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‘Human rights were violated’ in Ossetia – European watchdog Europe’s top human rights official has arrived in war-ravaged South Ossetia on a fact-finding mission. Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg from the Council of Europe Human is being accompanied by his Russian counterpart Vladi

Georgian diaspora condemns Saakashvili Mikhail Saakashvili has made members of the Georgian community in Moscow say they're ashamed of their president, but they hope that the friendship between Russian and Georgian people will not be irreparably damaged.

Russian peacekeepers to patrol security zones in Ossetia The withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia has been completed in line with the plan aimed at settling the conflict in South Ossetia, according to military officials. The pact, worked out by the Russian and French pres

Russian troops complete Georgia withdrawal The final Russian troops assisting peacekeepers in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone completed their withdrawal on Friday, according to a Defence Ministry spokesman. Peacekeepers forces will remain in South Osset

Defence Ministry Press Briefing 23/3/08 In Saturday's press briefing Russia's Deputy General Staff Anaytoly Nogovitsyn confirmed that Russian troops assisting peacekeepers in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone had fully completed their withdrawal.

Don’t ‘destroy everything’ warns Russia’s NATO rep Russia’s envoy to NATO has returned to Moscow for high-level talks on the country's future co-operation with the alliance. Dmitry Rogozin said decisions made under emotional pressure often have unforeseen consequences.

Five Russian sailors among hostages of Somali pirates A German ship, whose crew is reported to include three Russians, and a Japanese ship, whose crew incudes two Russians, are among three ships hijacked by Somali pirates on one day. The other ship is said to be Iranian.

Georgian attack on South Ossetia counted on Russia’s staying out Georgian military miscalculated Russia’s reaction to their attack on South Ossetia and though Russia would not intervene, according to Georgia’s Deputy Defence Minister.

Russia celebrates Flag Day Russia is celebrating National Flag Day. Almost 1,000 people gathered in the centre of Moscow at noon to sing the Russian anthem. Organisers handed out a large number of flags and white, blue and red balloons to be relea

Georgia is boosting military offensive potential – Russia Russia is very concerned about the recent growth of Georgia’s military potential, according to the Deputy Chief of Russia's General Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Nogovitsyn.

Khodorkovsky denied parole A regional court in the Siberian city of Chita has ruled to deny the former CEO of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky release on parole. Khodorkovsky’s defence lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant says they are going to appeal against the cou

‘Ossetia has changed for good’ A member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Luc Van Der Brande has told RT that there is a risk South Ossetia will not return to how it was before August 7, the day Georgia began its assault o

Is Georgia winning the media battle? Several western newspapers claim that even though Georgia failed to win the battle for South Ossetia, it is still managing to win the media war. Georgia is relying heavily on foreign assistance in this war of words. RT...

U.N. High commissioner visits North Ossetia Thousands of refugees from the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict are staying in temporary shelters in Russia's North Ossetia. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres is in North Ossetia’s Vladikavkaz...

Abkhazia rallies for independence The Abkhazian Parliament has approved an official appeal to Russia to recognise its independence. Political parties and social organisations in the breakaway republic are holding a massive rally in the capital Sukhumi...

Russian sailors captured by Somali pirates It’s reported that two Russian nationals are among the crew of a tanker seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, just off the African coast. Russia’s Foreign Ministry is trying to confirm the claims.

Syria: we’ll host Russian missile system Syria says it’s ready to put a Russian missile system on its soil as a counterweight to U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. The offer was made during a meeting between Syrian leader Ba

Blitzed Ossetian city hosts classical concert The principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, has led a concert in Tskhinval. The performance was staged next to the destroyed parliament...

Concert in tribute of war victims in S. Ossetia (part 2) The principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, has led a concert in Tskhinvali. The performance was staged next to the destroyed parliament...

Concert in tribute of war victims in S. Ossetia (part 1) The principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, has led a concert in Tskhinvali. The performance was staged next to the destroyed parliament...

State of emergency lifted in Ossetia The state of emergency imposed in South Ossetia since the end of hostilities has been lifted. Life in the republic is gradually returning to normal as thousands of refugees make their way home. Russian emergency teams ha

Ossetian hostage we were beaten and denied food An Ossetian man captured near the Georgian-South Ossetian border earlier this month claims he and other hostages were beaten and starved by Georgian forces.

Egypt transplant ban sparks discrimination row Human rights activists and the country’s Christian minority have accused the Egyptian Medical Association of discrimination following its new regulation banning organ transplantation between Muslims and Christians. The...

White House dragging its feet on missing e-mails The recovery of lost White House e-mails will not be completed by the time George W. Bush leaves office, according to an internal draft document. As many as 225 days worth of e-mails from the time of the Abu Ghraib...

NATO out of touch on Ossetia - Russia Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, has been recalled to Moscow for consultations on 'every part' of the country's relations with the alliance. It follows Tuesday's meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

OSCE observers knew about Georgia's attack - Moscow Russian troops are leaving Georgia and will arrive in the peacekeepers’ zone of responsibility by tomorrow evening. The statement came during a regular briefing from Defence Ministry in Moscow.

Russian troops leave Gori The withdrawal of units of the Russian 58th Army from the Georgian city of Gori started on Thursday morning, the Russian Defence Ministry has told Interfax news agency.

World remembers Prague Spring Forty years ago Russian tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia to kill the country's liberal reforms. The leaders of the small central European country were trying to create what they called 'socialism with a human face'. Mili

Moscow: U.S. missile shield may spark arms race Russia's Foreign Ministry fears the deployment of a U.S. missile shield just 70 kilometres from its border will lead to an arms race in Europe and beyond.

153 perish in Madrid plane crash One hundred and fifty three people have been killed when a Spanair plane swerved off a runway and caught fire at Barajas airport in Madrid. Plumes of thick smoke could be seen coming from the plane's left engine.

Jewish Quarter targeted in Georgian offensive An entire Jewish area has been wiped out as a result of Georgia’s military offensive in Tskhinvali. Witnesses in the South Ossetian capital say there’s hardly a home standing in the area where the city’s Jewish...

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