Two persons have been arrested for offering bribe to police officers. Vitali Omadze and Ioseb Khubulava tried to smuggle various types of vehicle spare parts from the occupied Tskhinvali Region through the occupation border; but realizing that they would face problems on the territory controlled by Georgian...
The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) said on January 18 its monetary policy committee decided to reduce key policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% on January 18 as inflation remained "low". Annual inflation stood at 2% in December, according to the Georgian state statistics office. Georgia's...
Adele has passed another milestone in her seemingly-unstoppable dominance of the album charts. Her album 21 has notched up a sixteenth week on top of the Billboard chart, a feat achieved by only four other records in the last 20 years. The others were Whitney Houston's Bodyguard soundtrack,...
At least six civilians have been killed in a suicide attack at the international airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. The attack happened outside the perimeter of the airport, where thousands of foreign troops are based. Earlier this month a series of blasts killed...
`Restart of Restart and a very important meeting and signal to all that the United States remains as the supporter of Georgia,`-this is how the American and Georgian politicians and experts have assessed the January30th meeting of Georgian and US presidents in Washington. Presidents will discuss all...
Anti-capitalist protesters in London have rejected a High Court ruling which ordered the eviction of their camp outside St. Paul's Cathdedral. Defiantly decrying enormous bonuses for city workers, the Occupy London protesters believe the reasons given by the London Corporation for their removal...
A new study suggests that people living along the coast of northern Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers say corncobs found at an ancient site in Peru suggest that the inhabitants used them for making flour and popcorn. Scientists from Washington's...
Rescue efforts have resumed aboard the wrecked Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, off the coast of Tuscany. Operations were suspended on Wednesday as the vessel shifted its position. More than 20 people are still missing. Italian firefighters have told Reuters news agency there is a window...
Elderly people with dementia are more likely to suffer falls if they are given anti-depressants by care home staff, a study claims. Many dementia patients also suffer from depression and drugs known as selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently prescribed. But the British Journal...
Four Georgian sailors, who survived in the explosion on an oil tanker in the Adriatic Sea, will depart from Turkey and arrive in Batumi today. The Turkish owner company of the tanker has prepared all necessary documents to the Georgian nationals to leave the country. In addition, the sailors underwent...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the installation of US anti-missile defense system on Georgian soil is a problem for Russia calling it a dangerous plan at the meeting with Russian media editors on Wednesday. Putin also said he understood the motives of the criticism of writer and one of...
Georgian Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Epiphany on January 19, one of the greatest Christian holidays. Today Christians commemorate the baptizing of Jesus in the Jordan River, his manifestation to the world as the Son of God. In addition, today is the day of 21-st nationwide baptizing of the...
Heavy snow has caused problems to the transport movement on various sections of highways in northern part of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region. For past few hours transport movement has been prohibited on Larsi Stepantsminda section of the road due to the danger of avalanche, but in other sections, vehicles...
Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani has appeared before the country's Supreme Court in contempt proceedings, to defend his record. The court initiated the hearing over Mr Gilani's refusal to ask Swiss officials to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. If found guilty...
The public push initiated on BBC Two's Stargazing Live series to find planets beyond our Solar System has had an immediate result. A viewer who answered the call has helped spot a world that appears to be circling a star dubbed SPH10066540. The planet is described as being similar in size...
