Russian troops will begin to pull out of Georgia proper from today, Russian President Medvedev said yesterday, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Russia and Georgia to discuss the practical implementation of the ceasefire. President Medvedev had signed a six-point ceasefire agreement on August 16, but was claiming there was no exact timetable for the withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia.
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Temur Kiguradze, a leading
Messenger journalist who was wounded in Tskhinvali, returned to Tbilisi on Saturday evening.
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A torrent of humanitarian aid is arriving in Georgia. It floods in daily from the USA, Turkey, Jordan, Ukraine, Greece, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Italy and many other countries.
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Pope calls for opening of humanitarian corridors in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone
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