Georgia

Federal Agency of special building rehabilitates the Republic

cominf.org     Aug 23, 2008          

«Special building» of Russia has launched the rehabilitation of buildings at the territory of South Ossetia. More than 30 objects will be rehabilitated at the territory of the Republic including 15 schools (6 in the town...                    

Investors Turn On Russia

forbes.com     Aug 22, 2008   40 related          

LONDON - When Russian president Dmitri Medvedev announced an end to military operations in Georgia earlier this month, it seemed that the economic risk was all on Georgia's side. The small country would now have to spend...                    

EU Gives Georgia Aid 5-million-Euro Boost

newslookup.com     Aug 22, 2008   8 related          

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The EU has asked Russia for access to all the people in need in Georgia The European Commission pledged 5 million euros ($7.4 million) in emergency aid to victims of the...                    

BOGDAN KIPLING: Western observers naive to overlook Putin's desire to restore Russian glory

sacbee.com     Aug 22, 2008   10 related          

WASHINGTON -- The not-so-savvy media pundits and grand pooh-bahs who make lavish salaries trading in conventional wisdom seemed surprised when Russia invaded the sovereign republic of Georgia earlier this month. Of course,...                    

Abandoned synagogue gives shelter in Ossetian war

iht.com     Aug 22, 2008   10 related          

When Georgian rockets began falling on this sleepy capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Zemfira Tibilova and her neighbors ran to a century-old brick synagogue. When the Georgian army launched an offensive...                    

Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas

chicagotribune.com     Aug 22, 2008   3 related          

GORI, Georgia (AP) _ Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the...                    

Georgia-Russia fight spurs Cold War memories

cnn.com     Aug 22, 2008   3 related          

For some Americans, the recent fighting between Georgia and Russia has recalled days of the Iron Curtain, bomb shelters and hiding under desks. Those Cold War memories are especially intense for some iReporters -- U.S....                    

Britain 'deeply concerned' over Russian pullback: Miliband (AFP)

yahoo.com     Aug 22, 2008   4 related          

LONDON (AFP) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday he was "deeply concerned" by what he said was Russia's failure to live up completely to its pledges on pulling back troops from Georgia. He called on...                    

Russia has BFFs too

fistfulofeuros.net     Aug 22, 2008   2 related          

Not many, but some. One is Armenia. The Armenians are annoyed at the Georgians for their generally shoddy treatment of the Armenian minority in Georgia. More to the point, Armenians generally look down their magnificent...                    

Church at work providing aid in Georgia

energypublisher.com     Aug 22, 2008          

Young people are engaged in distributing food and other supplies to over 120,000 refugees from the fighting between Georgia and Russia. But Caritas volunteers in the war-torn nation of Georgia keep going. Estimates now say...