Georgia will hold a snap presidential election in January, president Mikheil Saakashvili has announced, a day after clashes between police and protestors demanding his resignation.

Monarhia, Armata si Biserica sunt institutii situate deasupra vietii politice. Care tin de permanenta, stabilitate si certitudine, repere necesare pentru moralul national. Ele contrasteaza cu planul politic, marcat de

Cele peste 20 de milioane de buletine de vot pentru alegerile europarlamentare au fost tiparite sub paza a aproximativ 50 de jandarmi, pe timpul acestei operatiuni nefiind

Costică Argint, preşedinte al partidei rromilor din Italia şi urmărit prin Interpol, a fost prezent la întâlnirea pe care premierul Călin Popescu Tăriceanu şi ministrul de externe, Adrian Cioroianu, au avut-o cu reprezentanţii

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei here on Wednesday said that all people from every religion and ethnic group and with any political disposition have the right to enjoy security without any discrimination. “All ranks of people with any religion and ethnicity and also with any political disposition are equal in …

Israel should seriously consider opening negotiations with Syria, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in closed discussions recently. Barak, Army Radio reported Thursday, said that Syria’s participation in the upcoming Annapolis peace summit could lead to direct talks between the countries.

President George W. Bush will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to his Texas ranch on Friday where they will seek to show unity on Iran even as Tehran defies the West over its nuclear programme.   

US defense officials have signaled that up-to-date attack plans are available if needed in the escalating crisis over Iran’s nuclear aims, although no strike appears imminent, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Malawi that Tehran has the political will to boost its ties with African countries, IRNA reported. 

China urged Iran to heed rising international worry about its nuclear ambitions, saying Beijing would seek to work with Europe and the United Nations to defuse the crisis but holding its tongue on any new sanctions, Reuters reported.