|
Russia has accused the Group of Seven nations of "bias" in a new attempt to counter condemnation of Russia's actions in Georgia that has included talk of sanctions.
29/08/2008
|
 |
|
Thousands of people, most of them Christians, have fled their homes in the eastern Indian state of Orissa in the wake of religious violence that has killed at least 11 people.
29/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russia has sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to a Georgian port, while a US military ship has docked at another southern port in a show of force amid an escalating standoff with the West over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
28/08/2008
|
 |
|
Real Madrid forward Robinho is reported to be close to completing his desired transfer to English Premier League club Chelsea.
26/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russia's parliament has approved resolutions calling for the recognition of Georgia's two breakaway regions, a move likely to stoke tensions between Moscow and Georgia's Western allies.
25/08/2008
|
 |
|
The United States and France have criticised Russia for failing to comply with a ceasefire agreement to end the conflict Georgia, as hundreds of troops remained on Georgian territory.
23/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russian troops have left the key Georgian town of Gori and are pulling out from the surrounding areas, Kakha Lomaia, a Georgian security council official said.
22/08/2008
|
 |
|
A Russian court has rejected a request for parole from Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the now bankrupt Yukos oil company, after five years in jail on tax evasion and fraud charges.
22/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russia has vowed to respond to the signing of a US-Poland missile defence deal and "not only by diplomatic protests".
21/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russian troops are fortifying a "buffer zone" around the disputed South Ossetia region with eight military posts and a ban on Georgian aircraft, a senior Russian commander has said.
21/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russia has accused Nato of trying to "whitewash a criminal regime" in Tbilisi and seeking to rearm Georgia's leaders.
20/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russia has rejected a UN Security Council draft resolution demanding full compliance with the Georgia ceasefire, saying the text did not fully reflect a peace plan agreed to on Sunday.
20/08/2008
|
 |
|
Rashid Ramzi has become the Olympic champion in the mens 1,500 metres amd in doing so gave Bahrain its first ever Olympic track and field gold medal.
20/08/2008
|
 |
|
Georgia has said there are still no signs of Russia withdrawing its troops from deep inside the country as Nato foreign ministers meet in Brussels to work out a response to Moscow's military action.
19/08/2008
|
 |
|
Russian and Georgian forces exchanged prisoners in a gesture of goodwill despite continued tension over Russia's promised withdrawal from positions in Georgia.
19/08/2008
|
 |
|
|
|
More in Global... 
