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Georgian soldiers destroyed ossetian village Hetagurovo

Hetagurovo is one of ossetian villages that derelicted and became depopulated by georgian soldiers according to regnum.ru report. There are many witnesses of shooting down kids by georgian tank turret gunners....

11 killed in minibus blast in Russia's North Caucasus

Russia is facing a new threat of terrorism, the latest incident of sucide bombing in which seven people died and several injured,clealy indicates that terrorism is knocking at the Russian door."Eleven people were...

Russia 'starts Georgia pull-out'

They've said it before, but maybe this time they mean it. Russia has said today that its troops have begun withdrawing from the buffer zone around South Ossetia that is within Georgian territory."Russia says its...

AFP: Russia says 'forces in Georgia' seeking to provoke new conflict

" KARALETI, Georgia (AFP) — Russia on Monday accused "forces in Georgia" of seeking to provoke a new conflict, but vowed to complete a withdrawal on schedule following the August war between the two countries. Russian forces were dismantling checkpoints in buffer zones...

Russia removes Georgia checkpoint ahead of treaty

Russia has removed two checkpoints in Georgian territory as per the cease-fire agreement. Russian troops are to be replaced with EU monitors."European Union (EU) monitors and the Georgian government reported the removal of the post on Sunday, five days before a...

Russians killed in Georgia blast

" A blast in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia killed seven Russian soldiers, a Russian commander says. The deaths happened when a car full of explosives blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali, local officials said. ...

Putin Says Russia, South-Ossetia Border may Vanish

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told reporters that they will be eliminating the border between Russia and South Ossetia, after Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. "The border between Russia and South Ossetia may cease to exist, according...

Russia warns of new Iron Curtain

"  President Dmitri Medvedev has accused the West of trying to push Russia behind a new "Iron Curtain".  "This is not our path. For us there is no sense going back to the past," the Russian leader said...

Pentagon officials admitted that it was Tbilisi that started the hostilities ...

Sept-11The U.S. acknowledged for the first time that it was the Georgian army that prompted the conflict in South Ossetia "The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives held hearings on the recent war in...

Georgian breakaway 'will join Russia'

The leader of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia said today that the new country, whose independence only Russia has recognized, intends to become part of Russia. South Ossetia is made up of a majority of...

A month passes since Georgia’s attacks on South Ossetia: the plight of locals

It now has been exactly a month since Georgian army launched attacks on the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, which consequently lead to Russian military intervention to halt the conflict in the region and...

World Court begins Georgia-Russia case

The latest battle between Georgia and Russia will be fought in a courtroom. A case has begun at the World Court in the Hague in the Netherlands to rule on who should control South Ossetia. Any ruling the court makes, however, would not be binding on Russia."Georgia accused...

Cheney bashes Russia for 'brutality' in Georgia

OH sure, what does Cheney care? He's leaving office and moving to Europe. What does he care if he starts a US war with Russia? Even McCain in his acceptance speech said things to indicate he will take on Russia AND Iran as well."(CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney harshly...

Nicaragua recognizes Abkhazia, S. Ossetia

Following Caracas example, Managua has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia becoming the second state in Latin America that backs Russia's stance on the breakaway regions. ...

Cheney Promises Georgia 1 Billion More Indebtedness to USA!

The International Institute of Nonviolence News&Opinion By: Rev. Jermano Republican VP Dick Cheney is on his rounds to do more in destroying creditability of the USA by going to Georgia and promising 1...

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