TBILISI, DFWatch–A woman was arrested in Tbilisi on Sunday suspected of murdering her husband and five-year-old son.
According to investigators, the woman, who is about 26 years old, injured her two year older husband by hitting him in the head with
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Man arrested for robbing churches in Kakheti
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have arrested a man accused of robbing four churches in Kakheti, a province in the eastern part of Georgia, a few days ago.
Investigators say the man, who is about 21 years old, was arrested at night while attempting to rob
Storm rips off roof in Tbilisi, leaving three families homeless
TBILISI, DFWatch–High winds destroyed the roof of a house in Tbilisi on Wednesday, leaving three families homeless.
The wind also tore down a tree on Dadiani Street, which damaged electricity transmission lines, as a result of which households living on the street were left
Georgia's foreign trade down 14% Jan-Nov
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first eleven months of 2015 was 14 percent less than in the same period last year, according to preliminary figures published by the National Statistics Department.
The total turnover amounted to USD 8,892 million,
Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine's Donbass
Two Ukrainian militiamen, including Irakli Kutelia, an ethnic Georgian volunteer, were killed on Wednesday afternoon and seven others were injured as their infantry fighting vehicle ran over a mine near Donetsk, Ukrainian and Georgian media report.
Construction worker dies at Sinohydro's Kobuleti bypass road
TBILISI, DFWatch–A construction worker died on Tuesday during work on a bypass road near Kobuleti in western Georgia.
The 40-year-old man is said to have fallen from a 20-meter tall bridge and died from multiple injuries.
An investigation has been launched
995 have applied for asylum in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–By October, 995 persons had applied for asylum in Georgia, while 1,192 people were living here under protection of international law, according to a new report by the Public Defender.
The report, which was published on Monday, shows that
Strike ends at BP South Caucasus pipeline expansion
TBILISI, DFWatch–A strike among workers on the BP South Caucasus pipeline expansion has ended without drama as management fulfilled the main demand, but workers who were fired have not been given their jobs back.
Three days ago, nearly 200 workers
Man arrested in Tbilisi for stealing computer from mosque
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police Friday detained a suspect who allegedly robbed a mosque in Tbilisi.
The suspect, a 22 year old man, secretly snuck into a mosque in the old part of Tbilisi and stole a computer from a room used by Mullahs, and then went into hiding, according to the Interior Ministry.
Road Department warns: Slippery roads in north of Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Road Department in Georgia warns that there are traffic restrictions in mountainous areas.
Due to frost, trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles with more than 30 seats are asked to use snow chains from the 80km to 136km section