General Inspection of the Georgian Interior Ministry has detained a detective of the Lanchkhuti police department of Guria Region for bribery. Police Lieutenant Davit Goguadze extorted bribe of GEL 120 from a citizen in return for assistance for transportation of inert materials without hindrance. The...
Georgian Government after having joined the Council of Europe, fulfils all the taken commitments, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland said after meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze on Friday. Intensification of teh relations between Georgia and CoE...
International exhibition entitled "Armenia - Your Partner" will be conducted October 22-24 in Yerevan Sport and Concert Complex after K. Demirchyan with participation of over 150 international and local organizations. It is conducted on the initiative of "PromExpo" company and Armenian...
Three explosions erupted Thursday in Lahore in and around one of Pakistan's holiest shrines, killing 50 people and wounding 175, according to police. District Coordination Officer Sajjad Bhutta in Lahore described the casualty toll as he was touring hospitals where the wounded were being treated. Lahore...
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late Polish president's twin brother, is the favorite candidate ahead of the presidential runoff on July 4, an opinion poll released on Thursday said. The GfK Polonia research agency poll indicated that 49% of voters supported Kaczynski, while 47% would back acting president...
It is the second day of the 2010 United National Standardized examinations. Registration of university entrants started at 08:00 at 15 examination centers located in 12 examination towns. The exam in Georgian Language and Literature is being held for the time being. A total of 36 421 university...
Ukraine demonstrates a desire to further deepen cooperation with NATO, despite a temporary withdrawal of the question of membership in NATO from the agenda, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Jean Francois Bureau said in Kyiv on Friday. The NATO official arrived in Ukraine to participate...
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted the Ukrainian law on the principles of domestic and foreign policy, which was submitted by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. A total of 259 lawmakers out of the 279 registered in the parliament's session hall voted for the document late on Thursday. Among...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, and the Chairman of the Committe of Ministers, Antonio Miloshoski have arrived in Georgia. Within the two-day visit, they will hold meetings with President Mikheil Saakashvili, Foreign Minister, State Minister for Reintegration...
Georgian parliament will approve the new candidates for ministers on Friday. As per the Parliament's rules, the support of the majority is needed for ratification of the government. If the Parliament doesn't support the new government, the President will have to present the same or new government...
A woman, 38, died after she jumped out of a window of a maternity home in Ozurgeti district of Guria Region. Several days before the incident, the woman, who was mother of two children, was transferred to hospital. Doctor said she had heavy bleeding. After examination it turned out that the woman had...
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (Tbilaviamsheni) has been merged with the Georgian Defence Ministry. It will be turned into a Legal Entity of Public Law Military Repair-Industrial Complex. The ministry and the company have been collaborating with each other during years. The Tbilaviamsheni...
The police department of Imereti Region of the Georgian Interior Ministry have detained seven persons living in the town of Samtredia. They have been accused of making illegal bookmaking activities. As reported, Zaza Mikeladze, Gela Shanidze, Soso Zakareishvili, Giorgi Nikoleishvili, Davit Kikvadze...
The new ministers of the cabinet will be reporting key priorities of their action plan to senior MPs at the session of the bureau today. Vera Kobalia, who has been nominated as the Minister of Economics and Firm Development, Ramaz Nikoleishvili, the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading next week for a five-day trip to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. The State Department said Clinton will leave July 1 for Kiev, Ukraine, where she is to meet with President Viktor Yanukovych and participate in the session of the U.S.-Ukraine strategic...
