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Worst of the war wounded to be treated in Moscow An influx of thousands of injured victims of the conflict in South Ossetia have started arriving in Moscow for specialist medical treatment. Hit by Georgian attacks on their homes and hospitals, they were forced to hide...

Amazing rescue of baby born on night of attacks Exclusive RT footage shows residents of South Ossetia's capital finally emerging from their basement shelters after days of heavy bombardment. One woman gave birth on the day fighting broke out in Tskhinvali, and until...

Stability rests on deciding Abkhazia, South Ossetia status - Lavrov The discussion about the security problem in the Caucasus is impossible without considering the status of the self-proclaimed republics, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russia is not aggressor - US politician While US presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, condemn Russia's actions during Georgia’s offensive on South Ossetia, there are others on the campaign trail who take a different stance on the conflict.

Captured map shows Georgia planned to invade Abkhazia Russian troops have discovered what they believe are plans for an invasion of Abkhazia in a captured Georgian command post vehicle. On Wednesday, Abkhazian armed forces succeeded in pushing Georgian troops out of the...

No more fighting, but victims’ misery continues The fighting may have come to an end in South Ossetia, but the suffering and grief of the victims of the conflict is far from over. Almost every family lost a relative in the Georgian attacks on the unrecognised...

Kosovo raises Georgian breakaway republics’ hopes Tension between Georgia and its breakaway republics rose dramatically in the early 1990s, when Abkhazia and South Ossetia declared independence, though it has never been recognised. But earlier this year the two republic

Ceasefire reached Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy have drawn up a peace plan for settling the conflict in South Ossetia. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has accepted the plan.

Relief operation for South Ossetia gathers speed While politicians attempt to negotiate a lasting peace, volunteers are working around the clock to bring much-needed relief to refugees and those still living in areas ravaged by the war in the south Caucasus. World...

Ossetia’s severely injured being treated in Moscow Seven people who were critically injured in Tskhinvali have been flown to Moscow for urgent treatment. Ambulances met them at the Ramenskoe air base, south of the capital and took them to hospital.

Ceasefire gets mixed reactions As the ceasefire agreement gets mixed reaction around the world, representatives from five Eastern European nations have arrived to Tbilisi in a show of support for the Georgian leader. Meanwhile, the Italian Foreign...

The Georgian war minute by minute – August 12 21:11 GMT – Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has accepted the terms for a ceasefire in South Ossetia which were put forward by Russia and France.

Georgian troops squeezed out of Kodori Gorge Abkhazian military have completed an operation to force Georgian troops from the disputed Kodori Gorge area, the only part of the province still controlled by Georgia. The president of the breakaway republic Sergey...

U.S. blocks Russia-NATO Council meeting NATO has hailed Russia's decision to halt its military operation in South Ossetia as good news. But Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says Georgia's actions in South Ossetia will not affect its chances of joining the military...

War of words over South Ossetia resumes at the UN A fifth meeting of the UN Security Council has ended in no decision made on the conflict in South Ossetia. Russia has once again reiterated that its intentions in the region are purely for peacekeeping purposes, despite...

Georgia quits CIS as Medvedev orders end to military operation Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has announced his country is to leave the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an alliance of former Soviet republics. It follows Dmitry Medvedev’s order to end Russia’s...

Georgian spy ring busted - FSB The Russian security service, the FSB, claims it has uncovered a Georgian spy ring working in various regions of Russian Federation. According to the FSB, the agents were collecting information about military facilities...

Roadmap for Georgian peace drafted in Moscow A roadmap to stop all hostilities in Georgia and ensure continued security in the country’s breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia has been brokered in Moscow. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian...

Georgia quits CIS as Medvedev orders end to military operation Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has announced his country is to leave the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an alliance of former Soviet republics. It follows Dmitry Medvedev’s order to end Russia’s...

Fleeing from violence: more refugees to cross into Russia Refugees from the fighting in South Ossetia are continuing to cross into Russia following the opening of a humanitarian corridor on Monday. 34,000 evacuees have already fled the conflict zone, while thousands continue...

Revealed: how U.S. funds Georgian arms The United States has been providing military and technical support to independent Georgia for almost 15 years. During this period, the overall amount of annual aid from Washington has increased by more than several...

Black Sea resort gives shelter to 300 More than 300 Ossetian refugees have found shelter at the Russian Black sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region.The local administration in Anapa provided transportation, housing, food and clothes for the refugees.

Aliens calling? Signals detected from beyond Solar System Scientists in South Africa have detected radio signals from beyond the solar system for the first time – prompting a wave of excitement over who, or what, might have sent it. The signal is the most...

RT attacked In the course of the last 24 hours RT’s website (www.russiatoday.com) has endured numerous DDoS attacks, which have made it unavailable for some time. Channel’s security specialists say the initial attack was carried...

CNN blamed for using misleading war video American broadcaster CNN has been accused of using the wrong pictures in their coverage of the conflict in South Ossetia. A Russian cameraman says footage of wrecked tanks and ruined buildings, which was purported to...

U.S. presidential hopefuls react to Caucasus crisis The conflict in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has prompted the U.S. Presidential candidates to respond. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have had their say on the crisis in a bid to persuade voters of the...

Civilians perish as Georgian troops torch church The Regnum news agency is reporting that Georgian troops burned down a 10th century Orthodox church while terrified civilians perished inside. The agency quotes eyewitness accounts of the atrocity after all-out fighting...

Russian troops do not plan to advance on Tbilisi - Moscow Moscow has denied Georgia's assertion that Russian troops are moving in on the capital Tbilisi. The allegation was made by Georgia's Ministry of Defence. Russia has also announced its troops have left the Georgian town...

Background to conflict: independent streak of breakaway republics Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia fought wars of independence with Georgia in the early 90s – and won de facto sovereignty. But the roots of the conflict between Georgia and its breakaway regions can be traced back much fu

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