The vessel taking fifteen Georgian sailors from Somali has arrived in the Mombasa Port of Kenya a few hours ago. Fifteen Georgian and three Turk sailors were released after 508-day captivity as a result of the negotiations conducted by the inter-departmental group chaired by the president of Georgia....
A frog species that appears to be the world's smallest has been discovered in Papua New Guinea by a US-based team. At 7mm (0.27 inches) long, Paedophryne amauensis may be the world's smallest vertebrate - the group that includes mammals, fish, birds and amphibians. The researchers also...
The global research department of HSBC has released a report predicting the rise and fall of the world's economies in the next 40 years. The world's top economy in 2050 will be China, followed by the United States. No surprises there - since China's reforms in the 1980s, economists have...
Astronomers have determined exactly what colour our home galaxy the Milky Way is - and find it is aptly named. While it appears white from Earth, that is literally a trick of the light; the question is how it looks from outside. A comparison of star types in other galaxies gives perhaps an unsurprising...
Burma's government has signed a ceasefire deal with Karen rebels, a government official told the BBC. The agreement came at talks between officials and the Karen National Union in Hpa-an, the capital of eastern Karen state. Both sides agreed to a ceasefire, to open communication offices and...
Law enforcement agencies in breakaway Abkhazia have foiled "a large scale terrorist act" after discovering four mines in the Gali district, Abkhaz news agency, Apsnipress, reported on January 11. Three anti-tank mines TM-62 and one directional anti-personnel mine MON-50, according to this...
The United States said on Wednesday it had further reduced the number of staff at its embassy in Damascus because of security concerns in Syria, where Syrian authorities are seeking to crush anti-government protests, - Reuters reported. "The Department has decided to further reduce the number...
Britain should tell Vladimir Putin that he is not welcome at the London Olympics unless Russia makes meaningful efforts to improve its human rights record, MPs will say. In a move likely to infuriate the Kremlin, Labour`s former Europe minister Denis MacShane will make a parliamentary call for the...
The funds misappropriated from Russia`s state budget in 2011 has broken the records - 718 billion rubbles were embezzled from the state budget - the head of the chamber of incomes of Russia announced during his annual report. According to the Izvestia newspaper, misappropriation of state funds was...
A billionaire metals tycoon running for president in Russia's forthcoming election has claimed the era of "managed democracy" embodied by Vladimir Putin is dead. Mikhail Prokhorov gave interview to Guardian. Mikhail Prokhorov, 46, said Russia was "undergoing a true awakening"...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denounced capitalism Wednesday during a speech at the University of Havana on the third leg of a trip to highlight friendships with his Latin American allies, most of them thorns in Washington's side, - Associated Press reported. Ahmadinejad was expected to...
Tbilisi International Airport has resumed working in its usual regime. The airport was paralyzed due to the dense fog and unfavorable weather conditions during several hours. Airport failed to implement flights in direction of Istanbul, Kiev, Baku, Tel Aviv and Warsaw in timely manner.. The administration...
The 15 Georgian sailors who were released from captivity of the Somali pirates on December 9 will be back to Georgia on January 13-14. Their ship accompanied by special security guards from Bulgaria will enter one of the ports of Kenya, Africa Continent today. An airplane belonging to "Airzena,"...
Three Georgian nationals have been arrested in Turkey with the charges of robbery. Reportedly, Davit Metreveli, Davit Chulukhadze and Tariel Maisradze tried to steal leather jackets and denims from a trade centre, however, the security noticed the fact thanks to the video cameras installed in the store...
Georgian lawmakers will discuss the issue of Georgian historic monuments in the occupied Abkhazia - the MP do not rule out to focus the attention of various international organizations on the problem after the footage aired on Rustavi 2. The cameraman of the television shot exclusive video of the...
