs magazine Foreign Policy that Russia can't afford to be seen as a weak nation."We will, under...
Annual report by the president of Georgia in parliament is scheduled for tomorrow. Mikheil Saakashvili will deliver a summarizing report of the most important economic and political achievements of the past year and present the government`s priorities for 2012. President`s speech will be followed by...
Dutch Prince Johan Friso, injured in an avalanche last week, is in a coma and may never regain consciousness, doctors treating him in Austria say. Prince Friso, who had been on a skiing holiday in the Austrian resort of Lech, lay buried under snow for about 15 minutes before being rescued. He...
