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Soccer-Russian league champions since 1992
ReutersMOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Title winners and runners-up since the Russian championship was founded in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union: Champions Runners-up 1992 Spartak Moscow Alania Vladikavkaz 1993 Spartak Moscow Rotor Volgograd 1994 Spartak...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersberg (Russia), Kiev (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus), Russia
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Crowds break up gay rights rally in Georgia
ReutersBy Margarita Antidze TBILISI, May 17 (Reuters) - Priests and thousands of other Georgians broke through police barricades and forced gay rights activists to flee on Friday, cutting short their rally to mark the international day against homophobia....Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Georgia
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Orthodox priests join thousands of protesters in Georgia's capital and derail gay pride rally
Associated PressTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant in a gay pride parade which was to...Tags: Human Rights, Arts and Culture, Georgia, Minority Groups, European Union
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Insurgent attack kills three Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Three Georgian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday when insurgents detonated a vehicle laden with explosives, a senior Western military official and NATO said. The deaths take the number of troops killed in...Tags: Afghanistan, International Organizations, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Forces, Georgia
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Restaurant brawl reflects political tension in Georgia
ReutersTBILISI, May 12 (Reuters) - A brawl in a Georgian restaurant put two members of parliament in hospital on Sunday and exposed the tension between rival political factions since an election drove President Mikheil Saakashvili's party from power last year....Tags: Parliament, Elections, Government, Mikheil Saakashvili, European Union
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Georgian PM names pro-Western ally presidential candidate
ReutersTBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Saturday named a pro-Western ally as the ruling party candidate for October's presidential election, in which incumbent Mikheil Saakashvili is barred from running. Ivanishvili's...Tags: Elections, Government, Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Russia
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Georgia President Saakashvili concedes election defeat
World NowMikheil Saakashvili, the pro-Western president of Georgia faced with increasing protests among his people, conceded defeat after preliminary election returns showed the opposition had won control of parliament and the right to name a powerful new prime... -
This food is social currency
CHAKVI, Ga. — When it comes to hospitality, Georgians (think Black Sea, not pecan pie) are stern taskmasters. Their feasts, called supras, are dictated by protocol. The official toastmaster (tamada) grants permission to toast and signals the kitchen...
Tags: Travel, Dining and Drinking, Wines, Tourism and Leisure, Caucasus
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New York City May Be Under Iranian Terror Threat
pix11.com | @arthurwpix11 | @mariopix11An international chess game being played out over Iran's nuclear enrichment program increases the likelihood of a terrorist attack in New York City, according to intelligence analysts. Recent bomb attacks have been attributed to Iran, including explosions...Tags: Explosions, Chess Playing, New York City, Bombings, Religion and Belief
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Two-headed calf born in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A cow in Georgia has given birth to a two-headed calf. Farmer Irakli Dzhgarkava, shown with the calf on Imedi television, says the cow is refusing to allow her strange offspring to suckle, so they are giving it milk from...Tags: Georgia
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IRAN, GEORGIA: Washington wary of warming ties between Tehran and U.S. ally
Babylon & BeyondIn a turn of events that has both Georgian and American diplomats walking on eggshells, Georgia and Iran agreed this week to eliminate visa restrictions and resume direct flights between Tbilisi and Tehran. This new open-border policy comes at a......
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