News Georgia's Olympic war games

News War of words replaces military action By Anna Arutunyan A five-day military conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia has ended in a tense ceasefire. Just as the world was casting its gaze to Beijing for the Olympic Games, Georgia launched a major offensive against the republic's capital, Tskhinvali.

News In Brief - Russsian channel accuses CNN of using misleading war video Russsian channel accuses CNN of using misleading war video, US scraps war games with Russia, over Georgia tensions, Russia launches genocide probe over S. Ossetia events

News Foreigners flee Georgia after attack on Ossetia By Kirill Besonov Thousands of foreign citizens left Georgia after the attack on South Ossetia and the subsequent involvement of Russian troops who moved in to secure peace in the region.

News United against aggression By Katya Vinogradova Members of different political parties and movements in Russia joined efforts this week to express their strong disapproval of the military actions of the Georgian government against South Ossetia.

News Crime Briefs - US lawyer gets 3 years in prison in Belarus US lawyer gets 3 years in prison in Belarus, Three detained for murder of Cameroon national in southern Russia, Moscow reporter given 8 years for blackmailing government minister

Local Stay connected: anywhere, all the time By Katya Vinogradova In our age of advanced technology, it is sometimes difficult to imagine that there is a world outside your computer - the Internet is the place to be, to see and to experience.

Local Scottish Saturday By Alisa Ballard Whether you are missing a Scottish homeland or longing for a brief - and charitable - culture break, the St. Andrew Society of Russia invites you to its "summer Stramash," an afternoon of food, games and entertainment for all lovers of Scotland that benefits local Moscow charities.

Local No less khachapuri By RIA Novosti The war in South Ossetia has in no way caused a decline in the number of patrons at restaurants of Georgian cuisine in Moscow.

Local In Brief - Moscow mayor takes regular vacation Moscow mayor takes regular vacation, Scaffolding on Moscow Hotel to be removed by City Day, Reconstruction of Moscow estate Ostankino to begin in 2009, Moscow plans to build 20 more hotels in 2008

Local Beating the gridlock By Alisa Ballard As more cars clog Moscow roads, a few are speeding by with their own solutions

Local Wanted: qualified professionals By Ayano Hodouchi In some major cities in the European Union, unemployment is at an alarming high, but Moscow boasts an official unemployment rate of 0.9 percent, one of the world's lowest. You hear of wages ballooning and people changing jobs every several months, being lured away by better and better salaries. What is behind this frenzy? Is it even true?

Columnists Russian witches By Daria Chernyshova The females of Russia become many times conceived and misconceived as foreigners and natives encounter in Russian ladies the mysteries of the Russian soul

Local Jurassic Park By Phoebe Taplin For dinosaur fans, the Orlov Paleontology Institute, one of the largest Natural History Museums in the world, is a must-see.

Columnists Welcome to Georgia’s Olympic War Games By Robert Bridge Watching the escalating military crisis between Russia and Georgia from the vantage point of a soporific European capital provided me with a nice refresher course into the raw dynamics of Propaganda 101.