A CAR exploded outside the Russian military’s headquarters in South Ossetia yesterday, killing six people and wounding four, the government of the Moscow-backed separatist region in Georgia said.

A car exploded outside the Russian military’s headquarters in South Ossetia today, killing seven people and wounding three, the government of the Moscow-backed separatist region said.

Huge crowds surged into the streets of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi today to demonstrate against Russia.

Russian lawmakers today asked President Dimitry Medvedev to recognise the independence of Georgia’s two rebel provinces.

Thousands of Georgians angry at the presence of Russian troops on the outskirts of the strategic Black Sea port of Poti took to the streets in protest today.

Russia today revealed plans to consolidate its hold on the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.

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Russia’s president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia today, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions.

Some Russian troops are withdrawing from the separatist-held Georgian region of South Ossetia, according to reports from the Itar-Tass news agen

Russian forces have pulled back from the centre of a town near Georgia’s capital after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a ceasefire deal today.

Uncertainty remained in the troubled region of Georgia today as a ceasefire agreement awaited signature by the Russian president.

Fighting continued tonight between Russia and Georgia with thousands dead or fleeing their homes and towns left smouldering ruins despite a cease-fire declaration.

Russian forces pushed a second front deep into Georgia, seizing towns and a military base in the western parts of the country.

RUSSIAN jets staged raids and its forces moved deeper into Georgian territory yesterday as Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin denounced the US for helping Georgia.

Russia invaded Georgia today sending forces beyond the two breakaway provinces it now controls.

Russia battled Georgian forces on land and sea, reports said today, despite a Georgian ceasefire offer and its claim to be withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist province ravaged by days of intense fighting.

US AMBASSADOR Zalmay Khalilzad exchanged sharp remarks with the Russian ambassador yesterday, accusing Moscow of resisting attempts to make peace with Georgia after days of fighting have left hundreds of civilians dead.

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.

Georgia today announced a ceasefire in the breakaway province of South Ossetia.

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.

US President George Bush said today that the fighting in the Georgia republic of South Ossetia was endangering peace throughout the volatile region, and he urged an end to the violence.

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.

Georgia’s parliament today endorsed a presidential decree introducing martial law for 15 days.

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

The capital of Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia came under heavy fire early today, just hours after Georgia’s president declared a unilateral ceasefire.

Government forces battled separatists for strategic areas near South Ossetia’s main city as Georgia sought the upper hand in some of the worst fighting in the breakaway region since a war more than a decade ago.