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Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream coalition has won a string of local election runoffs, cementing its control of local councils which had been the last powerbase of former president Mikheil Saakashvili's party.

Quarterback Matt Moore on his backup role in Miami: 'I would love it if we won every game, and I never played.

Plus, the Czechs drop their human rights qualms about business with China, and Ukraine's president wants to liberate detained journalists.

Plus, a new twist in Poland's abortion debate, and Crimea's finny commandos caught up in a hostage crisis.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 12 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: Around 6.9 percent of voters from Tbilisi have today voted in the second round of the municipal elections in Georgia as of 10:00 , or one percent more than in the first round of the elections, Georgian Central Election Commission told reporters on July 12. The candidate from the 'Georgian ... (more)

This was stated by Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Tengiz Sharmanashvili. In reply to a question about whether customs duties will be raised for Armenian goods after the ratification of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, Sharmanashvili said: "I don't think so, and the European Union does not insist on that, on the contrary, we are not fully aware ... (more)

It was a family outing that ended tragically- relatives involved in a horrific head-on crash in Perry County on their way home from a day trip.

YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. A tasting of joint wine, tea, cheese and honey products from Caucasus manufacturers was held in Yerevan on Thursday.

Senior Airman Andy Schliepsiek and his wife, Jamie, were stabbed to death 10 years ago.

The Sheboygan Fire Department says the dive team has called off a search of the Sheboygan River after an early morning crash.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 11 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: The European Union plays a major role in Georgia's stability and security, the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at the 11th international conference titled 'Georgia's European Way', taking place today in the city of Batumi.

Presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed on Wednesday that the Kremlin gave an agreement to the appointment of American diplomat Ambassador John Tefft as a US Ambassador to Russia.

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 10 By Emil Ismayilov- Trend: The negotiations are held on the restoration of the rail freight transport on the Baku-Poti route, the press service of "Azerbaijan Railways" JSC told Trend.

Eduard Shevardnadze and I bonded during the siege and fall of the eastern Black Sea city of Sukhumi in September, 1993, and maybe it was because various Russian radio stations had declared us both missing and presumed dead.

Residents of Duisi in Georgia's majority-Muslim Pankisi Gorge attend a funeral in March 2010.

The prime minister's press service told Trend on July 10 that the delegation members were briefed on a plan to upgrade Georgia's railways, the projects on construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and a port in Anaklia.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 10 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: Georgia and Germany signed an agreement on the joint fight against organized crime, terrorism and other grave crimes.

A geographic crossroads of flavors and culture, the small country of Georgia is a hotbed for unique foods -- here, the hearty stews of Eastern Europe meet the spices of the Middle East and the subtle breeze of Mediterranean flavor via the Black Sea.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva Author of Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, teaches international affairs at The New School and is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 10 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: The next session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee has started in the UN Office at Geneva.