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War killed 1,492 Ossetians – local officials Officials in South Ossetia have given a figure for the number of people killed during Georgia's failed military offensive to win control of the region. Authorities in the capital Tskhinvali say 1,492 Ossetians lost their

Russia submits new draft resolution to UN Russia has submitted a new draft resolution on Georgia to the UN Security Council in New York. The country's representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, says it's based on the six principles worked out by the Presidents...

Gays are natural spies - Let’s recruit them! Gone are the days when gay men and women were barred from serving in the British secret service on the assumption of their being vulnerable to blackmail. On the contrary, MI5 is now actively encouraging homosexuals to...

Abkhazia officially appeals to Russia for independence The Abkhazian Parliament has approved an official appeal to Russia to recognise its independence.

Refugees rely on the kindness of strangers More than 5,000 people from South Ossetia are still in refugee camps in the south of Russia. Approximarely 30,000 people fled from Georgia’s offensive on August 8. Many have been staying with relatives or have been taken

Nogovitsyn presser According to Anatoly Nogovitsyn of the Russian Defence Ministry, who was speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, 64 of the country's soldiers were killed in action and 323 were wounded.

UN resolution rejected by Russia Russia has rejected a new draft United Nations resolution on South Ossetia at an emergency session held in New York. Moscow says the text doesn't entirely reflect the six principles of settling the conflict, drawn up by

U.S. and Poland sign AMD deal Nearly 18 months of negotiations have concluded with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski signing an anti-missile defence treaty in Warsaw on Wednesday. Poland has agreed

War photographer laid to rest During the five days of severe fighting the Georgia-South Ossetia military confrontation claimed the lives not only of troops and civilians, but media workers as well. At least four journalists were killed and more than...

Tbilisi axes last Russian TV channel Georgia has pulled the plug on the last Russian-language television channel broadcasting in the country. RTVi was closed after it broadcast an interview with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.

France distorts Georgian peace plan at UN – Moscow Russia’s ambassador to the UN says a French resolution aimed at ending the crisis in the Caucasus does not entirely reflect the six principles agreed by all parties. Vitaly Churkin made his comments after the UN Securit

NATO’s one-sided view ‘puzzles’ Moscow Russia will draw its own conclusions over NATO's stance on the conflict in South Ossetia. That's the message from Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, after the alliance's meeting on Tuesday in Brussels.

Medvedev promises withdrawal by Friday Russia will withdraw its peacekeeping contingent from Georgia to the temporary security zone by August 22. The rest of the troops will be moved back to South Ossetia and Russia. President Medvedev made the promise in a t

NATO: deaf, mute, and blind Did the NATO presser on the South Ossetian crisis presented by the alliance’s head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer make any sense to you? I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. It was an appalling exercise in doublethink and...

Russian-NATO relations to cool NATO’s foreign ministers have been meeting in Brussels to review their relations with Moscow. The military alliance’s Secretary-General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, says future relations between the sides depends on Russia...

Rights group fails to prove Saakashvili claims Aid workers from Human Rights Watch have cast doubts over Georgian claims that Russian forces destroyed the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali. In interviews with Western broadcasters, Georgian President Mikhail...

Russia won't be lectured by NATO – Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been briefing the media in Moscow. He stated that the Russia-NATO council was created 'not for the purpose of disciplining Russia or educating it in terms of how it should behav

NATO whitewash and rearm criminal regime of Georgia – Russian FM Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has commented on the result of Tuesday’s NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels.

Russia continues to withdraw troops from the conflict zone Russia says it is continuing to withdraw its troops from the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone as stipulated in the six-point peace agreement, despite the Georgian side’s not fulfilling the obligation to pull out...

Joker copycats raise panic in U.S. Dozens of people were in a state of panic in the U.S. state of Virginia after playing cards with threatening messages were found last weekend. One of the cards indicated an attack would take place on Monday as it had...

Russia agrees to more OSCE observers in conflict zone Russia has agreed to an increased international monitoring mission in the South Ossetian conflict zone. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe is planning to deploy 20 observers in the region immediately

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...

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