The head of Georgia's national security council today said an exchange of prisoners of war with Russia has begun.

Russian tanks and troops roamed freely around Gori today and made forays toward the Georgian capital, keeping control of the road that slices through Georgia’s midsection despite Russia’s announcement that a withdrawal had begun.

America accused Russia of bullying its embattled neighbour Georgia today as a working peace deal for the region still seemed far away.

Russia was accused of breaking its truce with Georgia today by sending a military convoy from the captured town of Gori deeper into the country.

Georgia pulled its embattled troops out of the disputed province of South Ossetia and agreed to a ceasefire today, submitting to Russia’s far superior firepower.

Russia expanded its bombing blitz today against Georgia, targeting the country’s capital for the first time.

Georgian troops today pulled out of the capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia under massive Russian shelling.

Russian tanks and troops rumbled into the separatist Georgian province of South Ossetia today and Russian warplanes bombed a Georgian town – a major surge in border fighting that has killed hundreds of civilians in just two days and left some towns in smouldering ruins.

Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns today in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded.