2008-08-11

Not long after Bernard Kouchner’s visit to Gori and there was confirmation that a warning of danger that made him run for cover was for real. From

Foreigners living or holidaying in Georgia have fled the fighting too. A group of 200 Italians were flown out by Hercules transporters to Rome’s

More than 60 percent of Bolivian voters have backed the mandate of President Evo Morales, in unofficial results from a weekend referendum. Buoyed by

As efforts continue to find a quick ceasefire, civilians in South Ossetia and other parts of Georgia are struggling to comprehend the speed of

Travel plans for thousands of passengers have been thrown into chaos with a strike by baggage handlers at Brussels’ International Airport. Flights

At a media conference, the Georgian president condemned Moscow. He says the timing of the Russian action was deliberate, and says Tibilisi will not

Kurdish terrorists are being blamed for a bomb blast in eastern Turkey, which killed nine soldiers and wounded two more. The soldiers were in a

International calls for peace are multiplying. But Moscow looks in no mood to compromise. After taking control of the South Ossetian capital, Russian

The fighting in Georgia and tension throughout the region has pushed up the price of oil. Deliveries from Caspian Sea fields have been disrupted

The fighting has forced thousands of South Ossetians to flee. Many of them hold Russian passports, and look towards Moscow for help. Fear and

It remains to be seen exactly what outcome Russia is hoping for in South Ossetia. At a UN Security Council meeting, the US and Russia exchanged sharp

Eight Turkish soldiers have been killed with four more injured following a landmine explosion. The blast happened in the eastern Turkish province

Bolivian President Evo Morales has won his gamble to call a referendum on his leftist policies, winning nearly two thirds of the votes in his divided

Tbilisi has rejected out of hand a Russian ultimatum to surrender in Abkhazia. The head of the Russian forces there had said earlier that if the

The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country’s operation in South Ossetia is nearly complete, after claims that its capital Tskhinvali is

In the Georgian capital, there are words of confidence from a French-led peace mission. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whose country

UN officials say a Georgian-controlled pocket in the separatist region of Abkhazia has come under aerial bombardment, a move which potentially widens

Russian troops are continuing to press forward with their offensive, aiming to take full control of South Ossetia. It comes after Georgian officials