Ingush Leader's Refugee Pledge
Ingushetia's new president insists Chechen refugees will not be forced to go home against their will.
4 Oct 02
South Ossetia
North Ossetia Disaster Was Avoidable
Hundreds of lives may have been saved if the Kolka glacier had been monitored.
30 Sep 02
North Ossetian Crossing Hopes In Limbo
Plans to increase traffic across the North Ossetian border are hanging in the balance.
20 Sep 02
Armenian Traders Call for Corruption Crackdown
Businessmen in Armenia, fed up with being fleeced by police and customs officials, are urging Yerevan and Tbilisi to deal with the problem.
20 Sep 02
Shevardnadze's High Risk Game In Pankisi
The decision to send Georgian security and police forces into the Pankisi Gorge may have been unavoidable, but it carries serious risks.
5 Sep 02
Chechen Plan Hammered Out
The recent discussions in Liechtenstein on the future of Chechnya were the most serious attempt yet to forge a compromise between the warring sides.
30 Aug 02
Pankisi In Uproar At Bombing Raids
A Georgian security sweep in the Pankisi Gorge has been welcomed by locals - but Russia is sceptical.
30 Aug 02
Bosnia: Agent to Stand Trial
A former intelligence operative is charged with leaking information to the extremists he was supposed to be keeping under surveillance.
28 Aug 02
Georgian Ostrich Farm Fails To Take Off
An ostrich farmer's dream of riches is dashed by export headaches and conservative Georgian palates.
20 Aug 02
Georgian-Abkhaz Truce Barely Holds
Exactly a decade on from the start of the war between Georgia and Abkhazia in August 1992, nothing has been resolved, and the disputed Kodori Gorge could be a new flashpoint.
14 Aug 02
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