Georgia

Shevardnadze's Political Balancing Act

Zurab Zhvania seems the most likely candidate for the newly created prime minister's job - but it may turn out to be a poisoned chalice

30 Apr 01

The Orthodox Church in Georgia is seeking to forge closer ties with the state

20 Apr 01

President Shevardnadze's final term of office is likely to see a fierce power struggle between his political heirs

6 Apr 01

Experts have estimated that corruption costs the Georgian government more than $500 million a year in lost revenue

30 Mar 01

Georgia faces a bleak mid-winter as electricity supplies fall to an all-time low

5 Jan 01

Three escaped prisoners are apprehended after a sensational jailbreak which has sparked a purge of Georgia's law enforcement agencies

3 Nov 00

Serbia's sizzling pre-election atmosphere spills over onto the football terraces

1 Sep 00

Disturbing new facts have emerged over the shooting of a renegade army officer who once plotted to overthrow the Georgian government

26 Jul 00

Russian troops on the Georgian border are caught between embattled Chechen fighters desperate to break out and fresh reinforcements eager to break in

14 Jul 00

Conditions in Georgia's state orphanages are so harsh that many youngsters prefer to take their chances on the streets

30 Jun 00

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