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- Medvedev criticises EU stand on Georgia: Report
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday criticised what he called the European Union's failure to understand Russian motives for going to war ...
- Georgia cuts ties to Russia in spiralling crisis
Georgia on Friday cut diplomatic ties with Russia and Moscow lashed out at Georgia's Western backers, sharpening the battle lines in a grow...
- Georgia cuts Russia ties, woos US, EU
Georgia broke diplomatic relations with Russia on Friday and made new pushes for EU and US support for pressure on Moscow to withdraw its t...
- Russia accuses Georgia of preparing guerrilla attacks
A top Russian general on Saturday accused Georgia of preparing guerrilla attacks in South Ossetia, the separatist territory controlled by R...
- Russia to pull out of Georgia on Monday as West mounts pressure
President Dmitry Medvedev said Russian troops will begin pulling out of Georgia on Monday, after the US and other Western govts increased c...
- Pope calls for humanitarian corridors in Georgia
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called for the "immediate opening" of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the Moscow-backed separatist S...
- UNHCR chief to visit Georgia and Russia
The UN refugee agency announced that its chief would travel to Georgia and Russia next week to assess the agency's humanitarian operations ...
- Georgia claims Russians have cut country in half
Russian forces pushed a second front deep into Georgia, seizing towns and a military base in the western parts of the country.
- Russia allocates $200 mn aid for South Ossetia
The Russian government has allocated $200 million in urgent aid for South Ossetia to tackle a growing humanitarian crisis there.
- Bush says violence in Georgia is unacceptable
President Bush sharply criticized Moscow's harsh military crackdown in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
- Russian ceasefire refusal dims UN hopes for peace
Russia refused to agree to a cease-fire or a diplomatic agreement with Georgia on Saturday.
- Russian troops raid Georgian town, scores dead
Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escala...
- US tells Russia to halt attacks in South Ossetia
US urged Russia to halt aircraft and missile attacks in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia and withdraw its combat forces from Geo...
- Georgia reports new air attack near capital
Intense fighting reportedly raged for a second night in Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia on Saturday and Georgia's interior mini...
- UN takes second try on Georgia-South Ossetia
Russia and Georgia accused each other of ``ethnic cleansing'' as the UN Security Council met in two tense emergency sessions Friday to head...
- Mobile firm caught up in Georgia-Russia tension
Georgia accused a Russian mobile operator of illegally expanding its network into a breakaway Georgian region on Friday in the latest tense...
- Security Council to meet on Georgia's call
The Security Council has scheduled a closed-door meeting tomorrow to discuss Georgia's call for the UN's most powerful body to address Russ...