South Ossetia broke away from Georgia after a chaotic 18-month war that killed 1,000 (of a population of 60,000) between 1990 and 1992.

The Russian-patrolled border that separates South Ossetia from Georgia snakes its way across sunny fields cut with trenches and through quiet woods spotted with landmines. The only visible signs ...

That trade has fallen off since the tension on Georgia’s border with South Ossetia and now unemployment is soaring under the separatist region’s red, white and yellow flag.

South Ossetia on August 7-9 marked the first anniversary since Georgia attempted to forcefully regain control of the breakaway territory. A series of bittersweet events both mourned the loss of life ...

Renewed tensions along the de-facto border between Georgia and South Ossetia have raised concerns in Tbilisi—and laid bare Georgia's political rivalries.

In the modern world, wars are won and lost as much in the minds of global public opinion as on the battlefield. Even as the fighting between Russia and Georgia has raged in South Ossetia and other ...

Most South Ossetians hold Russian passports and use the Russian ruble as their currency. The Russian flag flies next to South Ossetia's white, red, and yellow flag around Tskhinvali. Alternative Vote ...

Workers were yesterday erecting a stage on Tskhinvali's central square, festooned with Russian and South Ossetian flags, in preparation for a memorial concert and vigil to mark the year ...

The election commission in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, reporting at 2:30 p.m. local time, said 64 percent of voters had already cast ballots in the referendum on independence. Local ...