Abkhazia
A semiautonomous republic in northwestern Georgia, Abkhazia borders Russia to the north, along a ridge of peaks in the Caucasus Mountains; the northeastern coast of the Black Sea defines its ...
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Authorities in the pro-Russian separatist region of Abkhazia charged Thursday that Georgian government aircraft flew through its airspace, adding to the confrontation between Russia and Georgia, a ...
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New York (dpa) - US and Russian diplomats clashed Tuesday at the
United Nations because a representative of Abkhazia, a separatist
region of Georgia, was unable to get a vis...
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New York (dpa) - US and Russian diplomats traded insults on
Tuesday when the UN Security Council discussed the situation
in Georgia where the run-away Abkhazia region wants ...
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Russia criticized the United States on Tuesday for preventing the separatist foreign minister of a Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian region from addressing a U.N. Security Council meeting.Despite re...
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Georgia's hawkish former defense minister was detained on corruption charges Thursday, days after he alleged that President Mikhail Saakashvili had ordered him to kill a prominent businessman.The d...
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TBILISI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikhail
Saakashvili made his dispute with neighbouring Russia personal
on Tuesday when he strode up to a Russian peacekeeping commander
and ordered h...
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Georgian forces fired on a Russian plane flying over Georgian territory earlier this week, a government official said Friday, claiming residents nearby reported an explosion and fire afterward. Rus...
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TBILISI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Georgian leader Mikhail
Saakashvili pledged on Wednesday to take control of the
breakaway region of Abkhazia within a year, striking a populist
note to launch his re-el...
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A plane of uncertain origin went down over Abkhazia, a senior official of the separatist region said Saturday, a day after Georgia reported that its forces fired on a plane believed to be Russian t...
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The Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the U.N. observer mission in Georgia, expressing "serious concern" at violence that has escalated tensions between Georgia and the breakaway ...
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