The authorities of South Ossetia are considering raising the retirement age in the republic, said the Minister of Labor and ...

Russia's occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia began during the Russian-Georgian war in August 2008. After a brief but intense conflict, Russia recognized the "independence" of both Georgian ...

Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. Facts The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of ...

The 15 sanctioned entities are mostly Russian, except for the Storm Corps and a bank based in South Ossetia, a Russia-backed autonomous state in Georgia. The new sanctions designation will take ...

TSKHINVAL, April 11. /TASS/. South Ossetia plans to hold a referendum on whether to become part of the Russian Federation before August, the republic’s president, Leonid Tibilov, told TASS in ...

Georgia’s former President Mikheil Saakashvili was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty in an ...

ROME, April 1. /TASS/. South Ossetia plans to open its mission in the Italian capital city of Rome on Saturday and the Italian foreign ministry said on Friday Italy does not recognize South ...

On March 4-5, the 63rd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) – a multilateral format to address security and humanitarian consequences of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war – was held in Geneva ...

He also documented human rights and humanitarian law violations during the Georgia-Russia conflict over South Ossetia in 2008, and the rights of ethnic Georgians who returned to their homes in ...