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Georgian helicopters reportedly hit targets near GoriNot long after Bernard Kouchner’s visit to Gori and there was confirmation that a warning of danger… 11/08/08 20:27 CET
Georgian civilians stunned by speed of conflictAs efforts continue to find a quick ceasefire, civilians in South Ossetia and other parts of… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Strike chaos at Brussels’ international airportTravel plans for thousands of passengers have been thrown into chaos with a strike by baggage… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Caucasus conflict intensifies despite ceasefire callsInternational calls for peace are multiplying. But Moscow looks in no mood to compromise. After… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Saakashvili accuses Russia of “ethnic cleansing” planAt a media conference, the Georgian president condemned Moscow. He says the timing of the Russian… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Nine soldiers killed in Turkish blastKurdish terrorists are being blamed for a bomb blast in eastern Turkey, which killed nine soldiers… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Fighting in Georgia pushes oil price higherThe fighting in Georgia and tension throughout the region has pushed up the price of oil… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Foreigners flee the fighting in GeorgiaForeigners living or holidaying in Georgia have fled the fighting too. A group of 200 Italians were… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
Bolivia’s Morales wins key vote but divisions remainMore than 60 percent of Bolivian voters have backed the mandate of President Evo Morales, in… 11/08/08 19:14 CET
US and Russia exchange war of words over GeorgiaIt remains to be seen exactly what outcome Russia is hoping for in South Ossetia. At a UN Security… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
Refugees flee South Ossetia fightingThe fighting has forced thousands of South Ossetians to flee. Many of them hold Russian passports… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
French-led peace mission voices optimismIn the Georgian capital, there are words of confidence from a French-led peace mission. French… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
Landmine blast kills eight Turkish soldiersEight Turkish soldiers have been killed with four more injured following a landmine explosion. The… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
Morales wins his referendum gamble in BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales has won his gamble to call a referendum on his leftist policies… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
Russia says South Ossetian campaign nearly overThe Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country’s operation in South Ossetia is nearly… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
Georgia rejects calls to surrender in AbkhaziaTbilisi has rejected out of hand a Russian ultimatum to surrender in Abkhazia. The head of the… 11/08/08 13:26 CET
Russian troops advance through South Ossetia as Tbilisi calls for a ceasefireRussian troops are continuing to press forward with their offensive, aiming to take full control of… 11/08/08 08:01 CET
Cheney warns against ‘threat to sovereignty’American Vice-President Dick Cheney says he has called the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili… 11/08/08 08:01 CET
UN says Georgian outpost in Abkhazia has come under attackUN officials say a Georgian-controlled pocket in the separatist region of Abkhazia has come under… 11/08/08 08:01 CET
EU mission to end Caucasus crisisFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is in the Georgian capital Tbilisi at the start of an … 11/08/08 08:01 CET
US soul legend Isaac Hayes dies at his Memphis homeThe US singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes has died at the age of 65. Hayes, who was married four times… 11/08/08 08:01 CET
