The Russian Defense Ministry refused to comment to The Associated Press on the reports of the sinking and Georgian officials could not immediately be reached. If confirmed, it could mark a serious ...

The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia ...

Pipelines that bypassed Russia could fall under that nation's control. Aug. 16, 2008 — -- The conflict between Russia and Georgia is about borders and political power. But dig deeper, and you may ...

Correction & clarification: A prior version of this story misstated the reason why Georgia suspended its EU bid. The government launched a bloody crackdown on protesters in the eastern European ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia is convulsed ...