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‘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...

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.

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