Caucasus: Sep ‘08 (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
IWPR report prompts government to help farmers affected by recent hailstorms. A report on the IWPR-produced radio programme Accent highlighting the plight of Georgian grape farmers whose vineyards were damaged by hail storms has prompted government action.
Blast kills two near Georgia’s rebel Abkhazia region (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TBILISI (AFP) – A town mayor and a Georgian villager were killed Saturday when an explosive device was set off near Georgia’s rebel region of Abkhazia, the interior ministry said.
Drawing Ankara into South Caucasus, Moscow tries to diminish U.S. influence on the region (PanARMENIAN.Net)
David Babayan: if Moscow succeeds, it can win the geopolitical battle.
Russian Forces Blow Up Bridge On Abkhazian Border – Georgia (Nasdaq)
TBILISI, Georgia (AFP)–Russian forces Friday blew up a railway bridge connecting breakaway Abkhazia region with western Georgia, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.
U.S. has no intention to punish Russia for August crisis in Caucasus -ambassador (Interfax)
MOSCOW. Oct 22 (Interfax) – Washington is not going to ‘punish’ Russia for the August crisis in the Caucasus but would like to send a message to Moscow that the U.S. side is seriously concerned about its actions there.
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where they went into a slot machine hall and kidnapped more people, the Ingush police officer said. “At this stage the investigation cannot give the precise number of those kidnapped. We still believe their number is between 10 and 15,” the policeman said.
Europe begins rapprochement with Georgia – FM (Itar-Tass)
TBILISI, October 23 (Itar-Tass) – Europe begins active rapprochement with Georgia, Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili said on Thursday in her comments on an international donor conference in Brussels.
Police custody death of Ingushetia journalist sent to court (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – The case file in the investigation of the death in police custody of a prominent journalist from Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia has been sent to court, Russian investigators said on Friday.
Georgia Says Russia Has 7,000 Troops in South Ossetia (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — Russia has deployed as many as 7,000 soldiers in the separatist region of South Ossetia, leading Georgia to suspect “further provocations” following a five-day war in August, a Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Georgia denies Russian accusation on troop redeployments (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
TBILISI, October 23 (RIA Novosti) – A deputy Georgian foreign minister denied on Thursday Russia’s accusations that Georgia is not meeting its commitments on troop withdrawal following the conflict over South Ossetia.
Georgia: Russia deploying more troops in South Ossetia (KYIV Post)
Georgian officials claim dozens of Russian armoured vehicles are positioned in the disputed Akhalgori region, the southeastern corner of South Ossetia which Georgia insists should be returned to Tbilisi’s control under the ceasefire agreement.
