Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, right, is seen in Tbilisi, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003 file photo. Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was killed early Thursday by an apparent gas leak, the interior minister said.Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili said in a live broadcast on Rustavi-2 television that Zhvania had been at a friend's house when the accident occurred. Other person is unidentified. (Photo: Yahoo/AP)

    MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was killed early Thursday apparently by gas poisoning, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili said on Rustavi-2 television.

    Zhvania had been at a friend's apartment as the tragedy occurred, he said. Enditem