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It's America's fault - US citizen in the conflict zone An American man living in South Ossetia says U.S. and Georgian leaders are responsible for the violence that has killed 2,000 people in the region. Joe Mestas, who witnessed days of shelling, told RT that Washington...

Israel blocks arms sales to Georgia Israel is to stop selling military equipment to Georgia after a complaint from Moscow. The arms ban includes sales of unmanned spy planes – several of which have been shot down over Abkhazia during recent...

Hundreds of volunteers head to North Ossetia Hundreds of volunteers have traveled from all over Russia to the Republic of North Ossetia.

Georgia is guilty of genocide - Medvedev President Dmitry Medvedev has described Georgia's actions in the conflict zone as genocide. He has ordered Russian prosecutors to collect evidence of the crimes committed there.

US partly to blame – ex Georgian FM Many experts say the military conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia is not in Russia’s interests. The Former Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili says the United States could be partly responsible for the...

Did mercenaries help Georgia? The president of South Ossetia claims mercenaries took part in Georgia’s offensive against the breakaway republic, according to Russia’s RIA news agency. Eduard Kokoity says Ukrainians, people from the Baltics as well...

Shelled city is living hell Thousands of South Ossetians are trapped in the ruins of a city almost destroyed by Georgian missiles. The remaining residents of Tskhinvali are huddled in cellars beneath bombed-out buildings. They are struggling to...

Russia's Defence ministry spokesman press-conference The full press-conference of defence spokesman Anatoly Nogovitsyn.

Delegation goes to Georgia to broker ceasefire An international delegation is heading to Tbilisi in an effort to broker a ceasefire in South Ossetia. The group includes representatives from the EU, the OSCE and the US. China is one among a host of countries around...

Evacuated kids fear for their parents’ lives Russia's Emergency Ministry has sent a convoy of 30 vehicles with 120 tonnes of supplies to the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. That’s where the majority of those who fled the conflict are seeking refuge. Many...

Death toll in South Ossetia reaches 2,000 At least 2,000 people, including many children, have been killed since Georgia launched a military offensive against its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. That's according to Russia's Ambassador in Tbilisi....

Abkhazia joins conflict The situation is escalating in Georgia's second breakaway republic – Abkhazia. Its troops are on the move towards the security zone in the Gali region close to the border with Georgia. Meanwhile they are...

Putin accuses Georgia of genocide Vladimir Putin says Georgia has broken the rules of war in its offensive in South Ossetia. After visiting a refugee camp in North Ossetia, the Prime Minister accused Georgia of genocide and said those responsible for...

Third UN war meeting ends in failure For the third time the UN Security Council has failed to make a decision over the conflict in South Ossetia. The Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said he believed the delay was partly responsible for the...

No western cameras in South Ossetia The conflict over Georgia’s breakaway republic is as much about information as it is about weapons. South Ossetia's press service claims Western media outlets can't be trusted because they haven't been operating in the...

Georgia-South Ossetia conflict affects neighbouring countries The situation in South Ossetia is affecting neighbouring countries, according to reports from the Armenian-Georgian border.

Ossetians and Abkhazians protest near US embassy in Moscow More than 30,000 Ossetians currently live in Moscow. Some have started collecting humanitarian aid to be sent to those in need. While others staged protests in front of the U.S. embassy.

Putin to take care of South Ossetian refugees Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has changed his travel plans to see for himself the efforts being made to help the war refugees from South Ossetia. The former president has arrived in the capital of North Ossetia,...

The Georgian war – minute by minute, August 9 23:30 GMT – Shortly after his trip to Vladikavkaz Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the crisis in South Ossetia.

South Ossetian capital completely destroyed The Chief of Russian ground forces, Igor Konashenkov, claims Georgian military action in Tskhinvali has destroyed all hospitals, killing many children. He also says the South Ossetian capital is almost ruined and left wi

We're obliged to keep the peace - Russia's FM Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to the BBC on Saturday. In a long interview he explained the historic roots of the conflict, and made clear Russia's position.

Georgia resumes shelling the South Ossetian capital The fighting in South Osstian capital, Tskhinvali, is continuing with Georgian troops once again entering the city. There are reports that Georgian Special Forces have been throwing grenades into basements where women an

Bush says fighting must stop George W Bush is calling on all sides in the South Ossetian conflict to end hostilities. In his first statement since violence erupted, The US President has said there must be a return to the status-quo.

Russia denies bombing Georgian cities The Russian Defence Ministry has denied that bombers targeted the Georgian capital, Tblisi, and the port city of Poti. The Georgian permanent representative to the UN told the Security Council early on Saturday morning t

General briefs media on South Ossetia operation Colonel General Anatoly Nogovitsin, who’s Deputy Head of the Russian General Staff, spoke to journalists about the military conflict in South Ossetia.

Second emergency UN meeting ends without deal Top UN officials have again failed to agree on a statement calling for a ceasefire in Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia. The meeting, this time called by Georgia, could not reach a compromise on ending...

Georgian president compared to Hitler Computer hackers have joined the conflict between Georgia and and its breakaway region of South Ossetia. Those sympathetic to the Ossetian side attacked Georgian websites on Friday. One compared the Georgian President...

NATO encouraged Georgia – Russian envoy Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, has sent an official note to representatives of all member countries in Brussels in connection with Georgia’s military actions against South Ossetia. He’s calling on them not to su

UN inaction fuels military conflict – Russia The UN Security Council is holding another meeting to discuss the escalation of fighting in South Ossetia, this time at Georgia’s request. The previous closed-door emergency session called by Russia failed to reach a dec

Region at war South Ossetian authorities say Tbilisi's actions amount to genocide against the residents of the republic.

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