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 ...

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 ...

Do you remember 2008? While the world was glued to the Beijing Olympics, Russia and Georgia clashed in South Ossetia. Instead of medals, they fired artillery shells at each other. This wasn’t just ...

The European rights court Tuesday ordered Russia to pay Georgia more than 250 million euros for violations committed after a 2008 conflict between the two countries.