Russia has fortified its military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be capable of causing "disproportional damage" to any invader, and the Georgian leader understands this, President Dmitry Medvedev has said. "At present, [the bases in the republics] are strong enough to effectively...
Anders Breivik, the Norwegian who killed 77 people last July, told a court that he deserves a medal of honor for the act, and demanded his release on February 6. He spoke Monday after a judge allowed him to explain why he had pleaded not guilty despite acknowledging responsibility for the massacre...
Reports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is banned in the country. The Mehr news agency says they were involved in newsgathering, recruiting and training for Iranian journalists and had arranged trips abroad for them. A...
Black Sea froze off the coast of Odessa. Piers are covered with ice, ice hummocks extend for hundreds of meters. This phenomenon is extremely rare: for the last time the sea near the coast of Odessa froze completely in 1977. Ukrainian sea ports were closed till February 15. There is the same...
The Arctic cold snap that has hit Europe for over a week had claimed nearly 300 lives by Sunday, brought air travel chaos to London and dumped snow as far south as Rome and even North Africa. The grim winter toll rose in Ukraine, Poland, Italy and France, where two homeless people found frozen to...
Heavy snowfall continues hitting east and west Georgia. Frost is expected in Kakheti region. It will be snowing in Tbilisi. The air temperature will be +1 degrees by Celsius scale. Strong wind is prognosticated on February 8. Representatives of the Georgian Ministry of Regional Development and...
One Georgian citizen is reportedly kept at Syrian prison. The Georgian consulate is trying to obtain exact information and details over the fact from the official Damascus. The Georgian Embassy in Egypt and Syria is working in emergency regime. Not a single Georgian citizen applied to the Embassy...
Protesters have gathered on the streets of Egypt's capital Cairo, amid calls for more rallies over the deaths of 74 fans at a football match on Wednesday. The authorities have sealed off streets in the capital, and widespread protests are expected after Friday prayers. Hundreds were injured...
The Hubble space telescope has captured an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way. Most of the known spiral galaxies fall into this "barred" category - which are defined by the pronounced bar structure across their centres. The...
Police shot and killed two protesters in Suez, Egypt, early Friday, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralled into a new political crisis for Egypt. Protesters blame police for failing...
Celebrated real-estate magnet Donald Trump has endorsed front-runner Mitt Romney for the Republican Party's presidential nomination. The billionaire businessman said it is only the former Massachusetts governor who can defeat incumbent Barack Obama in the November presidential elections, www.firstpost.com...
Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Victoria Nuland commented on the meeting of the Georgian and U.S. Presidents in White house at the daily press briefing on Thursday. Victoria Nuland emphasized the statements made at the Oval Office of the White house about the initiative to begin negotiations...
Political activists ignored a bitter cold in Moscow on Thursday evening to urge passers-by to attend a new anti-government rally on February 4. "We need to show the authorities that we don't agree to be ruled by swindlers and thieves," said Andrei Semyonov as he stood outside a downtown...
Heavy snowfall, which continues hitting Georgia, caused problems across central highways in the country. Four buses and 8 cars were caught behind snow at Stepantsminda-Kobi section of military highway. The regional Gamgeoba arranged accommodation for 30 Georgian and about 90 Armenian citizens at local...
More than 100 people have now died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government has announced in Kiev. Most of the 101 who died were homeless people and 64 of them were found dead on the streets, the emergencies ministry said. Hundreds of others have been treated...
