Russians release Georgian governor after 2-hour detention
20.08.08 15:01
Russian soldiers released the governor of Shida Kartli Region, Lado Vardzelashvili after 2-hour long detention. As the governor told Rustavi2 in a telephone interview, he was arrested at one of the illegal checkpoints of Russian militaries as he was trying to release the trucks with humanitarian aid to the population of the city of Gory and surrounding villages.
The conservation of Georgia`s historic monuments was discussed at the session of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Committee, which met on Wednesday in Brasilia.
A 29 year-old man jumped from the balcony of his apartment on the fifth floor at 9 a.m. on Friday. The incident occurred in the Varketili district. The emergency brigade hospitalized the man in ten minutes after the incident; however, they failed to save him.
Georgian ambassador to the OSCE has assessed the statement of the Russian ambassador to the organization Anvar Azimov useless. Paata Gaprindashvili says the request to involve Abkhaz and South Ossetian sides in the OSCE ...
Production and realization of ecologically pure food product was the topic of discussion held at the Europe House in Tbilisi today. The event was attended by the officials from the Tbilisi government, Ministry of Agriculture, scientists, experts from Italy, farmers and students.
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A container full with plutonium has been discovered in Tbilisi. The container was held in the depository of the Tbilisi Isotope Institute, the staff of which informed the Nuclear and Radioactive Security Department of the Ministry of Environment of Georgia immediately.
High temperature will be maintained on whole territory of Georgia until August 10 - the weather forecast says. In the west of the country, the temperature will reach 40degree Celsius; the highest point in the east will be 37 degree Celsius.
A photo-exhibition `Who Is Next` was opened in Batumi. At the open exhibition on the Kachinsky Street, the visitors will view the photographs depicting the war in Abkhazia, Chechnya, Tskhinvali Region and North Ossetia (Beslan Tragedy).