The Georgian Interior Ministry has released a statement today, on October 1, saying that on September 30, at about 05:00 p.m., a Russian drone fell down near the village of Odzisi (eastern Georgia), a REGNUM correspondent reports.As a spokesman for

A spokesman for the Headquarters of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone denies reports on a Russian drone falling down in the Georgian territory. According to Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Manushko, a report of the Georgian Interior Ministry

ArmInfo. Gas supply to Armenia, interrupted on September 28 because of construction work on the main gas pipeline in Georgia, was fully recovered yesterday at 6:30 PM by local time, Head of the press service of "ArmRusgazprom" CJSC Shushan Sardaryan

ArmInfo. Alcohol production exclusive of brandy sagged in Armenia.National Statistical Service of Armenia reports that over 8 months of 2008 brandy production was up 17.7% to 9,924.3 thousand liters, whereas production of wines was down 13.4% to 1,883.2 thousand liters.

ArmInfo. Georgia and Armenia have adopted a decision to set up consortium on construction of highway between the two states which will run via Ajarian region of Georgia, Armenian and Georgian presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Mikheil Sahakashvili said at the

ArmInfo. Presidents of Armenia and Georgia Serzh Sargsyan and Mikheil Saakashvili stood for peaceful development of the region, the presidents said during yesterday's joint briefing in Tbilisi, 'Hayastani Hanrapetutyun' newspaper reports.'I am sure that solution of the existing problems through

Violence in Iraq dropped further during the summer although security gains remain "reversible and uneven," with the main threats coming from Iranian-backed militias and the Shiite-led Iraqi government's slow integration of volunteer Sunni fighters, according to a Pentagon report released

Vartan Oskanian: the people of Nagorno Karabakh asserted their right to self-determination in a war launched by Azerbaijan.

Opening of the border presupposes a number of conditions Armenia will never accept," the head of Civilitas Foundation said.

Andrey Nesterenko: Armenians and Azerbaijanis are responsible for the Karabakh conflict resolution.

Eurasianet: in its peacemaking efforts, Moscow has found unexpected support from Turkey.

Konstantin Kosachev: the initiative to discredit the Russian delegation is absurd.

Serzh Sargsyan said Armenia intends to develop relations with Georgia, harnessing the potential at most.

Both the United States and NATO have been arming and training Georgian troops, Tiny Kox said.

The Foundation will analyze the developments in the Armenian foreign policy and consider democracy issues.

Information on Turkey's doubts about expedience of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku line is verisimilar enough," Andrey Areshev said.

As result of the war it unleashed, Georgia is losing infrastructure projects one after another.

Iraq's former insurgents worry about the future

At least four people are killed and 70 hurt in five bomb blasts in the north-east Indian state of Tripura, police say.

Iran says it has dropped its bid for a seat on the board of the UN nuclear watchdog in favour of its regional ally Syria.