Georgian officials say Russian troops have begun pulling out of the town of Gori, some 70 kilometres from the capital, Tbilisi. Georgian police and special forces were to assume control as Russian forces withdrew.
The town is about 25 kilometres south of Georgia's separatist region of South Russia 'begins Georgia handover' ...
Kremlin requests NATO meeting over Georgian crisis ...
Global Media Forum continues ... Ossetia, where Russia and Georgia clashed in a five-day battle. Meanwhile, the first American military aircraft carrying humanitarian supplies from the United States have arrived in Tbilisi. US President George W. Bush has told the Kremlin it must fully withdraw from Georgia or risk harming international ties. The European Union is considering sending observers to the region to monitor a proposed ceasefire.
(Deutsche Welle)
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