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11:33, 19 August 2008

Abkhazian creative associations demand to make USA responsible for supporting Georgia

Creative unions of Abkhazia believe that the USA, as the country that rendered permanent military aid to Georgia, cannot further act as intermediaries in settling conflicts, and should bear political and legal responsibility for the consequences of its policy.

11:30, 19 August 2008

Abkhazia states aircraft intrusion into its air space

Today at night, an intrusion of an unknown aircraft into the air space of Abkhazia was prevented, as Anatoly Zaitsev, Chief of the Joint Staff of Armed Forces of Abkhazia, told the journalists.

11:24, 19 August 2008

Lukashenko approves Russia's actions in South Ossetia

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes that Russia did everything "accurately and beautifully" during Georgia's aggression on South Ossetia. At his meeting with Dmitri Medvedev in Sochi he thanked Russia "for wisdom."

11:21, 19 August 2008

In Azerbaijan, poet-satirist Mirza Sakit starts hunger strike in custody

On August 18, Mirza Sakit (Sakit Zakhidov), a satirist of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, who is serving his term at the Penitentiary Establishment No. 14, went on a hunger strike.

11:16, 19 August 2008

Russian Joint Staff: withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia will be situation-dependant

General-Colonel Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of Russian Armed Forces, has stated today that the troops' withdrawal schedule away from the conflict zone in Georgia "will depend on the situation."

11:12, 19 August 2008

Georgia and Russia exchange prisoners

Today at 11:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. Moscow time), near Igoeti village (some 40 km off the capital of Georgia), at the checkpoint set up by Russian militaries, the exchange of prisoners took place.

10:51, 19 August 2008

Eight residents of Dagestan accused of preparing mosque explosion acquitted

The Supreme Court of Dagestan has acquitted nine defendants accused of terrorism and illegal keeping of weapon. It became known at the trial that the defendants had been tortured.

12:58, 18 August 2008

Zaitsev: Georgia deliberately misled participants of negotiations on Abkhazia

On August 17, General Anatoly Zaitsev, commander of the Joint Staff of Armed Forces of Abkhazia, has stated that after liberation of the upper section of Kodori Gorge it became clear that Georgia was roughly breaking the Moscow ceasefire agreement and misinforming the parties in the negotiation process.

12:55, 18 August 2008

Georgia does not confirm that Russian troops are leaving

Russia has announced the start of withdrawal of her military contingent from Georgia, however, the Georgian party has not confirmed the start of this process.

12:52, 18 August 2008

Exchange of prisoners between Russia and Georgia failed

The would-be today's exchange of prisoners of war between Georgia and Russia has failed. The parties are accusing each other.

12:44, 18 August 2008

Russian MFA: Georgian refugees have the right to return to South Ossetia

Yesterday, on August 17, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed that, despite the statement of President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, Georgian refugees are fully entitled to return to their villages abandoned by them after aggravation of the conflict.

12:38, 18 August 2008

Azerbaijani MIA studies two versions of exploding "Abu-Bekr" Mosque

According to updated information, as a result of explosion in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque located in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, two believers were lost and 13 more were wounded. Seven are still in hospital, two of them in heavy condition. The law enforcers examine different versions, including a terror act and personal vengeance.

12:34, 18 August 2008

United Nations: Georgian city of Gori is devastated by marauders

Yesterday, on August 17, the first column of UN's humanitarian aid arrived to the city of Gori (Georgia). According to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the city is devastated by marauders and looks completely deserted.

12:28, 18 August 2008

Georgian Defence Minister: 133 militaries lost in South-Ossetia

David Kezerashvili, Minister of Defence of Georgia, told journalists on August 17 when visiting the Vasian Military Base that 133 militaries were lost and 50 more are regarded missing after the warfare in South Ossetia.

12:23, 18 August 2008

In Abkhazia, two frontier guards killed by explosion

Today, in Gali District of Abkhazia, two Abkhazian frontier guards were killed and two more wounded by explosion of a radio-controlled mine. Journalists were informed about the fact by Lavrentiy Mikvabiya, coordinator of power agencies of the Gali District.

14:40, 16 August 2008

12 candidates run for Azerbaijani presidency

Today, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has registered the incumbent President Ilham Aliev as a candidate for the position of the state leader at the forthcoming presidential election on October 15.

14:35, 16 August 2008

Russian President signs six principles on settling conflict in Georgia

Today, President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev has held a sitting of the Security Council, where they considered the post-conflict settlement in South Ossetia. The President has informed that he had signed the six-point plan coordinated between Russia and France.

14:30, 16 August 2008

War in South Ossetia reminds Ingushetia residents about conflict in Prigorodny District

The residents of Ingushetia who were interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on the occasion of the military events in South Ossetia and the flow of forced migrants to southern regions of Russia, have not expressed any special sympathy with residents of South Ossetia, while recollecting the events of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict of 1992.

14:27, 16 August 2008

Georgian troops concentrate around Tbilisi

General-Colonel Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of Russian Armed Forces, has reported today in a press conference that the Georgian troops who participated in the war in South Ossetia are now concentrating around Tbilisi.

14:23, 16 August 2008

Women chess players from Georgia ask to move World Championship away from Kabardino-Balkaria

The women's national chess team of Georgia refuses to take part in the Chess World Championship to be held in Kabardino-Balkaria and asks to transfer the competition to "some safer place."

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