Republic of Georgia

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Hollywood film recreates Russia-Georgia war

AP News 31 days ago

Hollywood star Andy Garcia plays Georgian president in film about 2008 Russia-Georgia war Tens of thousands of cheering people filled the streets in front of Georgia's parliament, but they came to make a movie, not stage one of the capital's frequent mass ...

US seeks to quell Russian concerns on missile plan

AFP American Edition 32 days ago

The United States on Tuesday sought to quell Russian concerns that new US missile defence facilities might be installed in Moscow's backyard, insisting that only NATO countries were being considered. US Assistant Defence Secretary Alexander Vershbow said in the Georgian capital that ...

GEORGIA US

AP News 32 days ago

In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, speaks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow during their meeting in Tbilisi. Portrait on wall is of Ilia Chavchavadze, (1837-1907) a Georgian writer, poet, journalist and ...

US: Russia not complying with Georgia war truce

AP News 32 days ago

US defense official says Russia not complying with cease-fire that ended the war with Georgia Russia is not complying with the cease-fire that ended last year's war with Georgia, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday, adding that Washington wants international observers in ...

Russia jails two on espionage charges

AFP Global Edition 36 days ago

Russia has handed long jail terms to a Serbian man and a Russian soldier in two separate cases involving charges of espionage for the United States and Georgia, officials said Friday. The Serbian man, named as Aleksandar Georgijevic by the Federal Security ...

US will support Georgian military: Clinton

AFP American Edition 38 days ago

The United States will continue to support and train Georgia's military despite Russian objections, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview Wednesday. "Georgia is providing troops in Afghanistan and we are training troops to be able to go to ...

Russia accuses Georgia of aiding Al-Qaeda

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

Georgia is training and lending safe passage to Al-Qaeda agents planning terrorist acts in the Russian Caucasus, the head of Russia's FSB secret service charged Tuesday. Georgia immediately denied the claim as "preposterous" and accused Moscow of stoking tensions. "Audio evidence seized ...

US, Georgia to hold security talks: embassy

AFP American Edition 44 days ago

The United States and the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia will hold talks on security cooperation later this month, the US embassy in Tbilisi said Thursday. Alexander Vershbow, the US Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, will lead a US delegation ...

Hornets Hawks Basketball

AP News 45 days ago

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia (27, of Georgia, takes a shot against New Orleans Hornets forwards Julian Wright (32) and David West (30) during the first quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. ...

War report wounds isolated Georgian leader

AFP Global Edition 51 days ago

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's standing in Western capitals has been dealt a major blow by a European report blaming his government for starting a war with Russia, analysts said Thursday. A rising star in the West only a few years ago, the ...

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