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Georgian authorities block Russian aid for Gori The city authorities of Gori have refused humanitarian aid from Russia. A convoy carrying food for the Georgian city was ordered on Monday to return to Tskhinvali, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

Israel’s secret missile test goes out live on air An Israeli TV channel has found out that anyone who has a satellite dish can watch live transmissions of the country’s Defence Ministry. No special passwords are needed and transmissions can be easily accessed not only...

Politicians divided over South Ossetia NATO foreign ministers are discussing the situation in South Ossetia at an emergency meeting in Brussels. Before the NATO meeting, a number of distinguished political figures expressed views different from those of the U

Russia and Georgia exchange POWs Russia and Georgia have exchanged prisoners of war according to the Georgian news agency “News-Georgia”. Russia handed 15 POWs captured during a peacekeeping operation in South Ossetia over to Georgia, in...

South Ossetian refugees get international help Emergency humanitarian aid from Russia and other countries continues to arrive in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia, which is the main destination for South Ossetian refugees. Hospitals are also taking in...

Russia needs no instructions on Black Sea Fleet – Medvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has stated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet will be under special state control and that Russia needs no instructions from Ukraine or any other country on how to behave in the area. The statemen

Russia calls off meeting with NATO Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, has called off a meeting of the Russia-NATO council due to follow today’s Brussels meeting of the foreign ministers of the 26 members of the alliance to discuss the situation in...

Children made innocent victims of cruel war Georgian aggression has claimed around 2,000 South Ossetian lives – but there is something even more horrifying hidden in this statistic as estimates suggest around 700 children have been killed by Georgians.

Fears of power vacuum as Russia pulls out Russian military forces are returning to their starting positions in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone – despite fears of a power vacuum which Russian military officials believe may prompt more action by Georgia.

Will Russia’s withdrawal cause more unrest? Many people in South Ossetia fear the pullout of Russian troops will destabilise the region and cause Georgia to take more military action. According to Russian officials, the speed of the withdrawal will depend of the p

U.S. frustrating diplomatic dialogue Russia's foreign ministry claims the U.S. and U.K. are resisting a Russian-French proposed resolution on South Ossetia at the UN's Security Council. Moscow and Paris are seeking to draw up a document including the...

Georgia officially asks to leave CIS Georgia has filed an official request to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States. The move follows the decision by the Georgian Parliament to quit the alliance of twelve former Soviet republics.

Seven degrees of deception in India A former deputy inspector general of police in India could face the death penalty after claiming he and his wife were the parents of extremely rare septuplets. DNA tests on the seven children revealed that not only are...

South Ossetian TV to start work among ruins As life is slowly being rebuilt in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvaly after the war, the mass media are returning to normal work. But Ossetian local TV is only able to produce 10 per cent of their usual programmes...

Georgia holds 12 Russian servicemen captive Twelve Russian soldiers are being held captive by Georgia, according to the deputy chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Anatoly Nogovitsyn. The Russian prisoners of war were expected to be swapped for 15...

Isinbayeva breaks world record for 24th time Russian pole vault star Elena Isinbayeva has claimed another gold medal for Russia – and broke her own world record at the same time.

Georgia renews ‘subversive’ mission in conflict zone – Russian military Georgian units are attempting to increase their combat readiness and have intensified ‘subversive’ operations against Russian servicemen, according to the Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff. The comments from...

Did Georgian troops fight with smuggled German guns? Elite Georgian soldiers fighting in South Ossetia were illegally armed with German HK G36 assault rifles, according to reports.

Fury over bonkers booklet telling women how to drive Traffic police in Siberia have risked incurring the wrath of the fairer sex with a new guidebook telling women how to bring their driving up to scratch. The controversial document, ‘Driving rules for a true lady’,...

Recalling recession: 10 years on from Russian crisis It is ten years since Russia faced the most devastating economic crisis in its modern history. In August 1998, the government declared a ‘default’ – which meant that the state couldn't pay for its own bonds....

Row escalates over U.S. media bias The South Ossetian family of a 12 year old American girl have renewed their attack on the U.S. TV network which stopped them from telling their story of Georgian aggression on air. The live interview, which has whipped...

Georgia-South Ossetia crisis timeline – 18 August 00:01 GMT – The President of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, has announced that he’s dissolved the republic’s government.

South Ossetian government dissolved by president The President of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, has announced that he’s signed a decree concerning the resignation of the republic’s government, according to Lenta.ru information agency.

Gori not badly damaged – UN aid convoy A United Nations aid convoy, entering the Georgian town of Gori, says the buildings there do not appear to be badly damaged.

Russia will start pulling out troops on Monday – Medvedev Russia will begin withdrawing its army from the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone on Monday, according to President Dmitry Medvedev. It means troops will return to the positions they held before the outbreak of fight

South Ossetian refugees strive to go home The reconstruction of the South Ossetian capital is being hindered by mine clearance works, according to Russia's Emergencies Minister Sergey Shoigu, who said it may take weeks to make all the ammunition safe....

Georgian arms found in breakaway Abkhazia Abkhazian military officials claim to have found Georgian arms, despite denials from Tbilisi that its troops ever entered the breakaway region. Abkhazia says the military equipment was left behind when Georgian troops wi

Obama & McCain unite over Georgian conflict The U.S. presidential candidates have been weighing in with their opinion of the conflict in Georgia. While Barack Obama and John McCain disagree on almost everything else, they seem to have found common ground in the...

‘We will never give up any part of our territory’ - Saakashvili Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says the country won’t give up “any square kilometre of its territory” in a warning to its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The comments are in stark...

Russia denies it broke ceasefire The Russian military has said that keeping its troops on Georgian territory is not a breach of the ceasefire agreement. A spokesman said Russian troops were maintaining positions around Gori, but insisted this was only t

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