EU, Russia and US positive on Georgian elections: Updated
The European Union has congratulated Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream coalition on its victory in Georgia’s October 1 2012 parliamentary elections.
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New arrests of Syrians in Bulgaria after warning of increasing refugee pressure
Bulgarian police arrested eight Syrian citizens found hiding in a building next to a sheep-pen in the village of Yamino
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The example of Syria confirms reality of threat of chemical weapons, Bulgarian FM says
The recent announcement by Syria of the presence of a stockpile of chemical weapons reaffirms that the threat of these
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US Green Card lottery starts on October 2
Registration for the United States 2014 Diversity Visa (DV) Program – commonly known as the “green card lottery” – starts
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European airlines to post largest loss among global regions in 2012 – IATA
European airlines are expected to post the largest loss of any global region at $1.2 billion, which means $0.1 billion
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Georgian president Saakashvili concedes his party’s defeat in parliamentary election
Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili said on October 2 2012 that he was conceding defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections held
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Georgian political rivals both claim victory
Leaders of both opposing forces in Georgia claimed victory shortly after polls closed, setting the stage for a tense political
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Moscow Court postpones jail sentence appeal by punk-rock band Pussy Riot
An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been
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Exit polls: Georgia opposition leads in October 1 parliamentary vote
Exit polls in Georgia have given an early edge to the opposition coalition in Monday’s parliamentary vote, but the lead
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