As Russia said its military pullback from Georgia was completed - though it held several key areas - the Georgian government began Saturday to prepare cities and villages in conflict areas for the return of thousands of refugees. ...more

August 24, 2008

Russia's victorious military blitz into the former Soviet republic of Georgia brought something old and something new - but none of it was impromptu, despite appearances that a long-frozen conflict had suddenly turned hot. ...more

August 17, 2008

Sen. John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2 -year span while being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia. ...more

August 14, 2008

Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in a Massachusetts suburb was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. ...more

August 13, 2008

Russian troops stepped up their advance into Georgian territory on Monday, attempting to turn back the clock to the days when Moscow held uncontested sway over what it considers its "near abroad," and arousing increasing alarm among Western leaders. ...more

August 12, 2008