CNN. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned a NATO strike in Helmand province that he said caused 52 civilian deaths. NATO says there is no evidence of casualties beyond insurgents. A statement from Karzai's office said Friday's attack killed people in Sangin district's...
The twelfth round of international negotiations begins in Geneva today. The security issues in the occupied regions and the secure repatriation of IDPs will be topical at today`s talks. Moscow voiced its action plan in advance. Russian Foreign Ministry said they would discuss situation on borders of...
EU foreign ministers extended on Monday the EU monitoring mission (EUMM) in Georgia by one year. The ministers adopted a decision extending the mandate of the European Union monitoring mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) by twelve months until 14 September 2011, an official EU statement released by the...
Acting president of Moldova Mikhai Gimpu will arrive in Georgia to see the Moldovan children to the Anaklia Patriot Camp, where they have been invited by the Georgian government within the humanitarian aid. The acting president announced his plan at the meeting with the Georgian delegation in Chisinau...
MOLDPRES. Georgia is the second state after Romania which comes with concrete projects to help the residents who suffered in the wake of this summer floods. The Georgian state will finance the construction of living houses for citizens of the Nemteni village, Hincesti district, central Moldova, as well...
President Saakashvili said on July 26, that one part of the Georgian opposition, which he described as "marginal", had long been linked to Georgian organized crime network in Europe and Russia and added that it had been confirmed by the Austrian police report. The German daily, Frankfurter...
Fire has burnt down 25 hectares of cornfield in the village of Takhtisdziri, Kareli district, today. The fire broke out on a grain harvester combine and spread on the field in seconds. The local population fought the fire until the fire brigades arrived and extinguished it totally. However,...
Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili thanked the Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Khatuna Kalmakhelidze for the effective reforming of the penitentiary system. President went to the ministry today and spoke the problems in the penitentiary system, which have been uprooted. He said the...
CNN. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a thorough investigation into the stampede at a music festival that resulted in the death of 19 people over the weekend. In a television interview Merkel said: "Now an intensive investigation is needed to find out what really happened." And...
Balticreports. After allowing the group to stay encamped for eight months Riga police without warning dispersed the now-famous tent protesters sometime during the wee hours of June 24. Now not a sign nor tent remains of the encampment which sat outside the Cabinet of Ministers building through one of...
The Movement for Fair Georgia objects to the ongoing reforms in the education sector. Manana Nikoleishvili of the party warned the society about the upcoming process of branding the schools of Georgia, saying badly - planned process of branding would lead the schools to catastrophe. Manana Nikoleishvili...
Georgian Labour Party objects to the large-scale staff-cut in Georgian public schools. Kakha Dzagania of the party held a briefing today, where the teachers of #24 public school were also present. They confirmed that they were dismissed from the school without explanation of reasons. `The government...
Police have arrested a person suspected of robbing the office of Geocell Cellular Communication Company. According to the investigation, Bakar Kokhodze, 18, broke the window of the Geocell office located on #95 Tsereteli Avenue on July 21 and stole seven pieces of Blackberry mobile phones. Police...
The Commission on Pre-Term Release of Prisoners will continue consideration of prisoners' cases in current week. It is unknown yet how many prisoners' cases will be discussed. Inmates charged for minor crimes will be presumably pardoned. The list probably will include women and...
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will present a report on attitude of the society to political environment today. Survey was conducted by NDI from 24 June to 4 July. 2 053 people were questioned during the survey. The Survey of National Democratic Institute researches the attitude...
