Following days of unrest in which the opposition seized government buildings, the leader of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has resigned.

The parliament of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia on Tuesday approved the resignation of its Russia-backed President Aslan Bzhania following days of anti-government unrest. “In order to maintain stability and constitutional order in the

Aslan Bzhania, the leader of the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, resigned on Tuesday following days of violent unrest.