CNN. No charges will be filed against a police officer who struck a man who later died during the G-20 protests in London last year, the director of public prosecutions said Thursday. Ian Tomlinson died April 1, 2009, in London's financial district as demonstrations took place against the G-20...
Six people were killed as a result of heavy floodwaters in Saçlık village of the eastern province of Erzurum. Thousands of injuries, inflicted by the natural disaster have been transferred to hospitals. Population is being evacuated from the disaster site. Rescue operations are still...
A meeting on family violence issues was held in Sheraton Metekhi Palace in Georgia`s capital Tbilisi on Thursday. The meeting was supported by the Georgian Ombudsperson`s Office and the UNDP. Representatives of different organizations and state structures working on the problem discussed the ways...
February 25 will be declared as the day of Soviet Occupation of Georgia. The following was unanimously approved at an extraordinary session of the Parliament yesterday. The Russian Red Army intruded on Georgia's territory and occupied the country on February 25, 1921. The Russian Federation attempted...
Vessel Jasmine sailing under the Flag of Georgia was detained in Genoa Port, Italy. Owner of the ship is the citizen of Italy and the crew consists of Georgian citizens. The ship was loaded with 1700 tons of grains, although the naval administration imposed fine of EUR 3600 for overweighting and...
Russian occupants have restricted movement for the local population to Akhalgori district of occupied South Ossetia. They let only the locals, who have Russian copies of their ID cards authorized by notary bureaus of Akhalgori or Tskhinvali districts to pass the so-called boundary and enter Akhalgori...
General, public discussions on the Constitution's new model will be launched starting today. The commission has been set up for filling the flaws and organizing open discussions on the draft document of the Constitution. The commission is staffed by MPs, experts and representatives of executive...
Modernized train will be operating Tbilisi- Nikozi route starting today. According to Shida Kartli regional administration, the previous train was uncomfortable hampering the movement en route Nikozi village, which borders Tskhinvali, Georgia's breakaway S.Ossetia. The damage of the...
Russian occupants have restricted the entrance into Akhalgori region. The entrance is permitted for the locals, who have Russian IDs, notarized by Akhlagori or Tskhinvali notary. The restriction has been cited as a temporary rule.
BTA. The governments of Bulgaria and Greece will hold a joint meeting in Sofia on July 27, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vessela Cherneva said. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Ministers Boyko Borissov of Bulgaria and George Papandreou of Greece. This is the first meeting of its kind. The...
On Thursday, Matthew Bryza will face a Senate panel to begin the confirmation process for his nomination as US Ambassador to Azerbaijan. Will senators question Bryza for his role in a 1997 car accident, which left a woman in a coma? Or, will Bryza avoid responsibility? The Los Angeles Times, Chicago...
Armenia is ready to use St. Petersburg suggestions as basis for negotiations; it's now Azerbaijan's turn to decide on its position, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stated. As Armenian leader pointed out at July 21 meeting with Armenian Diaspora youth, members of Miasin movement and Return...
CNN. Rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) blew up a natural gas pipeline between Iran and Turkey Wednesday, a spokesman for the group said in an e-mail to CNN. "Today, the Guerrilla Forces took the responsibility of the sabotage action," wrote PKK spokesman Roj Welat from Iraq....
CNN. Tropical storm Chanthu has slowed, but it's edging ominously closer to an area of southern China already deluged with rain and deadly floods. "The situation is grave," said China's State Council, or cabinet, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The council is urging...
Chair of Georgian Parliament Davit Bakradze met with members of the group working on the constitutional changes on Wednesday. The issue of creating a parliamentary commission, which will be working on public discussions of the draft constitution during a month was discussed at the meeting. Davit Bakradze...
