North Korea has hailed late leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, as "supreme leader of the party, state and army". Mr Kim took centre stage at a memorial service in Pyongyang's main square a day after his father's funeral. Kim Yong-nam, formally the number two leader,...
US pop artist James Rizzi, best known for his bright, cartoon-like drawings and 3D constructions, has died aged 61. Alexander Lieventhal, from Art 28 GmbH & Co in Stuttgart, Germany - which exhibits and sells Rizzi's work - said the artist passed away peacefully at his New York studio on Monday. "With...
The leader of the National Democratic Party of Georgia has summed up the year 2011 - Bachuki Kardava spoke about success in internal and foreign policies and focused on the problems that the country is still facing. Kardava said one of the most important achievements in foreign policy for Georgia...
The most innovative project of the year - Electronic ID card. The name of the 100, 000th holder of the ID card is already known. Georgian Ministry of Justice awarded the 100, 000th holder of the ID card - Tamar Sokhadze, 20-year-old student, with the prize. Georgian citizens are using electronic...
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Koka Sepherteladze awarded the winners of the pupils` contest the Goal of My Life today. The contest was carried out in two age groups - VII-IX and X-XII forms and 100 thousand pupils took part in it. The winners have been awarded with monetary prizes and certificates,...
Last July, the world celebrated the birth of its newest nation as South Sudan officially separated from the north. It was hoped then that after decades of bloodshed, the people of of both nations would finally know peace. But just a few months later, refugee camps are filling to the brim as fighting...
Fire is reported in Koda village of Tetritskaro district, Georgia's Kvemo Kartli region. The fire broke out in no settled territory. The Fire-fighting service brigades have already managed to extinguish the flames. Investigation into the case is underway.
Population of breakaway Abkhazia stands at 240,705 with half of them ethnic Abkhazians, according to final figures of census results, released by the breakaway region's statistics office on December 28. The recent census was held in February, 2011. According to the previous census, held in Abkhazia...
Oscar-winning 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs is to be preserved by the US Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The film - in which Sir Anthony Hopkins made his first appearance as serial killer Hannibal Lecter - was one of 25 new additions announced. Others include...
Two days left before the grandiose concert scheduled to be held on New Year Night in Batumi, administrative capital of Georgia's Adjara region. Preparations for New Year concert are actively ongoing. The concert will be held in the vicinity of the Radisson hotel in Batumi. The stage is already...
An air strike near a Kurdish village by Turkish warplanes close to the border with Iraq has left at least 23 people dead, officials say. One report said that smugglers had been spotted by unmanned drones and mistaken for Kurdish rebels. The attack, on Wednesday night, took place near the village...
Georgian Railway works according to a new schedule due to the increased request on tickets to the regions before the New Year celebrations. The number of the passengers from Tbilisi to the western regions of the country has significantly increased due to the special concerts that will be held in Batumi,...
Passers-by noticed a body of a dead man at the bank of the river Shaori, Tkibuli district; about 60 year-old man was apparently drowned in the water. They called for the police, who said after the preliminary examination that the man had no traces of torture or violence. The police have launched investigation...
US Department of State has commented on the report published by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which reviews the facts of human rights violations in various countries, including the United States. "These kinds of human rights reports can be a useful mechanism. But we certainly don't...
One person died in a fire, which broke out at Agmashenevbeli Avenue of Mtskheta town. 52-year-old Aleksandre Matiashvili, owner of the house died in the fire. The possible cause of fire was wood heater. Investigation is underway.
