Georgian opposition sets ultimatum for negotiations with president

September 28th, 2009 PORLAMAR - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here said that it "does not accept ultimatums from a coup-making government". He was talking about the 10 days ultimatum given by the present Honduran government for clearing the status of expelled Honduran president Mel Zelaya who is holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa.

August 14th, 2009 US Marines to help train Georgian troopsTBILISI, Georgia — A group of U.S. Marines will arrive in Georgia to help train its troops for a mission alongside coalition forces in Afghanistan, the U.S.

August 1st, 2009 South Ossetia claims Georgian mortar attackTBILISI, Georgia — Authorities in the separatist Georgian region of South Ossetia said Saturday that two mortar shells had fired into the territory from Georgia proper, and Russia quickly warned that it might retaliate. Georgia denied the claim and accused Russia and South Ossetia of provocation before the first anniversary of Georgia's short but fierce war with Russia last summer.

July 23rd, 2009 TBILISI - Washington regards Georgia as an important strategic partner and will continue to safeguard its security, US Vice President Joe Biden said here Thursday. He added that the US will continue to work for developing the Georgian economic and diplomatic reform.

July 20th, 2009 Adviser: Georgian President to announce reformsTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is to announce a series of democratic reforms two days before a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, an adviser to Saakashvili told the Associated Press on Monday.

June 19th, 2009 Georgian police raid opposition tent campTBILISI, Georgia — Masked Georgian police ransacked an opposition tent camp outside the presidential residence Friday and arrested six activists, witnesses and opposition leaders said. The demonstration had been part of a broader protest movement lasting more than two months and aimed at forcing President Mikhail Saakashvili to resign.

June 15th, 2009 Georgian police beat protestersTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian police clashed with opposition activists in the capital Monday, arresting dozens and beating demonstrators, along with several journalists. The clash was the latest violence to hit Georgia, as the opposition presses its more than 2-month-old campaign to force President Mikhail Saakashvili from office.

June 10th, 2009 Georgian opposition leader meets with presidentTBILISI, Georgia — President Mikhail Saakashvili said Wednesday that he has offered government posts to political opponents who have been leading street protests for the past two months. But opposition leaders said they have no interest in joining Saakashvili's government and would continue their protests to demand his resignation.

May 11th, 2009 Georgian opposition says talks with president failTBILISI, Georgia — Georgia's pro-Western president and four of his fiercest opponents failed to agree Monday on a way to resolve the country's political crisis, a negotiator said, promising continued street demonstrations to demand his resignation. Mikhail Saakashvili has repeatedly refused the opposition's key demand, that he step down as president of this former Soviet nation.

May 10th, 2009 Report: Georgia opposition sets talks' ultimatumTBILISI, Georgia — A Georgian news report said an opposition leader demanded that President Mikhail Saakashvili agree to a face-to-face meeting by Sunday evening to avoid an escalation between the two sides. Conservative party leader Kakha Kukava said failure by Saakashvili's government to initiate negotiations will aggravate an already tense situation, the Georgia Online news site reported.

May 8th, 2009 Georgian officials to hold talks with oppositionTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian officials are ready to meet with opposition leaders to discuss their demands, the parliamentary speaker said Friday after monthlong anti-government protests turned to violent clashes this week. Speaker David Bakradze welcomed opposition leader Irakly Alasania's statement Thursday that the protest leaders were ready to talk with authorities, and said officials were willing to hold talks Friday.

April 24th, 2009 Protests in Georgia's capital go into 3rd weekTBILISI, Georgia — A few thousand Georgians rallied outside the public television station and parliament building in the capital city Friday as daily protests against President Mikhail Saakashvili entered their third week. They continued to demand the resignation of Saakashvili, the Western-backed president who opponents accuse of concentrating power in his own hands and mishandling last year's war with neighboring Russia, which resulted in heavy damages and a loss of territory.

April 22nd, 2009 Georgian protests get reinforcement from provincesTBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of opposition supporters from Georgia's provinces have come to the capital to join the protesters aiming to force President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down. A convoy of some 600 cars, minibuses and buses loaded with opposition backers from western Georgia poured into Tbilisi on Wednesday evening.

March 19th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The grand alliance of opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh faces trouble as a Dalit outfit Wednesday set a 48-hour deadline for accepting it as a constituent of the front. The Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS), which has already announced its plans to contest elections in 30 assembly and four Lok Sabha seats, has given ultimatum to the Telugu Desam Party-led alliance to take a decision by Friday.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Thursday threatened to field candidates for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala unless the Congress agreed to ally with it by Feb 15. NCP Kerala leader K.