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Georgian Hostages Swapped For Ossetian Fighters In Gori

Georgia -- Georgians from villages in South Ossetia, gori prisoner exchange, 21aug2008

Officials from Georgia and South Ossetia traveled to the Georgian city of Gori to supervise an agreed swap of prisoners taken captive in the days following the outbreak of fighting between Georgia and Russia on August 7. Georgia released five Ossetian soldiers; in return, they received 63 Georgian civilians -- mainly elderly men and women -- rounded up from Georgian villages near the Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, and held as hostages. More

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• August 21, 2008
• Czech PM Says Georgian Conflict 'Worse' Than '68 Soviet Invasion
• Russia In Violation Of UN Charter, Says International Law Expert
• August 20, 2008
• Conflict Leaves Georgia Picking Up Pieces Of Economy
• Belarusian Tank Commander Revisits The Czech Town He Once Occupied In 1968Watch Video
• August 19, 2008
• Does U.S. Share Blame For Russia-Georgia Crisis?
• Captured Russian Pilots Leave Georgia Voicing Gratitude, Regret
• Musharraf's Resignation Raises Hopes For Pakistan, But Also Concerns
• Forty Years Ago, The Tanks Rolled Into CzechoslovakiaWatch Video
• 'There's No Reason For Us To Be Fighting!' -- Voices From Gori
• August 18, 2008
• Initial Reaction To Pakistani President's Resignation Cautious
• NATO Attempts Balancing Act Over Georgia-Russia Conflict
• Confused Picture Of Ethnic Cleansing, Atrocities Emerges In Georgia
• August 17, 2008
• Russia May 'Intend To Cripple Georgian Economy'
• What's Next For Georgia?
• August 16, 2008
• Success In Time Of Sorrow, Georgian Athletes Compete In Olympics
• 'Brilliant And Brutal Display' Of Russia's National Game, Chess
• August 15, 2008
• Did Russia Plan Its War In Georgia?
• Ukrainian Envoy Says Georgia A 'Lesson For Ukraine'
• As Smoke Clears In Georgia, Humanitarian Concerns Come Into Focus
• Germany: Western Integration Is Georgia's 'Natural Right'
• Senior U.S. Official Calls Russian Actions 'Ill-Advised And Simply Stupid'
• August 14, 2008
• Estonia's President Says Georgia Crisis Has Changed Everything
• Who Controls Pakistan's Powerful ISI?
• August 13, 2008
• West Reassesses Relationship With Russia In Wake Of Georgia Conflict
• Despite Show Of Unity, Georgian Leader's Future Unclear
• Press Watchdog: 'Fantastic Lies' Dominate Russian Coverage Of War
• Russia-Georgia Conflict Raises Concerns About Caspian Energy Exports
• Georgia Fighting Sparks Major Humanitarian Crisis
• Georgia Crisis Highlights Differences In U.S. Candidates' Foreign-Policy Styles
• August 12, 2008
• 'Many Georgians Expected The West Would Intervene'
• Russian Halt Leaves Crucial Questions
• CIS Opinion Divided Over Georgian Conflict
• Georgian Government Accuses Russia Of Waging 'Cyberwarfare'
• August 11, 2008
• Burjanadze 'Couldn't Have Imagined That Russia Would Bomb Georgia'
• Former Soviet Sphere Shocked Into Silence By Conflict In Georgia
• The War At Home -- Spinning The Conflict In Russia
• The War At Home -- Unity, Nationalism, And Bravado In Georgia
• August 09, 2008
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• Destruction In Gori
• Georgia's UN Ambassador Urges International Pressure On Russia
• From The Scene: Bombing Of Georgian City Of Gori
• August 08, 2008
• Timeline: Conflict Between Georgia And South Ossetia
• Q & A: Georgia-South Ossetia Fighting
• Who's To Blame In South Ossetia?
• Pakistani Government Moves To Impeach Musharraf
• August 07, 2008
• Olympic Historian Says Politics Impossible To Avoid At Games
• August 06, 2008
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• August 05, 2008
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• August 04, 2008
• Solzhenitsyn A 'Symbol Of Resistance'
• Insecurity Increases As Pakistani Army Fights Pro-Taliban Militants
• August 03, 2008
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• August 02, 2008
• Indian-Born Economist Sees Power Shift At WTO
• August 01, 2008
• Memories Of A Romanian Icon

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