Georgian presidential election goes to 2nd round

Georgia’s presidential election will go to a second round between two former foreign ministers. No single candidate won outright in the first round, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday. After all the votes from Sunday’s first round were counted, French-born former diplomat and Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili secured 38.7 percent of the vote. […]

Meet the Millennial Georgian Inspiring Asian-American Voters

Sam Park picks at his lunch at El Torero, a Mexican restaurant in Duluth, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. It’s a somewhat ironic choice, given that the 32-year-old politician could have picked from dozens of nearby places to emphasize his Korean heritage in a neighborhood where Eastern churches and Asian grocery stores abound. This is […]

'Don't leave us. We'll die': Nurse recalls rescuing 19 special needs patients from Georgian shelling

A nurse from South Ossetia, who rescued 19 people from a burning psychiatric ward in Tskhinval during the Georgian raid and spent days in a cellar with terrified mental patients, has recalled the tragic events of August 2008. Irina Bibilova was on a night shift on August 8 when the Georgian forces launched a sudden, […]

Former Georgian leader Saakashvili breaks border blockade to enter Ukraine (VIDEO)

Published time: 10 Sep, 2017 18:06 Edited time: 10 Sep, 2017 18:08 In a quest to regain his Ukrainian citizenship, of which he was stripped in July, former Georgian president and Odessa governor Mikhail Saakashvili and his supporters forced their way through a cordon of guards to make their way from Poland into Ukraine. MORE […]

M1 Abrams tanks, heavy armor arrive in Georgian port for Agile Spirit drills (VIDEO)

Published time: 3 Sep, 2017 19:48 The US military has sent a number of M1 Abrams tanks as well as heavy armored vehicles for a massive multinational exercise, Agile Spirit 2017, which is kicking off in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Some 500 US troops along with M1 Abrams main battle tanks and LAV […]

Bath: Walk the Georgian streets and take in the sights where Jane Austin lived

GETTY Bath is a great city for taking a stroll and taking in the sights See It is a great city for taking a stroll and taking in the sights. Sweeping crescents and elegant Georgian streets sit alongside cobbled alleyways and a beautiful riverside, all of which can be covered on an afternoon ramble. But […]