Russian commanders said Wednesday that they were growing alarmed at the number of NATO warships sailing into the Black Sea, saying NATO vessels now outnumbered the ships in their fleet anchored off the western coast of Georgia. ...more

August 28, 2008

Russian forces dug trenches and built sentry posts deep inside Georgia on Wednesday, showing few signs they would pull back later this week as promised. ...more

August 21, 2008

Russia battled Georgian forces on land and sea, reports said late Sunday, despite a Georgian cease-fire offer and its claim to be withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian province battered by days of intense fighting. ...more

August 11, 2008

Four girls a Suncoast couple adopted from an orphanage in frozen eastern Russia 10 years ago have had little trouble adjusting to their new lives. ...more

October 20, 2007