Russian and Georgian troops were heading towards a clash in the breakaway province of South Ossetia today.

Suspicions grew today that terrorists were to blame for twin airline crashes, with a top official saying terrorism was the main theory and many Russians insisting the double disaster could not be explained by mere coincidence.

A Russian cargo ship packed with supplies and equipment docked successfully with the international space station today, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.