Georgia News
|
By AFP
Washington -
The governor of Georgia sued officials in the US state's largest city Thursday, seeking to block a mandate that would require Atlanta residents to wear face masks in public as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
|
|
By AFP
Berlin -
German prosecutors on Thursday accused Russia of ordering the murder of a Georgian man in a central Berlin park, as they charged a suspected contract killer over the crime that has frayed ties.
|
|
By AFP
Kiev -
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Thursday was appointed to a Ukrainian advisory body on reforms, in a move that marks his comeback to the ex-Soviet country's politics.
|
|
By AFP
Atlanta -
Gyms, hair salons and tattoo parlors had a green light to reopen Friday in the state of Georgia as the United States surpassed the grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
|
|
By AFP
Kiev -
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday he wants to help steer Ukraine through an economic crisis as new deputy prime minister but his plans sparked controversy both in Kiev and his native Georgia.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
Georgia has become the second US state to delay its presidential primary election over fears of the novel coronavirus.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia, Britain and the United States on Thursday accused Russia of orchestrating a "reckless" cyber assault against the pro-Western Caucasus nation last year as part of an aggressive campaign of online attacks worldwide.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia's prominent TV personalities and managers on Wednesday accused the ruling party of seeking to stifle independent media and stepping up pressure on critics ahead of elections next year.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia opposition parties on Tuesday vowed "permanent protests" in a rare show of unity against the country's ruling party after police arrested protesters and used water cannon to disperse an anti-government rally.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Police in Georgia on Tuesday arrested protesters and used water cannon to disperse demonstrators who pressed ahead with anti-government rallies despite a new police crackdown.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Up to 20,000 opposition supporters rallied in Georgia on Monday, stepping up pressure on the increasingly unpopular ruling party, despite a police crackdown last week and the arrest of protesters.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
A court in Georgia on Thursday jailed 10 opposition demonstrators for terms ranging from four to 13 days for "disobeying police orders" during protests which were dispersed with water cannon.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Riot police in Georgia used water cannons on Monday to disperse anti-government protesters who have taken to the streets after the ruling party backtracked on promised electoral reforms.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
The United States and European Union expressed solidarity Monday with Georgia's anti-government protesters who took to the streets after the ruling party backtracked on promises of electoral reforms.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated on the streets of Georgia on Thursday after the ruling party failed to push through promised electoral reforms.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Some 2,000 websites in Georgia, including those of the president, courts, and media were hacked in a massive cyber attack on Monday, officials and media said.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
The United States sees Moscow behind the murder in Germany last month of a Georgian man who had fought against Russian forces in Chechnya, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia's parliament on Sunday confirmed an ex-interior minister accused of cracking down on protesters as the country's new prime minister, fuelling political tensions in the ex-Soviet nation.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced his resignation on Monday, sparking speculation about his successor in a country rocked by anti-government protests accusing the authorities of ties to Russia.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia warned Friday of the risk of a "serious confrontation" with Russia-backed South Ossetia after the breakaway region demanded that Georgian authorities remove a checkpoint on its disputed boundary.
|
|
By AFP
Moscow -
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he was against imposing sanctions on Georgia after MPs backed economic measures in Russia's latest row with the neighbouring Caucasus country.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied on Monday in the Georgian capital for the fifth consecutive day as the increasingly unpopular ruling party's promise of sweeping reforms failed to appease mass demonstrations.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Several thousand anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi for a fourth day on Sunday as tensions rose between Moscow and its ex-Soviet neighbour.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Georgian capital Tbilisi for a fourth day on Sunday as tensions rose between Moscow and its ex-Soviet neighbour.
|
|
By AFP
Moscow -
Russia's government on Saturday banned Georgian airlines from flying into its territory, extending restrictions imposed by President Vladimir Putin as part of growing tensions between Moscow and its ex-Soviet neighbour.
|
|
By AFP
Moscow -
Russia's travel industryhit out Saturday at a decision by the Kremlin to suspend flights to Georgia as a politically motivated move that has little to do with safety concerns.
|
|
By AFP
Moscow -
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the neighbouring country over a Moscow lawmaker speaking in parliament in Tbilisi.
|
|
By AFP
Tbili -
Georgian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters demanding snap parliamentary polls after a Russian lawmaker addressed the assembly from the speaker's seat, causing uproar in Tbilisi.
|
|
By AFP
Los Angeles -
WarnerMedia, Sony Pictures and NBCUniversal on Thursday joined a growing number of major studios threatening to pull their productions out of Georgia should a controversial abortion law in the southern US state go into effect.
|
|
By AFP
London -
A man who killed his date in a speedboat crash and then fled Britain started his six-year jail sentence on Thursday after being tracked down and extradited from ex-Soviet Georgia.
|
apis-421933 apis-420186 apis-417913 apis-417212 apis-417208 apis-415054 apis-413661 apis-408981 apis-408489 apis-408463 apis-408415 apis-408164 apis-407955 apis-407932 apis-407751 apis-406588 apis-403393 apis-403214 apis-402831 apis-402656 apis-399141 apis-398135 apis-398100 apis-398092 apis-398017 apis-398012 apis-397950 apis-397910 apis-396331 apis-392621
Georgia Image
Fresh produce, plants, and more at Polk's Plus. Pooler, Ga.
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae). Tyee Island, GA
Kitesurfers, kites, and onlookers on Tybee Creek at Tybee Island, Georgia. 8/25/13
Balloon animal maker at First Saturday on the River and Kiss-a-Pig Campaign kick-off at Savannah's river front. Savannah, Ga. 3/2/13
Oglethorpe Square - named for the founder of Savannah, James Oglethorpe. Savannah, Ga.
Back in the Day Bakery at the corner of Bull Street and W. 40th Street. Savannah, GA
David Baldacci at Savannah Book Festival. Savannah, Ga.
Byrd's Cookie Shop decorated for the holidays. Savannah, Ga.
The Atlantic Ocean and the mouth of the Savannah River as seen from the Tybee Island Lighthouse Observation Deck. Tybee Island, Ga.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) dragonfly. Savannah Botanical Gardens. Savannah, Georgia
Street musician at First Saturday on the River and Kiss-a-Pig Campaign kick-off at Savannah's river front. Savannah, Ga. 3/2/13
The Olde Pink House in Savannah, Georgia.
David Baldacci at Savannah Book Festival. Savannah, Ga.
Sweet Potatoes' Banana Pudding. Savannah, GA August 13, 2012
Cheerleaders for the Savannah Falcons line up and prepare to lead a cheer at The Atlanta Falcons Tailgate Team event. Savannah, Ga. 10/15/13
Pumpkins "Welcome Friends" at the Cracker Barrel in Pooler, Ga.
Kitesurfing on Tybee Creek. Tybee Island, Georgia
Fresh seafood at Fiddler's Crab House. Savannah, Ga.
|
|
