News: Georgia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Georgia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• May 21st 2013 – November 7th 2012
• November 4th 2012 – August 23rd 2012
• August 8th 2012 – November 11th 2011
• November 9th 2011 – July 7th 2011
• June 19th 2011 – October 14th 2010
• October 5th 2010 – March 14th 2010
• March 13th 2010 – September 22nd 2009
• September 10th 2009 – August 4th 2009
• August 3rd 2009 – May 6th 2009
• May 5th 2009 – December 3rd 2008
• December 3rd 2008 – October 24th 2008
• October 22nd 2008 – September 17th 2008
• September 17th 2008 – September 3rd 2008
• September 3rd 2008 – August 23rd 2008
• August 23rd 2008 – August 18th 2008
• August 18th 2008 – August 12th 2008
• August 11th 2008 – May 26th 2008
• May 26th 2008 – March 25th 2008
• March 11th 2008 – December 20th 2007
• December 6th 2007 – September 27th 2007
• September 27th 2007 – November 18th 2006
• November 13th 2006 – September 9th 2006
• September 3rd 2006 – January 22nd 2006

Georgia: news

US mercy-dash helicopter crashes

Sunday, November 4th 2012, 7:01
related countries: United States
related places: Atlanta

A police helicopter searching for a missing child crashes in Atlanta, killing both officers on board, US officials in the state of Georgia say.
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Singer Natina Reed killed by car

Sunday, October 28th 2012, 10:52
related countries: United States

Natina Reed, a member of the US R&B trio Blaque who played a cheerleader in the 2000 film Bring It On, has died in Georgia, police confirm.
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Tycoon confirmed as Georgian PM

Thursday, October 25th 2012, 12:46

Georgian tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili is confirmed as his country's new prime minister, three weeks after his bloc won elections.
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Russian activist 'admits plot'

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 12:00
related countries: Russia

Russian investigators say a detained anti-Kremlin activist admitted trying to foment riots with financial support from a Georgian MP.
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Georgia rivals agree on Nato goal

Tuesday, October 9th 2012, 15:16

The president of Georgia and the incoming prime minister agree at talks that Nato membership remains a strategic goal, despite their sharp differences.
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Ex-Milan star in Georgia cabinet

Monday, October 8th 2012, 10:17

Georgian election winner Bidzina Ivanishvili unveils his cabinet, with ex-AC Milan star Kakha Kaladze named regional development minister.
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US and Russia hail Georgian vote

Tuesday, October 2nd 2012, 22:45
related countries: Russia, United States

The US, EU and Russia welcome Georgia's election results which give the country the first democratic transfer of power in its post-Soviet history.
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Georgia president admits defeat

Tuesday, October 2nd 2012, 18:32

Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili concedes victory in parliamentary polls to a bloc led by the country's richest man, who has called on him to quit.
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Georgia rivals claim poll victory

Tuesday, October 2nd 2012, 8:15

Georgia's governing party and the opposition both claim victory in the country's hotly disputed parliamentary elections.
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Georgia opposition 'leads' poll

Monday, October 1st 2012, 21:31

Early exit polls suggest the opposition coalition is ahead in the popular vote after parliamentary polls in Georgia, but may not win a majority.
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Symbolic protest as Georgia votes

Monday, October 1st 2012, 14:32

A Georgian billionaire who is the main rival to President Mikheil Saakashvili in the country's parliamentary election refuses to vote.
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VIDEO: Ballots cast in key Georgia poll

Monday, October 1st 2012, 2:38

Georgians are casting their votes in a parliamentary election regarded as President Mikhail Saakashvili's biggest test since he came to power in 2003.
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Georgia election: Scandal and intrigue split voters

Saturday, September 29th 2012, 23:30

Georgian voters split ahead of key election
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VIDEO: Georgia prison abuse: Hunger strike

Sunday, September 23rd 2012, 8:03

Members of Georgia's opposition party have gone on hunger strike as a row over the abuse of prisoners continues.
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VIDEO: Georgia prison scandal minister resigns

Thursday, September 20th 2012, 20:37

Georgia's Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia has stepped down amid uproar over video footage that showed prison guards abusing inmates.
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Georgia scandal minister resigns

Thursday, September 20th 2012, 18:38

Georgia's Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia steps down amid uproar over video footage showing prison guards abusing inmates.
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Georgian prison staff suspended

Wednesday, September 19th 2012, 21:12

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili orders the suspension of all prison staff, in response to video footage apparently showing abuse of inmates.
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VIDEO: Protests over Georgia jail abuse video

Wednesday, September 19th 2012, 17:02

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has suspended the country's entire prison staff, amid protests over video footage showing prisoners apparently being abused by guards.
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World Cup qualifying round-up: Spain avoid shock

Tuesday, September 11th 2012, 22:52
related countries: France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain

Reigning world champions Spain avoid a shock in Georgia while Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands all also pick up wins.
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'Hunger Games 2' starts filming

Tuesday, September 11th 2012, 14:21
related countries: United States

The second film in the Hunger Games trilogy has started filming in the US state of Georgia.
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Georgians among dead Islamists

Monday, September 3rd 2012, 11:25
related countries: Russia

Georgia admits at least two of 11 suspected Islamists killed in clashes near the Russia border last week were Georgian, and not foreign as it first said.
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VIDEO: Can Paralympians inspire Georgia's disabled?

Thursday, August 23rd 2012, 15:20
related countries: United Kingdom

This year two Georgians - Nika Tvauri and Shota Omarashvili - will be representing their country in swimming and weightlifting respectively at the 2012 London Paralympics.
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