Georgia

Atlanta Flooding Claims at Least Two

Michael Santo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:13:13 -0500

A series of thunderstorms closed schools, highways and railroads across metropolitan Atlanta on Monday. Two people have been confirmed dead and emergency crews are searching for many more reported missing by the Atlanta flooding.

911 Caller Charged in Mobile Home Park Massacre

Michael Santo — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:36:52 -0500

A man who called 911 after reportedly finding his relatives dead in their mobile home in the Brunswick, GA New Hope Plantation mobile home park has been charged in their deaths. Seven were dead at the scene, and Michael Toler died later at the hospital.

Abkhazia Concerned About Georgia's Sea Blockade

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:36:22 -0500

The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia has threatened to destroy any Georgian ship entering Abkhazia's "territorial waters." "I issued an order to our navy to destroy Georgian ships violating Abkhazia's sea border," Sergei Bagapsh told Interfax. "This step has been motivated by unending acts of piracy by Georgia."

Victims IDed in Georgia Mobile Home Murders

Michael Santo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:19:48 -0500

Police have identified the people who were found murdered in the New Hope Plantation mobile-home park in Brunswick, GA. The original death toll was 7, but it rose to 8, with one of the critically injured people dying.

Seven Found Dead in GA Mobile Home

Michael Santo — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:25:40 -0500

In Brunswick, GA, Glynn County Police say multiple people have been found dead in a mobile home with two additional children critically injured. The mobile-home park was the New Hope Plantation mobile-home park in northern Glynn County.

Tbilisi Braces for Russia Ukraine War

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:56:54 -0500

This is the title that one of the leading Russian Newspapers Izvestia today used to name its top story about the worsening relationship between Russia and Ukraine.

Ukraine Has A Lot To Learn From Finland

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:46:29 -0500

The facts are frightening. In 2009, Ukraine’s GDP is expected to decline by 8 percent. Iron and aluminium exports, pillars of the national economy, are in free fall, the banking system is on the brink of collapse, and like Iceland and Latvia, the government has already requested help from the International Monetary Fund. In a nutshell, Ukraine is collapsing.

Georgia Mutiny Over, Commander Arrested

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:31:10 -0500

A commander of a military unit, which staged mutiny on Tuesday morning, and his associates from the same unit have been arrested, while some remain at large, Vano Merabishvili, the Georgian interior Minister said. Over 500 servicemen from the unit have been transferred to the base of fourth battalion and are undergoing questioning, he told President Saakashvili.

South Carolina, Georgia Confirm First SE Swine Flu Cases

Michael Santo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:07:38 -0500

The first cases of swine flu to be confirmed in the southeastern U.S. have occurred in Georgia and South Carolina, according to reports.

Georgia Begins Rally Demanding President's Exit

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:27:16 -0500

Tens of thousands of government critics are gathering in the Georgian capital and other major cities to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili and to call for early elections.

Georgia, Ukraine Told They Don't Make NATO Grade

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:10:05 -0600

The NATO foreign ministers' decision on December 2 not to offer Membership Action Plans to Georgia and Ukraine should not have surprised anyone. Nor should their reaffirmation of the provision enshrined in the final document of the April 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest that those two countries will at some unspecified future date join the alliance.

Older than Europe and Greece, Akhtala is a cradle of civilization

Lilit.P — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:50:11 -0500

Welcome Armenia invites you to discover an ancient mysterious place full of secrets and puzzles where the traces of various nations and cultures can be found. St. Cross preserving place- Akhtala monastery surpassed European renaissance passing through the invasions of Tamerlane and inspiring Pasolini of Armenian cinematography. Akhtala is truly full of mysterious legends and picturesque landscapes and it was always a source of inspiration even for ordinary people.