Georgia NewsNews on Georgia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Georgians in America watch the violence back home- August 13, 2008 Khatuna Baghaturia has spent countless hours in the last week talking on the phone with relatives back in Georgia and watching the bloodshed on the TV as her native country waged war with Russia. As if the sight of Russian troops laying waste to her homeland weren't enough, her three children happen to be vacationing in Georgia.'Every bomb _ we hope it's going to be the last,' said Baghaturia, who lives in Brooklyn and whose children have managed to stay out of harm's way. 'It's like a bad...http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/georgians-in-america-watch-the-violence-back-ho... Georgian village bombed as fighting neared an end- August 13, 2008 Living near a conflict zone has taught 70-year-old Vakhtang Chkhekvadze to sense danger.But it came stealthily this time, in a bombing that caught the Georgian villager by surprise.'I always hide in the basement. But this time the explosion came so abruptly, I don't remember what happened afterward,' Chkhekvadze said as he removed the remains of a window frame torn by the explosion.Chkhekvadze was stunned by the shock wave, but suffered no injuries when a neighbor's house was bombed, just a...http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/georgian-village-bombed-as-fighting-neared-an-e... Russians move toward gorge despite cease-fire- August 12, 2008 The Russian troops sprawled on top of the tanks in a 135-vehicle convoy looked relaxed, with bandannas on their heads rather than helmets.http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/russians-move-toward-gorge-despite-cease-fire?f... Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia- August 12, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that took Russian forces deep into its small U.S.-allied neighbor in the ...http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/russias-medvedev-halts-military-action-in-georg... El Al flight dispatched to Georgia to evacuate Israelis- August 12, 2008 El Al Airlines has dispatched a special flight to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi Tuesday morning to evacuate Israelis from the war-battered country.http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/el-al-flight-dispatched-to-georgia-to-evacuate-... Alaska journalist shot in Georgia fighting- August 12, 2008 Winston Featherly-Bean, an Alaskan serving as editor of a small English-language newspaper in war-torn Georgia, was among four journalists shot by combatants in a northern province on Friday, according to his ...http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/alaska-journalist-shot-in-georgia-fighting?from... Georgia conflict stokes energy supply concerns- August 12, 2008 VIENNA, Austria - Russia's conflict with Georgia could punish the European Union where it is perhaps most vulnerable: Oil and gas supplies from beyond its eastern frontier.http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/georgia-conflict-stokes-energy-supply-concerns?... McCain urges UN: Act on Russia- August 11, 2008 Aug. 11 - U.S. presidential candidate John McCain criticized Russia's military activity in Georgia, urging the United Nations Security Council to pass a cease-fire resolution and condemning Russian actions in ...http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/mccain-urges-un-act-on-russia?fromrss=1 On Slog to Safety, Seething at West- August 11, 2008 Georgian soldiers in Gori. Weary residents heading south said they were beginning to feel betrayed by the United States, an ally of Georgia, as diplomacy had fallen short of expectations.http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/on-slog-to-safety-seething-at-west?fromrss=1 Oil prices rise on supply worries- August 11, 2008 World oil prices rose by more than one dollar in Asian trade on Monday on supply concerns amid the escalating fighting between Georgia and Russia, dealers said.http://www.topix.net/world/georgia/2008/08/oil-prices-rise-on-supply-worries?fromrss=1 |