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Putin had painful plans for Georgian leader

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appeared wryly to confirm on Thursday French media reports that he had said Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili deserved to be hung by his testicles for his role in the August war with Russia.

When the real world drives artists to abstraction

Last summer, after 10 years in a Georgian townhouse, Edinburgh's Ingleby Gallery upped sticks to a new, purpose-designed home on Calton Road. The old premises were grand enough but had a homely, lived-in air, like an establishment equivalent of the grubby fly-by-night exhibition spaces young artists set up in their own homes. The new gallery, housed over two floors that were once pounded by the feet of Edinburgh dancers at the city's much-missed nightclub The Venue, is a very different proposition. This place is as far from domestic as it is possible to get, and clearly means business, with its expanses of glass, blond wood floors and coolly minimalist interior. It is - in a restrained, Edinburgh sort of way - rather flash. The upstairs gallery is also absolutely huge, the biggest commercial exhibition space in Scotland, possibly in the U

Fitzwilliam Museum Exhibits Treasures Of Ancient Georgia

Only UK showing of spectacular exhibition of ancient Georgian treasures opens at The Fitzwilliam Museum.

Banking problems

For the first time in recent years, the amount of Georgian bank deposits has decreased. Customers are concerned about losing their money. This situation has come about not only because of the August war but the world economic crisis.

IWPR Caucasus - Biannual Review

In the last six months, the main challenge facing the IWPR Caucasus project has been covering the Georgian-Russia war, which erupted in August over the disputed region of South Ossetia.

Court upholds fine against Russian mobile operator

A court in the nation of Georgia has rejected a motion by Russian mobile carrier Megafon seeking to dismiss a fine for operating in Georgian territory without a license.

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