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South Ossetia, a region which is legally a part of Georgia, is almost fully under the control of separatist groups that want to cede from Georgia and join the Russian region of North Ossetia. The nights here regularly see intermittent gun and mortar fire.

Just when world leaders where attending grand opening of Olympic games in Beijing, Russian tanks moved into South Ossetia to counter Georgia’s surprise attack on the region. Russia has sent tanks, troops and warplanes in to the region. In the...

The tensions in Georgia-Russian relations flared up again when Georgia claimed it shot at a Russia plane intruding into its airspace. Russia flatly denied the incident and accused Georgia of trying to provoke it. The roots of this war of the words..

The widening chasm and growing signs of long troubled relationship between Russia and Georgia is heading towards a fierce end. It became evident when latter alleged Russia to strike its village with a missile. Relations between the two were never at..

Situated at the strategically important crossroads where Europe meets Asia, South Ossetia has been the object of rivalry between Persia, Turkey and Russia over the centuries. It was eventually annexed by Russia in the 19th century. Votes are being...